BALBOA — ESP 8744
Model: Grand Soleil 45 (Judel/Vrolijk)
Cantiere del PardoJudel/Vrolijk
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BALBOA (ESP 8744) is a Grand Soleil 45 designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by Cantiere del Pardo. She has been racing since 2019 and has won 1 race. She sails with a larger sail plan than most Grand Soleil 45s. Against a typical Grand Soleil 45 she is slower on a beam reach and downwind.
Racing record
Races with at least six boats4
Race starts
1
Win
75%
Podiums
10
Race Edge
Grand Soleil 45: 1
521.6s/mile
Rating 2026
Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.
Length
13.58 m
44′ 7″
Beam
4.26 m
Draft
2.34 m
Displacement
10.8 t
Sail area
107 m²
On the podium
Where BALBOA finishes when she goes racing.
1
Wins
1
Seconds
1
Thirds
4
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Regattas
Every regatta we found with BALBOA on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Regata Strait Challenge20251- Regata Amigos de la Vela20212
- Regata Amigos de la Vela20203
- Regata Proyecto Hombre20198
Is there a race missing?Send us the results and we will add them here.
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: 3 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
1 more race without a published distance count in the podium figures, not in this split.
Who she races against
The boats BALBOA meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.
Other competitors (22)
Met too few times for a figure.
LEIDEN (Salona 45, 4 meetings), SALVORA II (First 36.7, 3 meetings), ESTERO BLANCO (Brenta 24, 3 meetings), PANTALAN ZERO (Dufour 44, 3 meetings), THYRA (Dufour 34, 3 meetings), BUZZ LIGHT YEAR (Starlight 29, 3 meetings), TABOGA CUATRO (Bashford 41, 2 meetings), SIRIUS VI (TP 52 (Farr), 2 meetings), SALINA TRES (Furia 37, 2 meetings), HABIBI II (Dufour 34, 1 meeting), PASAY (First 45 (Farr), 1 meeting), ORION (Drac One Ton, 1 meeting), UMA (Dufour 40, 1 meeting), SIRIUS (Corel 45, 1 meeting), CHATIN (First 40, 1 meeting), CHAWA (Centurion 40, 1 meeting), MABORAN (Ro 330, 1 meeting), AL TARIK IV (Dufour 34, 1 meeting), JIPI (J/99, 1 meeting), PAUL CHIMENE (Sun Fast 3200, 1 meeting), GOBIT (Malbec 360, 1 meeting), UPOARS (Swan 36 (Frers), 1 meeting)
How BALBOA compares with a typical Grand Soleil 45
Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Grand Soleil 45s measured since 2025.
Above the line she is quicker than a typical Grand Soleil 45; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots she gives away time to a typical Grand Soleil 45 on the broad reach.
Speed at every angle
BALBOA in blue, a typical Grand Soleil 45 dashed.
BALBOA in blue, a typical Grand Soleil 45 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Other Grand Soleil 45s racing
Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.
More about the Grand Soleil 45 (Judel/Vrolijk)
Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.
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