BOLOLOMBO
Class BDisplacementCruiser/Racer

BOLOLOMBO — ITA 17704

Model: Grand Soleil 43 (Design)

Cantiere del PardoJ&J Design

Updated

BOLOLOMBO (ITA 17704) is a Grand Soleil 43 designed by J&J Design and built by Cantiere del Pardo. She has been racing since 2021. Against a typical Grand Soleil 43 she is quicker on a beam reach.

BOLOLOMBO ITA 17704 - J&J Design - Cantiere del Pardo

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

6

Race starts

0

Wins

0%

Podiums

7

Race Edge

540.4s/mile

Rating 2026

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn27
10–16 kn1
Over 16 kn1
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Length

12.89 m

42′ 3″

Beam

3.99 m

Draft

2.13 m

Displacement

8.5 t

Sail area

90 m²

On the podium

Where BOLOLOMBO finishes when she goes racing.

0

Wins

0

Seconds

0

Thirds

6

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 BOLOLOMBO on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • ItalyFranceLoro Piana Giraglia202630203331
  • Italy151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2023108
  • Italy151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2021118

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Round 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: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

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Not enough data yet: 6 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

The boats BOLOLOMBO meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

Other competitors (76)

Met too few times for a figure.

CRAB (XR 41, 4 meetings), DXARMA (XR 41, 4 meetings), THETIS (Swan 45, 4 meetings), L'IMMENS (, 4 meetings), ORION (First 45 (Briand), 4 meetings), BURAN (J/122, 4 meetings), FAVORIT (Farr 45, 4 meetings), FIXATION (Swan 46, 4 meetings), BIG WOOL (M 34, 4 meetings), ANDANTE IV (Swan 42, 4 meetings), MISS K CHECKMATE (Swan 45, 4 meetings), LAGERTHA (Swan 42, 4 meetings), ALEBI II (Grand Soleil 44 (Polli), 4 meetings), TEAM 42+1 (ClubSwan 43, 4 meetings), BLACK SAMURAI (Eleva 50, 4 meetings), CAPRICCIO CUBE (First 36, 4 meetings), CAPE CODE (Bavaria Match 42, 4 meetings), A'ASSIFA (First 45 (Briand), 4 meetings), GOZO DREAM (First 40.7, 4 meetings), TOMIRA CUBED (Grand Soleil 44 (Polli), 4 meetings), BELANA_O (First 40.7, 4 meetings), TWIN SOUL (First 45 (Briand), 4 meetings), ALL TOGETHER II (Comet 51, 4 meetings), MERSIN YELKEN AKADEMISI (Jv 56, 4 meetings), PAPAZULU (Rm 136, 4 meetings), GINGER_O (Marten 49, 4 meetings), CHEYENNE (Rodman 42, 4 meetings), VIVA MALTA (Cookson 50, 4 meetings), SNOWWHITE (Solaris 50, 4 meetings), MEDEA (Dufour 40, 2 meetings), DRAKAR (Dufour 34, 2 meetings), MANICCHIA (Dufour 34, 2 meetings), FREYA (Schooner, 2 meetings), NAIR (Elan 410, 1 meeting), WIND FINDER (Italia 10.98, 1 meeting), ALTROVE (Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), ADRIGOLE (Baltic 43, 1 meeting), KARTIKA (Sun Odyssey 35, 1 meeting), PORTHOS (Elan 450, 1 meeting), MOHBARAK 5 (Swan 54, 1 meeting), SORA LELLA (First 34.7, 1 meeting), MINIMA (X-34, 1 meeting), EL CHICO (J/109, 1 meeting), ZEROINCONDOTTA (X-412, 1 meeting), ULYSSES PORTOFINO (Swan 60, 1 meeting), ZOE II (Grand Soleil 43 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), SMALL MORE (More 40, 1 meeting), AQUARANTA (Archambault 40, 1 meeting), LUPO ALBERTO (Grand Soleil 43 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), FRA' PAOLELE (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 1 meeting), ZIGGY (Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto), 1 meeting), ANTOJO (J/122, 1 meeting), BORA FAST (Sun Fast 3600, 1 meeting), ULTRAVOX (X-332, 1 meeting), MIZAR (First 31.7, 1 meeting), ALASTOR (Elan 310, 1 meeting), SERENDIPITY 2 (H&r 412, 1 meeting), WHY NOT (Grand Soleil 34 (Finot), 1 meeting), MADEJA (JOD 35, 1 meeting), HERO (First 47.7, 1 meeting), LA BELLE (Bavaria 44, 1 meeting), BLUE HORIZON (Hanse 375, 1 meeting), PIKI (Hanse 400e, 1 meeting), ALCAM (First 36.7, 1 meeting), BLUE STAR (Oceanis 510, 1 meeting), KRILL (Genesi 43, 1 meeting), ALEMARO (Neo 400, 1 meeting), HAKUNA MATATA (JOD 35, 1 meeting), JUST A JOKE (Archambault 35, 1 meeting), ANTOJO (J/92, 1 meeting), CORTO MALTESE (First 34.7, 1 meeting), AIGYLION (Grand Soleil 34 (Skyron), 1 meeting), XAMAN EK (Dehler 44, 1 meeting), HAKUNA MATATA (Hanse 430, 1 meeting), AMNESIA (First 47.7, 1 meeting), MERIDIANA I (Fax 33, 1 meeting)

How BOLOLOMBO compares with a typical Grand Soleil 43

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Grand Soleil 43s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Grand Soleil 43; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.02 kn
Beam reach+0.05 kn
Broad reach+0.00 kn
Downwind-0.03 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical Grand Soleil 43 on the beam reach.

Speed at every angle

BOLOLOMBO in blue, a typical Grand Soleil 43 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

BOLOLOMBO in blue, a typical Grand Soleil 43 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Grand Soleil 43s racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the Grand Soleil 43 (Design)

Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.

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