CHIMERA I — ITA 15282
Model: Grand Soleil 43 (Carkeek)
Cantiere del PardoBotín & Carkeek
Updated
CHIMERA I (ITA 15282) is a Grand Soleil 43 designed by Botín & Carkeek and built by Cantiere del Pardo. She has been racing since 2025. She sails with a smaller sail plan than most Grand Soleil 43s. Against a typical Grand Soleil 43 she is slower upwind in light air and downwind.
Racing record
16
Race Edge
Grand Soleil 43: 38
516.7s/mile
Rating 2026
Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.
Length
12.95 m
42′ 6″
Beam
3.92 m
Draft
2.38 m
Displacement
9.7 t
Sail area
98 m²
On the podium
Where CHIMERA I finishes when she goes racing.
Not enough data yet for her podiums: we have not found her in a race with six boats or more, measured on handicap.
Regattas
Every regatta we found with CHIMERA I on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
La Lunga Bolina - Coastal Cruise20253
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Report a regattaHow CHIMERA I 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.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots she gives away time to a typical Grand Soleil 43 on the upwind.
Speed at every angle
CHIMERA I in blue, a typical Grand Soleil 43 dashed.
CHIMERA I 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 (Carkeek)
Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.
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