PIPPOPIPPO — ITA 17134
Model: Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini)
Cantiere del PardoMassimo Paperini
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PIPPOPIPPO (ITA 17134) is a Grand Soleil 40 designed by Massimo Paperini and built by Cantiere del Pardo. She has been racing since 2026 and has won 1 race. She sails with a smaller sail plan and a shallower keel than most Grand Soleil 40s. Against a typical Grand Soleil 40 she is slower upwind in light air.
Racing record
Races with at least six boats10
Race starts
1
Win
60%
Podiums
18
Race Edge
Grand Soleil 40: 20
539.1s/mile
Rating 2026
Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.
Length
12.02 m
39′ 5″
Beam
3.79 m
Draft
2.38 m
Displacement
7.6 t
Sail area
89 m²
On the podium
Where PIPPOPIPPO finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
60%
of 10 starts · Grand Soleil 40 fleet: 14%
Wins
10%
Regattas
Every regatta we found with PIPPOPIPPO on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Campionato Invernale di Roma, 45a edizione2025–2623131364253
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Report a regattaWho she races against
The boats PIPPOPIPPO meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.
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How PIPPOPIPPO compares with a typical Grand Soleil 40
Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Grand Soleil 40s measured since 2025.
Above the line she is quicker than a typical Grand Soleil 40; 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 40 on the upwind.
Speed at every angle
PIPPOPIPPO in blue, a typical Grand Soleil 40 dashed.
PIPPOPIPPO in blue, a typical Grand Soleil 40 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Other Grand Soleil 40s racing
Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.
More about the Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini)
Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.
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