SHAULA — ITA 978
Model: Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini)
Cantiere del PardoMassimo Paperini
Updated
SHAULA (ITA 978) is a Grand Soleil 40 designed by Massimo Paperini and built by Cantiere del Pardo. She has been racing since 2015 and has won 1 race. She sails with a smaller sail plan than most Grand Soleil 40s. Against a typical Grand Soleil 40 she is quicker upwind in light air and downwind, and slower on a beam reach.
Racing record
Races with at least six boats21
Race starts
1
Win
10%
Podiums
37
Race Edge
Grand Soleil 40: 20
532.9s/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 SHAULA finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
10%
of 21 starts · Grand Soleil 40 fleet: 14%
Wins
5%
Regattas
Every regatta we found with SHAULA on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Regata Brindisi-Corfù202620- Regata Brindisi-Corfù20258
- Coppa dei Campioni VIII Zona2025877788
- Regata Brindisi-Corfù20246
- Bocche di Puglia202421
- Regata Brindisi-Corfù202321
- Coppa dei Campioni VIII Zona202351064
- Regata Brindisi-Corfù20227
- Coppa dei Campioni VIII Zona2022135
- Regata Brindisi-Corfù201716
- Regata Brindisi-Corfù201512
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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: 8 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 5 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
8 more races without a published distance count in the podium figures, not in this split.
Who she races against
The boats SHAULA meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.
Show more rivals (5)
Other competitors (91)
Met too few times for a figure.
X-LION (X-35, 7 meetings), OBELIX (X-41, 6 meetings), BEWILD (Swan 42, 6 meetings), RATS ON FIRE (ILC 40, 6 meetings), WE TRY (Italia 11.98, 6 meetings), EXCELLENT (Bavaria Match 38, 5 meetings), ADRENALINA (Xp 44, 4 meetings), FLASH (Farr 39, 4 meetings), SHAMADI (X-482, 4 meetings), ANYWAVE (Frers 64, 4 meetings), BLOOM (Rimars 45, 4 meetings), TALITHA (Salona 41, 4 meetings), ARIA (Comet 41, 4 meetings), REVE DE VIE (Grand Soleil 43 (Maletto), 4 meetings), MORGAN (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 4 meetings), MY BEST LOVE (Bavaria Match 42, 4 meetings), IRON BUTTERFLY (Sun Fast 3600, 3 meetings), SOFT (Dufour 40, 3 meetings), LUDUAN RELOADED (Grand Soleil 46 (Carkeek), 3 meetings), TROTTOLINA BELLIKOSA (X-35, 3 meetings), ANDA YA (J/105, 3 meetings), DUO (Salona 37, 3 meetings), IDRUSA (Maxi One Design, 2 meetings), CANOPUS (First 36.7, 2 meetings), NIGHT SHADOW (Botin & Carkeek 52, 2 meetings), EDERAN (First 36.7, 2 meetings), LAVORO (Mumm 36, 2 meetings), FOREVER K (Cookson 50, 2 meetings), BLACK COCONUT (M 37, 2 meetings), MORGAN IV (Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto), 2 meetings), EURISTICA (X-332, 2 meetings), CATINA4 (Hanse 311, 2 meetings), COBALT (Sun Odyssey 44, 2 meetings), FLY AWAY 2 (Dufour 40, 2 meetings), MARIA LUDOVICA (Salona 37, 2 meetings), FREYJA (Elan 40, 2 meetings), GREAT EXPECTATIONS (X-412, 1 meeting), GAIA (Comet 45, 1 meeting), ALAKALUF (First 40.7, 1 meeting), BEER O'CLOCK (Oceanis 43, 1 meeting), MIROS (Bavaria 46, 1 meeting), LEA (Elan 37, 1 meeting), IL RAIS (X-412, 1 meeting), CLEOPATRA (First 40.7, 1 meeting), GRACE (Grand Soleil 40 (Polli), 1 meeting), COCOBILL II (Figaro 2, 1 meeting), SCHOKWAVE 3 (90' Sloop, 1 meeting), XEIC (Grand Soleil 45, 1 meeting), MECUBE (Farr 400, 1 meeting), ORYX (Xp 50, 1 meeting), ATHYRIS (Grand Soleil 48, 1 meeting), DADDY COOL (Comet 45, 1 meeting), FOREVER (Grand Soleil 58, 1 meeting), TIVAN (Grand Soleil 44 (Polli), 1 meeting), MIA GIOIA (, 1 meeting), SPLASH (Comet 45, 1 meeting), STARDUST (Ice 52, 1 meeting), SUGAR 3 (Italia 11.98, 1 meeting), SCUGNIZZA (Italia 11.98, 1 meeting), GUARDAMAGO II (Italia 11.98, 1 meeting), SOUND OF SILENCE (Bonin 358, 1 meeting), DADDY COOL X (X-50, 1 meeting), BLU 3 (Elan E5, 1 meeting), ARETUSA F (Figaro (Lombard), 1 meeting), VISION (Sun Odyssey 440, 1 meeting), FREEDOM (Sun Odyssey 440, 1 meeting), BARON (Oceanis 461, 1 meeting), FREE SPIRIT (First 40.7, 1 meeting), SOUTH BREEZE (Oceanis 43, 1 meeting), MAELA (Dufour 34, 1 meeting), DORADE (First 47.7, 1 meeting), LIRICA (X-46, 1 meeting), MORGANA (Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard), 1 meeting), ALKIMIA (Sun Odyssey 410, 1 meeting), NIGHT SHADOW (B&c 52, 1 meeting), MADONNA DELLE CONCHIGLIE (Bavaria Cruiser 39, 1 meeting), LAVE (Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto), 1 meeting), FIRST FLIGHT (First 40.7, 1 meeting), ROBADAMATTI (Elan 410, 1 meeting), LOLITA (ILC 40, 1 meeting), MAKTUB 2 (Elan 40, 1 meeting), BLU FANTA'SIA (First 40.7, 1 meeting), ZARINA (Grand Soleil 40 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), SBIRO (Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto), 1 meeting), GLEV (Rm 12.60, 1 meeting), ORIONE (Grand Soleil 47, 1 meeting), SPLASH (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 1 meeting), ROTEVISTA' 2.0 (Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto), 1 meeting), SHANGRI-LA II (Comet 105, 1 meeting), FOLLE IDEE (Sun Odyssey 49, 1 meeting), YEMANJA' II (Elan 410, 1 meeting)
How SHAULA 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 is quicker than a typical Grand Soleil 40 on the downwind.
Speed at every angle
SHAULA in blue, a typical Grand Soleil 40 dashed.
SHAULA 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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