WINDWHISPER44
Class BDisplacementCruiser/Racer

WINDWHISPER44 — POL 1044

Model: Grand Soleil 44 (Polli)

Cantiere del PardoMatteo Polli

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WINDWHISPER44 (POL 1044) is a Grand Soleil 44 designed by Matteo Polli and built by Cantiere del Pardo. She has been racing since 2023 and has won 11 races. She sails with a larger sail plan and a shallower keel than most Grand Soleil 44s. Against a typical Grand Soleil 44 she is quicker upwind in light air and downwind, and slower on a beam reach.

WINDWHISPER44 POL 1044 - Matteo Polli - Cantiere del Pardo

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

25

Race starts

11

Wins

56%

Podiums

92

Race Edge

Grand Soleil 44: 50

490.4s/mile

Rating 2025

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

Under 10 kn92
10–16 kn83
Over 16 kn59
WINDWHISPER44A typical Grand Soleil 44How Race Edge works
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Length

13.39 m

43′ 11″

Beam

4.26 m

Draft

2.64 m

Displacement

10.7 t

Sail area

115 m²

On the podium

Where WINDWHISPER44 finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

56%

of 25 starts · Grand Soleil 44 fleet: 20%

Wins

44%

Wins44%11
Seconds12%3
Thirds0%0
Off the podium44%11

Regattas

Every regatta we found with WINDWHISPER44 on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • World championshipGarmin ORC World Championship202542214416
  • World championshipORC World Championship2024512151114
  • ItalyGiraglia2024114
  • MaltaORC European Championship202311441131

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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

62%

of these races end on the podium

16 races of 10 NM or less

Offshore & coastal

—

Not enough data yet: 9 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

The boats WINDWHISPER44 meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

WINDWHISPER44 aheadRival ahead
DARING SISTERS · Swan 4290%ahead in 9 of 10 meetings
RIMA98 · Italia 11.9850%ahead in 4 of 8 meetings
SLEEPER · J/10575%ahead in 6 of 8 meetings
CHRISTOPHER DRAGON XII · Italia 11.9863%ahead in 5 of 8 meetings
THE ROCC · J/11263%ahead in 5 of 8 meetings
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FIREBALL · J/11175%ahead in 6 of 8 meetings
AFRICA B SQUAD · Farr 4488%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
LEADING EDGE · J/12288%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
QUERENCIA · Italia 12.98 (Cossutti)88%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
DIRE WOLF · J/12288%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
FLEETWOOD · Melges 3288%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
RUMBLE · JPK 10.3088%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
PEACEMAKER · Ker 11.588%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
ECLIPSE · Redline 4188%ahead in 7 of 8 meetings
Other competitors (57)

Met too few times for a figure.

BEWILD (Swan 42, 7 meetings), KATARIINA II (Swan 42, 7 meetings), REVE DE VIE (Grand Soleil 43 (Maletto), 7 meetings), MORGAN V (Swan 42, 7 meetings), LILI II (Archambault 40, 7 meetings), CODE ZERO (Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek), 7 meetings), TETTA (IMX 45, 7 meetings), ELLINIX FARR AWAY (Farr 40, 7 meetings), UNICA (One 42, 7 meetings), SETSAIL (Swan 42, 7 meetings), ARROUTADO (Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek), 7 meetings), KIBOKO TATU (Arcona 380, 7 meetings), BAIT (Elan 410, 7 meetings), COSTA DEL SALENTO (Dufour 40, 7 meetings), TONTON (Dufour 44, 7 meetings), FORMULA X (XR 41, 7 meetings), DIXI 5 (XR 41, 7 meetings), EXCITER (XR 41, 7 meetings), XINI FREEDOM (X-41, 7 meetings), ARABELA (Italia 11.98, 7 meetings), RHINO (Italia 11.98, 7 meetings), SHADOW (J/112, 7 meetings), FANATIC 2 (Italia 11.98, 7 meetings), FORTE (X-41, 7 meetings), XBOX (XR 41, 7 meetings), OLYMPIC (X-41, 7 meetings), KETURI VĖJAI (J/112, 7 meetings), THORA (J/112, 7 meetings), NEXUS (X-41, 7 meetings), STORMTROOPER (Farr 40, 7 meetings), JOINT VENTURE 4.0 (X-41, 7 meetings), ALMAVIVA (First 40, 7 meetings), AJA (X-41, 7 meetings), SLEEPER (J/11, 7 meetings), RUSH (Sydney 40, 7 meetings), THETIS (Swan 45, 3 meetings), SUSPIRIA THE REVENGE (Swan 42, 3 meetings), FROM NOW ON (Swan 45, 3 meetings), DRIFTER SAIL (Swan 50, 3 meetings), ANGE TRASPARENT II (Swan 45, 3 meetings), LADY (Dufour 40, 3 meetings), JENIS (J/112, 3 meetings), TARANTELLA (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 3 meetings), SOLANO (Swan 44 (Stephens), 3 meetings), AURORA (Canard 41, 3 meetings), RAFFICA (X-41, 3 meetings), CRAB (Solaris 44, 3 meetings), XPERIUM (Xc 45, 3 meetings), PROSPETTICA (Comet 41, 3 meetings), ZIGGY (Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto), 3 meetings), BLUES (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 3 meetings), BOABUNDA (Wally 60, 2 meetings), ALL TOGETHER II (Comet 51, 2 meetings), GIUBA (Grand Soleil 46.3, 2 meetings), IREAL (Comet 45, 2 meetings), TWIN SOUL (First 45 (Briand), 2 meetings), BINGOBA (Grand Soleil 47, 2 meetings)

How WINDWHISPER44 compares with a typical Grand Soleil 44

Her main 2025 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Grand Soleil 44s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Grand Soleil 44; 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-0.11 kn
Broad reach+0.14 kn
Downwind+0.13 kn

Full width is 0.8 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical Grand Soleil 44 on the broad reach.

Speed at every angle

WINDWHISPER44 in blue, a typical Grand Soleil 44 dashed.

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WINDWHISPER44 in blue, a typical Grand Soleil 44 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Grand Soleil 44s racing

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

More about the Grand Soleil 44 (Polli)

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