Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto)
Cantiere del Pardo · Claudio Maletto · 2011
Updated
The Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto) is a 11.82 m displacement racing yacht designed by Claudio Maletto and built by Cantiere del Pardo, first launched in 2011. It races in Class B. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 62% of the designs it races against. It is at its best in light air and struggles to hold that once it blows.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 62% of the boats it races against.
36th of 92 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 93 starts across 24 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
11.82 m
38′ 9″
Beam
3.69 m
Draft
2.42 m
Displacement
8.1 t
Sail area
84 m²
On the podium
Where a Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto) finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
15%
of 93 starts by 11 boats
Wins
5%
Read from 93 starts by 11 boats between 2014 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto) was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Vento de l'Alguer2026- Trofeo Gavitello d'Argento2026
- 151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2026
- Campionato Invernale di Porto Santo Stefano2026
- Campionato Invernale Marina di Loano2026
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
13%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
18%
of these races end on the podium
Better the longer it gets. Boats that settle into a groove and hold it gain ground once the course stops turning.
Who she races against
The designs a Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto) actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto) has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
5.39
39°
Beam reach
8.73
90°
Broad reach
9.88
135°
Downwind VMG
8.04
170°
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
This design is even-tempered. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on a broad reach in light air, where it outruns what it looks like on paper, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short downwind once it pipes up, giving away time it never gets back. That is a displacement hull working to its designed speed.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. 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 this design makes back more than its rating asks on the broad reach.
How fast is a Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto)
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.48 | 4.80 | 5.29 | 5.39 |
| 52° | 5.33 | 7.00 | 7.55 | 7.71 |
| 60° | 5.70 | 7.27 | 7.78 | 7.95 |
| 75° | 5.91 | 7.47 | 8.02 | 8.34 |
| 90° | 6.00 | 7.62 | 8.16 | 8.73 |
| 110° | 6.04 | 7.84 | 8.54 | 9.14 |
| 120° | 5.87 | 7.76 | 8.64 | 9.59 |
| 135° | 5.26 | 7.38 | 8.38 | 9.88 |
| 150° | 4.43 | 6.62 | 7.86 | 9.07 |
| Run VMG | 3.83 | 5.74 | 6.96 | 8.04 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 540 kg.
Rigging
Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto) rig and sail dimensions
A Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto) carries 15.24 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.35 m boom, a forestay 15.68 m above the deck and a 5.20 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 11 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 114 to 141 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.
Other designs under the same name
The name has been carried by more than one design. They are different boats.