Grand Soleil 50 (Peterson)
Cantiere del Pardo · Doug Peterson · 1993
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Grand Soleil 50 (Peterson) is a 15.10 m displacement racing yacht designed by Doug Peterson and built by Cantiere del Pardo, first launched in 1993. It races in Class A.
Length
15.10 m
49′ 6″
Beam
4.28 m
Draft
2.40 m
Displacement
14.2 t
Sail area
142 m²
On the podium
Where a Grand Soleil 50 (Peterson) finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
15%
of 20 starts by 3 boats
Wins
5%
Read from 20 starts by 3 boats between 2021 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Grand Soleil 50 (Peterson) was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Aegean Regatta2026
Trofeo Vejo e Claudio Sampiero2026- 3ος Ιστιοπλοϊκός Αγώνας Α/Θ ¨Πέρδικα 2026¨2026
- LA GRANDE BOA 2026 - Trofeo Com.te Belloni2026
- 42ος Ιστιοπλοικος Αγωνας Α/θ ¨Πορος ΄26¨2026
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
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Not enough data yet: 4 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
12%
of these races end on the podium
Who she races against
The designs a Grand Soleil 50 (Peterson) actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Maxi 95 (6 meetings), Dufour 3800 (5 meetings), Bavaria Match 42 (4 meetings), Sun Odyssey 34.2 (4 meetings), Oceanis 381 (4 meetings), Melody (4 meetings), First 41 (4 meetings), Sun Light 30 (4 meetings), First 31.7 (4 meetings), Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard) (4 meetings), Dufour 30 (4 meetings), Gin Fizz (2 meetings), Oceanis 311 (2 meetings), Carter 33 (2 meetings), Elan 34 (2 meetings), Oceanis 423 (2 meetings), Discovery 300 (2 meetings), First 211 (2 meetings), Feeling 920 (2 meetings), Hanse 315 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 33.1 (2 meetings), Yca 29 (2 meetings), Bavaria 40 Cruiser (2 meetings), First 45 (Farr) (2 meetings), Atlantic 31 (2 meetings), X-412 (2 meetings), Bavaria 36 (2 meetings), Bavaria 37 (2 meetings), Elan 310 (1 meeting), Millenium 40 (3 meetings), Sly 42 (1 meeting), J/109 (1 meeting), X-35 (2 meetings), J/112 (1 meeting), First 36.7 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Grand Soleil 50 (Peterson) 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.
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.
How fast is a Grand Soleil 50 (Peterson)
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.44 | 5.34 | 5.63 | — |
| 52° | 6.73 | 7.88 | 8.13 | — |
| 60° | 7.09 | 8.14 | 8.39 | — |
| 75° | 7.38 | 8.36 | 8.71 | — |
| 90° | 7.35 | 8.41 | 8.89 | — |
| 110° | 7.23 | 8.55 | 9.13 | — |
| 120° | 7.04 | 8.50 | 9.25 | — |
| 135° | 6.41 | 8.18 | 8.98 | — |
| 150° | 5.49 | 7.47 | 8.54 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.75 | 6.50 | 7.81 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 980 kg.
Other designs under the same name
The name has been carried by more than one design. They are different boats.