Grand Soleil 58
Cantiere del Pardo · Umberto Felci · 2016
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Grand Soleil 58 is a 17.48 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Umberto Felci and built by Cantiere del Pardo, first launched in 2016. It races in Class 0.
Length
17.48 m
57′ 4″
Beam
5.21 m
Draft
3.20 m
Displacement
22.9 t
Sail area
190 m²
On the podium
Where a Grand Soleil 58 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
2
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 2 starts by 2 boats between 2018 and 2024, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Grand Soleil 58 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Regata Brindisi-Corfù2024- 151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2018
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: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 2 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Grand Soleil 58 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Farr 400 (2 meetings), Comet 45 (2 meetings), Swan 42 (1 meeting), Ker 40 (1 meeting), Swan 45 (1 meeting), Ice 52 (1 meeting), IMX 40 (1 meeting), Millenium 45 (1 meeting), Dufour 40 (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (2 meetings), Xp 44 (1 meeting), Xp 50 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 48 (1 meeting), X-41 (1 meeting), X-35 (1 meeting), Sun Fast 3600 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 46 (Carkeek) (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 44 (Polli) (1 meeting)
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 58
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 5.02 | 5.88 | 6.15 | — |
| 52° | 7.56 | 8.66 | 8.96 | — |
| 60° | 7.96 | 9.02 | 9.29 | — |
| 75° | 8.29 | 9.38 | 9.72 | — |
| 90° | 8.32 | 9.51 | 10.03 | — |
| 110° | 8.41 | 9.77 | 10.29 | — |
| 120° | 8.23 | 9.77 | 10.61 | — |
| 135° | 7.55 | 9.51 | 10.57 | — |
| 150° | 6.43 | 8.67 | 9.79 | — |
| Run VMG | 5.56 | 7.51 | 8.49 | — |
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 980 kg.
Rigging
Grand Soleil 58 rig and sail dimensions
A Grand Soleil 58 carries 22.93 m of mainsail hoist on a 7.87 m boom, a forestay 23.39 m above the deck and a 7.87 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 261 to 294 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.