SUNBIRD
GRE GRAND SOLEIL 43Sail number GRE/GRE1817
GPH
616.3
OSN
596.8
LOA
12.895 m
Displacement
8500 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6446
Medium
0.891
High
1.0549
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8344
Medium
1.1045
High
1.2603
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.895 m
- Beam
- 3.99 m
- Draft
- 2.12 m
- Displacement
- 8500 kg
- Crew weight
- 750 kg
- Wetted surface
- 33.91 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 36.96 m²
- Genoa
- 49.74 m²
- Spinnaker
- 111 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- GRAND SOLEIL 43
- Builder
- DEL PARDO
- Designer
- J&J DESIGN
- Year built
- 1998
Velocity Prediction
Each row is TWS followed by TWA and boat-speed pairs. Paste it directly into WX Navigator or compatible navigation software.
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.21 | 5.54 | 5.8 | 5.74 | 5.59 | 5.46 | 4.96 | 4.2 |
| 8 | 6.18 | 6.53 | 6.81 | 6.77 | 6.82 | 6.66 | 6.12 | 5.31 |
| 10 | 6.94 | 7.21 | 7.41 | 7.43 | 7.59 | 7.5 | 7.08 | 6.27 |
| 12 | 7.39 | 7.58 | 7.74 | 7.83 | 8 | 7.95 | 7.67 | 7.09 |
| 14 | 7.62 | 7.8 | 7.98 | 8.03 | 8.36 | 8.32 | 8.05 | 7.65 |
| 16 | 7.73 | 7.94 | 8.18 | 8.27 | 8.7 | 8.73 | 8.43 | 8.01 |
| 20 | 7.81 | 8.04 | 8.47 | 8.75 | 9.13 | 9.47 | 9.27 | 8.73 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.5° | 3.37 | 145° | 3.64 |
| 8 | 42° | 4.08 | 149° | 4.6 |
| 10 | 41.6° | 4.64 | 151° | 5.43 |
| 12 | 40.5° | 5.11 | 154° | 6.19 |
| 14 | 39.2° | 5.37 | 163° | 6.82 |
| 16 | 39° | 5.48 | 180° | 7.41 |
| 20 | 39° | 5.54 | 180° | 8.14 |
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