Specification
Grand SoleilYear: 2001
Type: Grand Soleil 40R
Location: Mallorca
Status: Preliminary
Description
LOA: 12.30m BEAM: 3.80m DRAFT: 2.40m DISP: 6,800kg
Builders:Cantiere de Pardo, Italy
Designer:Judel Vrolijk
Cruiser racer.
Construction:
All GRP with Cherry wood interior joinery.
Racing keel with a balance rudder.
Mechanicals:
Yanmar 3JH3E diesel engine, 40hp/29Kw, 2002.
Cooling via heat exchanger
Saildrive with folding race propellor
Speed under engine average 7 knots, max speed 12 knots
Tankage:
Fuel capacity of
Water capacity of 160 litres in 2 80 litre flexible tanks
Electrics:
12/220v electrical systems
Mastervolt battery charger
Dynamo on engine
Shore power connection
Water systems:
Hot and cold pressurised water systems
Water heated in tank with 220v immersion heater or heat exchanger
Rigging/Spars:
Sloop rig with rod forestay and Dyneema backstay.
Navtec hydraulic backstay adjuster.
Winches:Harken winches
Sail Wardrobe (unchecked):
MainNorth Sails 2014
Genoa IIIOne Sails, carbon, 2016
Genoa IVOne Sails, carbon, 2016
Storm jibOne Sails 2016
Spinnaker One Sails 2018
Spinnaker IINorth Sails abt 2010
A0 (zero)One sails 2018
Spinnaker stay sailOne Sails 2018
Accommodation
Sleeps 6 in 3 double cabins.
One heads with manual WC, and connection for hand shower outside in the cockpit.
Inventory
Navigation:
Compass on steering pedestal
B&G Zeus
B&G Hercules 2000, Log/Speed, interfaced with 3 displays on mast
B&G Hercules 2000, depth, interfaced with 3 displays on mast
B&G Hercules 2000, wind, interfaced with 3 displays on mast.
New mast unit 2024
B&G Hydra 2000, autopilot
Furuno GPS
B&G v90 vhf radio
Furuno Navtex, presently not in use
Domestic:3 burner gas cooker with ovenRefrigerator
Entertainment:
Radio
Safety:
Nav lights on forward and stern pulpit plus 3 colour nav light on top of mast
Automatic and manual bilge pumpsl
Epirb, 2019, Oceansafety
Fire extinguisher
General:
Bruce Anchor plus additional aluminum anchor plus line
Sprayhood, dark blue on Stainless steel frame 2015
Swimming ladder
Owner’s Comments:
Short history
The yacht was built in Italy via the Dutch dealer Messink Yachts to racing specification. She came out about 300kg lighter than the normal racing version. At that time the boat had a carbon mast. She was very successful and won multiple races and National championships.
The second owner used the boat mainly for long offshore cruising, until the boat got damaged and lost her mast in the Caribbean (2014). A family member and present owner of the second owner took ownership of the boat and refitted the hull, placed a new aluminium mast and sails. Hereafter she was used for racing and cruising again. The boat sailed her last race in 2019, which was a double handed Fastnet race.
The last 2 years the boat stayed in Mallorca and got recently her deck freshly painted and a new updated mast, extensive engine maintenance, upgraded refrigerator.
The Grand Soleil 40 is still a very competitive boat and could be easily raced. If you fancy cruising she is ready to go and will bring you to your dream destination quickly.
Zusammenfassung
The Grand Soleil 40 made its debut in 2000 as a very high performance cruiser/racer from the respected del Pardo yard in Italy - and went on to become World and European IMS Champion in Class C2. Race model with the higher performance Sports rig and its 3 sets of spreaders.
Her layout is the 3 double cabin (4th double berth in the saloon) with 2 heads. And, as with the entire Grand Soleil range, her performance is greatly enhanced by a hot galvanised steel structure as part of her hull which gives excellent stiffness and a uniform distribution of stress from the keel, mast and shrouds.
She is been sold with excellent B&G electronics package and Sails.