2 IMS World Championships, 3 IMS European Championships, 3
IMS Italian Championships, 2 times winner at the Copa del Rey and also the
Fastnet Race; these are the results of our yachts during the last 3 years
in the most challenging and prominent regattas in Europe.
Cantiere del Pardo clearly realizes that a high level regatta provides the
best test-bed for materials, the study of sail plans, positioning and sizing
of deck hardware, the hydrodynamic tuning of all immersed appendages and
the ideal calculation and dimension of the keel. The results obtained by
Grand Soleil represent, without reserve, the quality of the work achieved.
Frequently in a regatta one must maneuver not only against the competition
but also into steep waves and with maximum sail, or under spinnaker with
high sustained winds, all this for many hours or even days during a long
distance race. In one year of racing the yacht will have been stressed and
subjected to extreme loads over a lengthy period of time, forces that cruising
yachts will never experience in their whole existence.
All the best projections, technical solutions, the hardware that has guaranteed
our results in these european regattas and has managed all conditions of
wind and sea are found in our Grand Soleil 45’.
The hull lines, a product of Rolf Vrolijk (designer of “Alinghi” the
victor of the last America’s Cup) are of the latest IMS/IRC generation.
The sail plan is based on a large mainsail and small overlapping genoa in
order to reduce crew size. The ergonomic placement of deck hardware is geared
towards both cruising and racing. The control lines running under the low
profile coachroof and the recessed dodger define a clean and unobstructed
deck without clutter and subsequent danger for the crew.
The Grand Soleil 45’, in synthesis represents: performance, livability,
seaworthiness and comfort.
All this in one yacht, the fruit of 30 years of production for Cantiere del
Pardo always with the objective to study, explore and test under extreme
conditions, construction, materials, techniques and sail plans transferring
these to your Grand Soleil in order to simplify and ensure safe voyaging.
Recently launched, the Grand Soleil 45’ has proven its potential winning
the most important regatta in France, “Spi Ouest France” (4 firsts
and one second place), the North Sea Championship (IMS) and “Cowes-Dinard”.
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