Grand Soleil 39′

Introduction

At the 2011 Genoa Boat Show, Cantiere del Pardo, builders of Grand Soleil yachts in Italy, launched the newest addition to their fleet, the Grand Soleil 39. She has since gone on to be exhibited at Paris Boat Show and  London International Boat Show with hull number 2. The interest has been phenomenal with over 25 boats already in production.  The design of this sleek performance cruiser-racer has evolved from extensive research in to the IRC and ORC rules and builds on the proven racing success of the GS43 OT and the GS46.

The Grand Soleil 39 is extraordinarily sleek and elegant. She features flush decks and hatches along with recessed roller furling for the non-overlapping headsail. She has an open transom, a large, ergonomic cockpit and twin wheel steering: a ‘first’ for a Grand Soleil of this size. This is a design feature which has proven practical and popular with both cruising and racing sailors alike on the GS43 and GS46. Below decks the GS39 offers the same interior volume as the GS40: eight berths in three cabins and the saloon, a classic ‘L’ shaped galley and an option for a second heads.

Advanced construction techniques have been employed to ensure that the GS39 is seaworthy, fast and manageable and the boat is built using a carbon fibre grid pan structure like the new Grand Soleil 50. This construction technique saves weight in the build but increases the stiffness and therefore the performance and durability of the boat. The GS39 has a highly efficient hulls shape designed to ensure minimum wetted surface under sail and she has a T-shaped keel to drive upwind speed. The high ballast ration means that the Grand Soleil 39 can easily support her powerful sail plan whilst remaining well mannered and manageable even with just a small crew.

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