VAG 2
ITA Grand Soleil 40 BCSail number ITA/ITA15740
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
588.8
OSN
572
LOA
12.153 m
Displacement
7882 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6948
Medium
0.9381
High
1.0729
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8946
Medium
1.1497
High
1.2744
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.153 m
- Beam
- 3.84 m
- Draft
- 2.43 m
- Displacement
- 7882 kg
- Crew weight
- 750 kg
- Wetted surface
- 32.35 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 51.63 m²
- Genoa
- 41.37 m²
- Spinnaker
- 127.5 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- Grand Soleil 40 BC
- Builder
- Cantiere del Pardo
- Designer
- Botin/Carkeek
- Year built
- 2004
- Stability index
- 117.4
Performance data
Each row is TWS followed by TWA and boat-speed pairs. Paste it directly into Offwind or compatible navigation software.
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.54 | 5.85 | 6.11 | 6.05 | 6.06 | 5.92 | 5.36 | 4.54 |
| 8 | 6.58 | 6.88 | 7.1 | 7.14 | 7.28 | 7.15 | 6.6 | 5.69 |
| 10 | 7.25 | 7.45 | 7.6 | 7.64 | 7.86 | 7.8 | 7.48 | 6.73 |
| 12 | 7.52 | 7.71 | 7.89 | 7.95 | 8.22 | 8.22 | 7.96 | 7.49 |
| 14 | 7.61 | 7.82 | 8.08 | 8.22 | 8.45 | 8.64 | 8.38 | 7.94 |
| 16 | 7.66 | 7.87 | 8.2 | 8.46 | 8.66 | 8.97 | 8.85 | 8.34 |
| 20 | 7.78 | 7.96 | 8.31 | 8.82 | 8.99 | 9.43 | 9.86 | 9.24 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43° | 3.64 | 143.3° | 3.93 |
| 8 | 41.2° | 4.4 | 148.4° | 4.93 |
| 10 | 40.6° | 4.97 | 150.7° | 5.83 |
| 12 | 39.4° | 5.25 | 156.5° | 6.59 |
| 14 | 38.8° | 5.37 | 166.4° | 7.2 |
| 16 | 38.5° | 5.43 | 177.2° | 7.71 |
| 20 | 38.5° | 5.56 | 177.2° | 8.48 |
VPP POLAR · BOAT SPEED BY TWAKT
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True wind speed 6 kt8 kt10 kt12 kt14 kt16 kt20 kt
Data table
| TWA | Boat speed in 6 kt (kt) | Boat speed in 8 kt (kt) | Boat speed in 10 kt (kt) | Boat speed in 12 kt (kt) | Boat speed in 14 kt (kt) | Boat speed in 16 kt (kt) | Boat speed in 20 kt (kt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 52° | 5.54 | 6.58 | 7.25 | 7.52 | 7.61 | 7.66 | 7.78 |
| 60° | 5.85 | 6.88 | 7.45 | 7.71 | 7.82 | 7.87 | 7.96 |
| 75° | 6.11 | 7.10 | 7.60 | 7.89 | 8.08 | 8.20 | 8.31 |
| 90° | 6.05 | 7.14 | 7.64 | 7.95 | 8.22 | 8.46 | 8.82 |
| 110° | 6.06 | 7.28 | 7.86 | 8.22 | 8.45 | 8.66 | 8.99 |
| 120° | 5.92 | 7.15 | 7.80 | 8.22 | 8.64 | 8.97 | 9.43 |
| 135° | 5.36 | 6.60 | 7.48 | 7.96 | 8.38 | 8.85 | 9.86 |
| 150° | 4.54 | 5.69 | 6.73 | 7.49 | 7.94 | 8.34 | 9.24 |