SOMNI
ESP GRAND SOLEIL 43 BCSail number ESP/ESP7848
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
585.8
OSN
569.9
LOA
12.95 m
Displacement
9713 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6888
Medium
0.9341
High
1.0791
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8925
Medium
1.158
High
1.2917
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.95 m
- Beam
- 3.92 m
- Draft
- 2.36 m
- Displacement
- 9713 kg
- Crew weight
- 460 kg
- Wetted surface
- 37.63 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 54.64 m²
- Genoa
- 57.6 m²
- Spinnaker
- 120.87 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- GRAND SOLEIL 43 BC
- Builder
- grand soleil
- Designer
- BC
- Year built
- 2005
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 | 5.67 | 6 | 6.28 | 6.24 | 5.9 | 5.75 | 5.19 | 4.35 |
| 8 | 6.73 | 7.06 | 7.3 | 7.29 | 7.17 | 7 | 6.42 | 5.5 |
| 10 | 7.42 | 7.66 | 7.84 | 7.87 | 7.92 | 7.83 | 7.4 | 6.52 |
| 12 | 7.69 | 7.92 | 8.12 | 8.19 | 8.32 | 8.28 | 7.99 | 7.38 |
| 14 | 7.8 | 8.02 | 8.29 | 8.44 | 8.64 | 8.67 | 8.39 | 7.96 |
| 16 | 7.86 | 8.08 | 8.39 | 8.66 | 8.85 | 9.07 | 8.79 | 8.34 |
| 20 | 7.91 | 8.11 | 8.48 | 8.97 | 9.22 | 9.64 | 9.75 | 9.14 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.5° | 3.71 | 141° | 3.77 |
| 8 | 41.2° | 4.49 | 148° | 4.76 |
| 10 | 40.9° | 5.03 | 150° | 5.65 |
| 12 | 40.1° | 5.31 | 154° | 6.45 |
| 14 | 39.4° | 5.45 | 163° | 7.1 |
| 16 | 39° | 5.52 | 180° | 7.72 |
| 20 | 38.8° | 5.58 | 180° | 8.49 |
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° | 5.67 | 6.73 | 7.42 | 7.69 | 7.80 | 7.86 | 7.91 |
| 60° | 6.00 | 7.06 | 7.66 | 7.92 | 8.02 | 8.08 | 8.11 |
| 75° | 6.28 | 7.30 | 7.84 | 8.12 | 8.29 | 8.39 | 8.48 |
| 90° | 6.24 | 7.29 | 7.87 | 8.19 | 8.44 | 8.66 | 8.97 |
| 110° | 5.90 | 7.17 | 7.92 | 8.32 | 8.64 | 8.85 | 9.22 |
| 120° | 5.75 | 7.00 | 7.83 | 8.28 | 8.67 | 9.07 | 9.64 |
| 135° | 5.19 | 6.42 | 7.40 | 7.99 | 8.39 | 8.79 | 9.75 |
| 150° | 4.35 | 5.50 | 6.52 | 7.38 | 7.96 | 8.34 | 9.14 |