Forza
NOR GRAND SOLEIL 40 CSail number NOR/NOR10003
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
609.2
OSN
592
LOA
11.99 m
Displacement
7977 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7383
Medium
1.0145
High
1.1805
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9581
Medium
1.2552
High
1.4102
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.99 m
- Beam
- 3.79 m
- Draft
- 2.19 m
- Displacement
- 7977 kg
- Crew weight
- 809 kg
- Wetted surface
- 32.67 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 45.09 m²
- Genoa
- 52.01 m²
- Spinnaker
- 101.56 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 94.7 m²
Design
- Type
- GRAND SOLEIL 40 C
- Builder
- Cantiere del Pardo
- Designer
- PAPERINI MASSIMO
- Year built
- 2001
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 | 5.43 | 5.73 | 5.98 | 5.93 | 5.65 | 5.48 | 4.96 | 4.11 |
| 8 | 6.45 | 6.77 | 7.01 | 6.98 | 6.88 | 6.67 | 6.1 | 5.22 |
| 10 | 7.16 | 7.38 | 7.53 | 7.56 | 7.6 | 7.49 | 7.09 | 6.23 |
| 12 | 7.45 | 7.64 | 7.81 | 7.87 | 7.99 | 7.92 | 7.65 | 7.1 |
| 14 | 7.58 | 7.77 | 8.01 | 8.13 | 8.34 | 8.3 | 8.02 | 7.64 |
| 16 | 7.64 | 7.84 | 8.13 | 8.36 | 8.69 | 8.71 | 8.4 | 7.99 |
| 20 | 7.67 | 7.89 | 8.26 | 8.73 | 9.1 | 9.48 | 9.3 | 8.73 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.2° | 3.56 | 145.2° | 3.56 |
| 8 | 41.6° | 4.29 | 149.7° | 4.52 |
| 10 | 41.2° | 4.86 | 149.3° | 5.39 |
| 12 | 40.1° | 5.18 | 154.5° | 6.2 |
| 14 | 39.1° | 5.34 | 166.6° | 6.85 |
| 16 | 38.5° | 5.43 | 180° | 7.43 |
| 20 | 38.2° | 5.46 | 180° | 8.14 |
VPP POLAR · BOAT SPEED BY TWAKT
Hover or tap the chart, or use the slider, to read boat speeds.
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° | 5.43 | 6.45 | 7.16 | 7.45 | 7.58 | 7.64 | 7.67 |
| 60° | 5.73 | 6.77 | 7.38 | 7.64 | 7.77 | 7.84 | 7.89 |
| 75° | 5.98 | 7.01 | 7.53 | 7.81 | 8.01 | 8.13 | 8.26 |
| 90° | 5.93 | 6.98 | 7.56 | 7.87 | 8.13 | 8.36 | 8.73 |
| 110° | 5.65 | 6.88 | 7.60 | 7.99 | 8.34 | 8.69 | 9.10 |
| 120° | 5.48 | 6.67 | 7.49 | 7.92 | 8.30 | 8.71 | 9.48 |
| 135° | 4.96 | 6.10 | 7.09 | 7.65 | 8.02 | 8.40 | 9.30 |
| 150° | 4.11 | 5.22 | 6.23 | 7.10 | 7.64 | 7.99 | 8.73 |