BALBOA
ESP GRAND SOLEIL 45 SKSail number ESP/ESP8744_C
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
587.2
OSN
569
LOA
13.578 m
Displacement
10840 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.669
Medium
0.9325
High
1.1049
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8703
Medium
1.1623
High
1.3289
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 13.578 m
- Beam
- 4.24 m
- Draft
- 2.32 m
- Displacement
- 10840 kg
- Crew weight
- 610 kg
- Wetted surface
- 39.79 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 49.76 m²
- Genoa
- 63.54 m²
- Spinnaker
- 129.48 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- GRAND SOLEIL 45 SK
- Builder
- GRAND SOLEIL
- Designer
- J&J DESIGN
- Year built
- 2004
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 | 5.5 | 5.85 | 6.15 | 6.1 | 5.76 | 5.62 | 5.09 | 4.26 |
| 8 | 6.57 | 6.93 | 7.23 | 7.2 | 7.05 | 6.89 | 6.32 | 5.4 |
| 10 | 7.41 | 7.69 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.95 | 7.84 | 7.36 | 6.43 |
| 12 | 7.87 | 8.08 | 8.25 | 8.28 | 8.42 | 8.35 | 8.04 | 7.35 |
| 14 | 8.09 | 8.3 | 8.51 | 8.56 | 8.81 | 8.76 | 8.47 | 8 |
| 16 | 8.19 | 8.41 | 8.71 | 8.83 | 9.19 | 9.19 | 8.86 | 8.41 |
| 20 | 8.27 | 8.51 | 8.97 | 9.35 | 9.67 | 10.07 | 9.78 | 9.17 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.9° | 3.56 | 139.5° | 3.69 |
| 8 | 42° | 4.34 | 148.5° | 4.68 |
| 10 | 42° | 4.96 | 149° | 5.57 |
| 12 | 40.9° | 5.41 | 153° | 6.4 |
| 14 | 39.8° | 5.64 | 159° | 7.07 |
| 16 | 39° | 5.76 | 180° | 7.69 |
| 20 | 39.4° | 5.84 | 180° | 8.53 |
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° | 5.50 | 6.57 | 7.41 | 7.87 | 8.09 | 8.19 | 8.27 |
| 60° | 5.85 | 6.93 | 7.69 | 8.08 | 8.30 | 8.41 | 8.51 |
| 75° | 6.15 | 7.23 | 7.90 | 8.25 | 8.51 | 8.71 | 8.97 |
| 90° | 6.10 | 7.20 | 7.90 | 8.28 | 8.56 | 8.83 | 9.35 |
| 110° | 5.76 | 7.05 | 7.95 | 8.42 | 8.81 | 9.19 | 9.67 |
| 120° | 5.62 | 6.89 | 7.84 | 8.35 | 8.76 | 9.19 | 10.07 |
| 135° | 5.09 | 6.32 | 7.36 | 8.04 | 8.47 | 8.86 | 9.78 |
| 150° | 4.26 | 5.40 | 6.43 | 7.35 | 8.00 | 8.41 | 9.17 |