GRAND SOLEIL 44 PERFORMANCE

SO, YOU’RE IN SEARCH of a sharp-looking yacht you can do the big annual race with and then comfortably take the spouse and family over the horizon for a getaway? Yes, you are, and there are plenty of boats new and old that check both boxes just fine, but how many of those quasicruisers would you seriously show up in at a big-boat world championship and confidently go to battle? Not many. With the Grand Soleil 44, however, you can, and you will. Grand Soleil’s current chief designer, Matteo Polli, of Italy, earned a reputation early on in his career as one of the best young rule optimizers in the business, taking good designs and making them better. He’s been retained by both Italia Yachts and Grand Soleil, a reputable brand…

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Sailing World (Digital) - 1 Issue, Winter 2022

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