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Grand Soleil 43: closely together of the wind

A irreproachable boat of Cantieri I gave Brown apt for the cruise and very feared in regatas. A perfect combination for the lovers of the great benefits to candle that do not want to resign to the beauty and the comfort

Their tended and streamlined lines speak of their care design by Bottin & Carkeek and excellent construction to us. The helmet is realized in fiber and polyester but with an important structural reinforcement as a chassis in galvanized and absorbed steel and laminated the helmet yet. This chassis acts as it has supported and to receiver of all the tensions of the shrouds and compressions of the wood, as well as structural support of the keel. The prow almost vertical aid to define its noticeable personality.

He is able to overcome to the wind with an amazing facility. The indicator of angle of fitted mark 22º of apparent wind! One fitted rabid one that leaves the good rudder lasts, although this does not have importance then its generous diameter of 167 centimeters allows to a perfect control and a sensitivity outside doubts. As much wheel obvious needs the existence a pit in half of the bathtub, in front of which is the track of escota supported between two banks, that limit the movements in bathtub… Clearly, we are in front of a regatero boat! Of embroidered embroidered the boat it does not raise of 80º which allows to gain windward of very fast form. When the courses are of the traverse or to remove troops from barracks the Grand Soleil 43 reaches with 25 apparent wind knots the remarkable speed of 8.5 knots, although the normal thing is to obtain comfortable cruises of 7 knots of average.

Its openwork of 2.3 in standard version happens to 2.5 meters in the version RACE for which also carbon wood can be solicitd, hydraulic pump to fit the tension of the rigging or kit of repeaters in a digital instrumentation. But this is pleased, since to the 300,000 € of the boat we will have to add about 66,000 €.

The beautiful cover is covered in teka and offers a comfortable maneuver until in the zone of prow. It overturns it is well predicted and it is totally integrated with the lines of the boat as much gathered as prepared to make us hardest navigations pleasant.

The franc I embroider is important and to accede to the sailboat from the stern we must help us with a small step located upon the bath stairs just in the stern mirror. Under the central seat the life raft hides being well easy its liberation. The bathtub does not offer any table type, which limits its use like cruise boat, but in return very ample and is cleared with 110 cm between bank and bank. All the maneuvers are distributed between two pianos of stoppers from which we can drive all the boat.

The interior is extensive. The prow cabin offers an ample bed to the center of 198 xs 170 cm. and all the hollows are profiteers by means of closets and rammers well. In stern they are symmetrical cabins with sufficient height to feel comfortable in them, but without views to the sea, although the ventilation and light are assured by two windows one to the bathtub and the other in the cover.

The hall can be requested with convertible option so that it does the times of another cabin by the nights. The extended good kitchen is located in front of the table of the dining room with capacity for 6 people, but it does not have predicted any ventilation which is still an upheaval. Nevertheless well it is equipped with kitchen of three fires, refrigerator, and one good worktop in which to enjoy all our cooking inspiration.