The Grand Soleil 45
Production boat
Figures for the 2004 Judel/Vrolijk design; a 1988 Frers design shares the name.
- Designer
- Judel/Vrolijk
- Builder
- Cantiere del Pardo
- First built
- 2004
- Length
- 13.55m
- Waterline
- 12m
- Beam
- 4.26m
- Draft
- 2.3m
- Displacement
- 9,600kg
- Ballast
- 3,100kg
- Sail area upwind
- 115m²
- Keel
- bulb
The design's published figures; this boat may have been changed since. Sources: boat-specs.com
Skippers and owners
Season by season
2026
1 races · 0 wins · 1 podiumsAverage toughness28| Date | Race | Division | Place | Skipper / owner | Boats | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Jun | StraitChallenge – Regata del Estrecho | ORC 1 | 3rd | Alberto Rodríguez | — | Results |
2025
1 races · 1 wins · 1 podiumsAverage toughness31| Date | Race | Division | Place | Skipper / owner | Boats | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May | StraitChallenge – Regata del Estrecho | Line honours | LH | Alberto Rodríguez | — | Results |
| 31 May | StraitChallenge – Regata del Estrecho | ORC Overall | 1st | Alberto Rodríguez | — | Results |
| 31 May | StraitChallenge – Regata del Estrecho | ORC 1 | 1st | Alberto Rodríguez | — | Results |
2023
1 races · 0 wins · 1 podiumsAverage toughness31| Date | Race | Division | Place | Skipper / owner | Boats | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jun | StraitChallenge – Regata del Estrecho | ORC 1 | 2nd | — | Results | |
| 03 Jun | StraitChallenge – Regata del Estrecho | ORC Overall | 3rd | — | Results |
2022
1 races · 0 wins · 1 podiumsAverage toughness36| Date | Race | Division | Place | Skipper / owner | Boats | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Jun | StraitChallenge – Regata del Estrecho | ORC Overall | 3rd | Ángel Rodríguez | 32 | Results |
2021
1 races · 0 wins · 1 podiumsAverage toughness28| Date | Race | Division | Place | Skipper / owner | Boats | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Oct | StraitChallenge – Regata del Estrecho | ORC Overall | 3rd | Alberto Rodríguez | 30 | Results |