Grand Surprise
One-design class · Joubert Nivelt Design · Archambault · since 1999
- Boats
- 4
- Results
- 10
- Wins
- 5
- Races
- 5
- Length
- 9.54m
- Beam
- 2.98m
- Draft
- 2.05m
- Weight
- 2.6t
- Sail area
- 56m²
Specifications
One-design class
- Designer
- Joubert Nivelt Design
- Builder
- Archambault
- First built
- 1999
- Length
- 9.54m
- Waterline
- 8.93m
- Beam
- 2.98m
- Draft
- 2.05m
- Displacement
- 2,650kg
- Ballast
- 1,050kg
- Sail area upwind
- 56m²
- Keel
- bulb
Published figures for the design; individual boats are often modified. Sources: boat-specs.com
Against its rivals
The Grand Surprise against four designs like it, from published figures. Swap any of the four. Each spoke is scaled to the largest of the five; a figure that isn't published sits at the centre (— in the table).
| Design | Length | Beam | Draft | Weight | Sail area | Power (SA/D) | Boats racing | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Surprise | 9.5 m | 2.98 m | 2.05 m | 2.6 t | 56 m² | 29.7 | 4 | 5 |
| A-35 | 10.6 m | 3.55 m | 2.10 m | 4.6 t | 68 m² | 24.8 | 15 | 30 |
| A 40 RC | 11.9 m | 3.75 m | 2.47 m | 6.5 t | 91 m² | 26.6 | 3 | 5 |
| A 40 | 11.9 m | 3.75 m | 2.47 m | 6.5 t | 91 m² | 26.6 | 1 | 3 |
| First 31.7 | 9.5 m | 3.23 m | 1.90 m | 3.8 t | 53 m² | 22.1 | 9 | 6 |
| Boat | Sail no. | Skipper or owner | Years | Results | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceuta | — | Sergio Llorca | 2022–2023 | 4 | 3 |
| Louis Dreyfus Travocean | — | Baptiste Gourbesville | 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| Phénomène | — | — | 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| BLUE SHARK | GRE-1961 | Emmanouel Spyridis | 2021–2022 | 4 | — |
| Race | Results of this design | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodos Cup | 3 | — | 2021, 2022 |
| Regata Intercontinental Marbella–Ceuta | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| StraitChallenge – Regata del Estrecho | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Semaine Nautique Internationale de la Méditerranée (SNIM) | 2 | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
| Aegean Regatta | 1 | — | 2021 |