Used Sailboat Grand Soleil 50

2006 Grand Soleil 50 — a well-regarded performance cruiser designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built in Italy by Cantiere del Pardo. A capable and elegant yacht combining rewarding offshore sailing with a practical, well-appointed interior, she has been professionally maintained on an annual basis throughout her life and is offered for sale in very good overall condition, ready for immediate use.

She has undergone significant investment in recent years, with the engine fully overhauled in 2021, a new turbo fitted in 2023, a complete sail wardrobe in CDX laminate replaced in 2021, and a retractable Side Power bow thruster installed in the same year. A flexible solar panel was added in 2024 and a WhisperPower inverter in 2023. The interior was fully refreshed in 2021 including cushions, upholstery, and mattresses. She has been stored ashore every winter and is maintained by professional yard staff including annual antifouling, engine servicing, polishing, teak care, and sail servicing.

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Highlights Listed below but included in Full Specs:

• Engine fully overhauled (2021); new turbo (2023)
• Retractable Side Power bow thruster (2021)
• Full CDX laminate sail wardrobe — mainsail, genoa 135%, and gennaker (2021)
• Electric Harken winches
• Running rigging renewed (2021)
• 3-blade Max-Prop
• WhisperPower 2000W inverter (2023)
• Flexible solar panel (2024)
• AGM battery bank (recent, fully checked with report)
• Interior fully renewed — cushions, upholstery, mattresses (2021)
• Webasto diesel heating
• Teak decks throughout — deck, coachroof, and cockpit
• Hull windows port and starboard
• Electrically operated transom / swim platform
• Carbon passerelle
• Four-cabin layout (modified to full-size cabin configuration)
• Professionally maintained annually; stored ashore each winter
• VAT paid

BROKER'S REMARKS

Jan is a well-found performance cruiser that will appeal to a buyer who values serious sailing capability alongside the comfort and convenience of a thoroughly maintained and recently upgraded yacht. The Grand Soleil 50 J/V is a respected Judel/Vrolijk design — a fractional sloop with a purposeful hull form and a sail plan that rewards an active approach to cruising — and this example has clearly been owned by someone with the same attitude to upkeep.

The investment since 2021 is substantial and meaningful: a fully overhauled engine, a complete new sail wardrobe in CDX laminate, new running rigging, a bow thruster, and a refreshed interior all point to a yacht that arrives in the new owner's hands with the major expenditure already addressed. The addition of an inverter and solar panel rounds out the energy system for extended use away from marinas.

The four-cabin layout — modified to provide full-size cabins — works well for extended passages or sharing with guests. The teak decks and hull windows give the yacht a quality feel above and below decks. For the prospective buyer seeking a capable, well-maintained performance cruiser based in the Ionian and ready for extended Mediterranean passages

ACCOMMODATION

Jan offers comfortable four-cabin accommodation suited to extended cruising with guests. The interior has been fully refreshed in 2021 with new cushions, upholstery, and mattresses, presenting in very good condition throughout. Natural light is generous below decks courtesy of hull windows on both sides and overhead hatches. Headroom is approximately 1.92m throughout.

LAYOUT

The layout has been modified from the standard configuration to provide four full-size double cabins, offering genuinely usable accommodation rather than the compromise berths found in some production yachts of this type. A saloon with central table provides comfortable seating for the full crew.

DOMESTIC

The galley is fitted with a hob and oven, a stainless steel sink with pressurised water, and refrigeration. Domestic hot water is supplied via the engine calorifier. Webasto diesel heating is installed for extended season use. A Bluetooth audio system and saloon television (2021) are fitted.

 SAFETY

• Life raft: Details to be confirmed
• EPIRB: Details to be confirmed
• Flares: Expiry date to be confirmed
• Fire extinguishers: To be confirmed
• Bilge pumps: To be confirmed

CANVAS

• Canvas details to be confirmed

 TENDER

• Details to be confirmed

MISCELLANEOUS

• Webasto diesel heating system
• Bluetooth audio system
• Saloon television (2021)

EXTRA DETAILS

• Currently berthed at Cleopatra Marina, Preveza, Greece
• Annual professional maintenance programme — records available on request
• Stored ashore each winter

KNOWN DEFECTS

NONE

HISTORY

Jan was built by Cantiere del Pardo in Italy in 2006 as a Grand Soleil 50 J/V — a design produced between 2004 and 2014 from the drawing office of Judel/Vrolijk & Co. She has been professionally maintained on an annual schedule throughout her life, with a programme that has included antifouling, engine servicing, polishing, teak care, and sail servicing each year, and full winter storage ashore.

Significant works carried out in 2021 include a complete engine overhaul, installation of a retractable Side Power bow thruster, full replacement of running rigging, and a complete new sail wardrobe in CDX laminate (mainsail, genoa 135%, and gennaker). The interior was fully refreshed in the same year with new cushions, upholstery, and mattresses. A WhisperPower 2000W inverter was fitted in 2023 alongside a new engine turbo. A flexible solar panel was added in 2024. 

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

CONSTRUCTION

• Builder: Cantiere del Pardo, Italy
• Model: Grand Soleil 50 J/V
• Designer: Judel/Vrolijk & Co.
• Year: 2006
• Hull material: GRP (sandwich fibreglass/polyester)
• Deck material: GRP with full teak overlay (deck, coachroof, and cockpit)
• Hull colour: White with silver metallic striping
• Hull windows: Port and starboard
• Keel type: Fin with bulb, performance (2.30m draft)
• Rudder type: Spade

DIMENSIONS

• LOA: 14.90m (48ft 11in)
• LWL: 13.25m (43ft 5in) 
• Beam: 4.55m (14ft 11in)
• Draft: 2.30m (7ft 7in) — performance keel
• Air draft: 22.00m (72ft 2in) 
• Displacement: 13,000kg n
• Ballast: 4,300kg 

MECHANICAL

• Engine: Volvo Penta D2-75 turbo diesel inboard
• Engine power: 75hp
• Engine overhaul: Fully overhauled (2021)
• Turbo: New (2023)
• Engine hours: To be confirmed
• Drive type: Saildrive
• Propeller: 3-blade Max-Prop (folding/feathering)
• Bow thruster: Side Power retractable electric (2021)

PERFORMANCE

• Sail area (main + 100% fore triangle): Approximately 99.6m² — per manufacturer specification
• Genoa 135%: Additional area when fully deployed
• Motor speed (cruise): Approximately 6.5 knots
• Motor speed (maximum): Approximately 7.5 knots

TANKAGE

• Fuel: 291 litres (64 gallons) 
• Water: 458 litres (101 gallons) 
• Holding tank: To be confirmed

ELECTRICAL

• Battery bank: AGM (recent; fully checked with condition report)
• Inverter: WhisperPower 2000W (2023)
• Solar: 1 x flexible solar panel (2024)
• Shore power: 230V / 220V
• System: 12V / 220V dual

RIGGING

• Rig type: Fractional sloop (9/10)
• Mast: Sparcraft aluminium, 3-spreader
• Standing rigging: To be confirmed — year and specification required
• Running rigging: Renewed (2021)
• Furling headsail: Furling system fitted
• Reefing: Slab reefing

SAILS

• Mainsail: CDX laminate (2021), excellent condition
• Genoa: 135%, CDX laminate (2021), excellent condition
• Gennaker: (2021), condition to be confirmed

NAVIGATION

• Chartplotter: Raymarine multifunction display at navigation station
• Second display: Raymarine cockpit table display
• Wind instruments: Raymarine ST70 (wind, depth, speed)
• Autopilot
• VHF radio: Raymarine with cockpit handset
• Compass: Dual compass

DECK

• Winches: Electric Harken (self-tailing)
• Windlass: Electric
• Anchor: Delta (70m chain)
• Swim platform: Electrically operated transom/swim platform
• Passerelle: Carbon
• Teak: Full teak deck, coachroof, and cockpit — original, good condition