Yahtzee is a 1984 Grand Soleil 39. She is hull #37, built by Cantiere Del Pardo in Bologna, Italy. The original Grand Soleil 39 brochure describes the boat well: “The hull is fast and powerful … sails close-hauled well even in strong winds and choppy seas, with only a moderate heel … and with the spinnaker flying it remains steady.” Unlike the boat pictured, Yahtzee was not built with teak decks.
Yahtzee is a well equipped performance cruiser that has proven herself over thousands of coastal and offshore miles — and performs well around a race course, too.
Yahtzee’s Specs:
- LOA: 39.3 feet
- LWL: 32.3 feet
- Beam: 12.33 feet
- Draft: 6.23 feet
- Displacement: 18,298 lbs
- Mast Height: 56 feet
- Water: 40 gal
- Fuel: 65 gal
Yahtzee’s Layout:
Yahtzee’s Gear:
- Sloop rig with a removable inner forestay and running backstays
- Zoom Sails HydraNet Radial cut mainsail with Tides Marine Track
- Zoom Sails 120%, Zoom Sails 160% Code Zero, staysail, storm staysail, asymmetric cruising spinnaker
- Retractable Bowsprit
- Beta 50 with Beta Sail Drive (New 2018)
- 620-watts of solar
- Hydrovane self-steering
- Avon 6-person ocean life raft
- ICOM IC-M802 SSB radio and Pactor modem
- EPIRB (x2)
- Raymarine electronics
- Custom hard dodger made by Andy
- Rocna and Danforth anchors
- AquaPro 9-foot aluminum RIB with 8 hp Yamaha outboard
- Lots of love