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.
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
