GRAND SOLEIL Grand Soleil 50 for sale (2012) in Portland, United Kingdom

Grand Soleil 50, JUNIPER, is in gleaming condition. Now in her second ownership, she has been extensively updated, including new standing rigging, a solar array installation, a new downwind sail, and many other improvements. She sailed to the Caribbean with the ARC in 2024 before being shipped back to the UK for a service period, which included the fitting of new house batteries this summer. She offers fast, powerful, and comfortable passage-making with updated systems. Her Judel/Vrolijk lines are outstanding, and she is among the very last of her kind to be launched. Originally built for a highly experienced yacht owner, her current ownership has continued this meticulous care.

Construction

RCD Status: The yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC or RCDII (2013/53/EU as appropriate (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised A – “Ocean” (or Cat B – whichever is appropriate)

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Deck, coach roof and cockpit sole have teak laid decks – Borocol treated.
• Stripes on hull and coach roof in silver metallic.
• Hull windows port and starboard – nonstandard.
• 3 x Coats of epoxy on underwater profile - Navy antifouling – Micron 350 (July 2025).

Keel & Rudder:

• Lead keel.

Machinery

Engine & Gearboxes:

• Volvo Penta D2-75 turbo diesel engine (2,300 engine hours).
• Twin Volvo Penta control panels.
• Volvo Penta sail drive – main gasket seal replaced 2024.
• RACOR fuel/water separator and filter with alarm in cockpit.

Maintenance & Performance:

• Engine overhaul in 2024 – oil service and fuel filters changed 2025.
• New turbo.
• New exhaust elbow.
• Stainless exhaust bend refurbished.
• Thermostat, impellor, coolant changed.
• Approx 3.2 litres per hour at 1600 rpm = 6kts boat speed.

Propulsion & Steering:

• VIP Duo Max Power bow thruster (retractable).
• 3 blade Flex-o-fold folding propeller (anodes replace July 2025).
• Ambassador rope stripper.
• Cable steering with twin Solimar carbon steering wheels.

Electrical Systems

Voltage Systems:

• 12V ship system.
• Waterproof 12V DC socket in cockpit (set up for emergency floodlight).
• USB multi socket at chart table.
• Individual Harken circuit breakers for electric winches and utility socket.
• Mastervolt DC distribution 500.
• Mastervolt USB Interface (2024).

Battery Banks:

• 6 x 105 Ah Lifeline AGM house battery bank (2025).
• 1 x 95Ah AGM starter battery (2019).
• Mastervolt Battery Mate 1602 IG.

Battery Chargers:

• 2 x Mastervolt MasterShunt 500.
• Mastervolt Chargemaster Plus 12/100 Czone charger (2024).
• Mastervolt Easyview 5 (2024).

Alternators:

• Main Mastervolt alternator – 130-amp output.

Shore Power:

• 220V shore supply with boat ring main.

Other Electrical:

• Mastervolt Mass sine wave inverter 2000w.
• Remoran Wave 3GS Hydro generator with protection relay; approx. 12 amps at 6 knots boat speed.
• Solar panels:
  1. 2 x 124-watt Solbian flexible panels on aft bimini 2024
  2. 1 x 70-watt Solara deck fixed panel 2024
  3. 1 x 300 watt portable/foldout solar panel 2024
  4. 4 x New Victron MPPT controllers 2024

Plumbing Systems

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

• Pressurised hot and cold-water system with accumulator.
• Calorifier for hot water – engine and 220v immersion.
• Cockpit hot/cold shower in cockpit.
• Fresh water manual foot pump with in-line filter in galley.

Watermaker:

• Spectra Newport Mk II making 65 litres per hour average (pickled May 2025).

Bilge Pumps:

• Seawater electric pump in sail locker for deck and anchor wash. Doubles as sail locker bilge pump with change-over valve.

Tankage

Fuel:

• Total capacity 290 litres in stainless midships tank.

Fresh Water:

• Total capacity 480 litres in 2 x plastic tanks.

Grey/Blackwater Holding Tanks:

• 65 litre holding tank with electrical macerator pump out.
• Deck pump out access point.
• Connected to aft or forward heads by diverter valve

Navigation Equipment

• Raymarine SPX-30 auto pilot - i70 display - SPX 30 with type 2 linear drive.
• Raymarine 4 x i70 displays - cockpit coaming with wind/depth/speed sensor package.
• Raymarine i70s display at port wheel (2024).
• Raymarine tx/rx AIS with dedicated external GPS antenna.
• Raymarine RS150 GPS – (2024).
• Raymarine E125 HybridTouch Colour multifunction display at Nav station – Navionics data for EU & Caribbean.
• Raymarine E7 HybridTouch Colour multifunction display at stbd binnacle in custom stainless mounting.
• Raymarine Digital radome.
• Raymarine 55E VHF with remote mic and external speaker in cockpit.
• Plastimo pedestal mounted compass x 2.
• Furuno GP-33 stand-alone GPS with dedicated external antenna.
• Sea-Me active radar target enhancer.
• Iridium Satellite phone system with Laptop USB connection.
• Wi-Fi-Bat – Wi-Fi signal booster.

Domestic Equipment

• Fitted Candy washing machine – 220V shore power only.
• XINTEX gas detector and solenoid in galley – 2 x Camping Gaz tanks aft.
• Stainless Steel Magma Kettle BBQ - for rail mounting.
• BJ Printer.
• Digital barometer.

Galley:

• Fresh water foot pump at sink with in line filter.
• Watermaker outlet at sink.
• Large fridge with lift up top.
• GN gimballed cooker.
• Galley comes complete with all cutlery, acrylic glasses, and crockery for 6 x in custom stowage.

Heads/Showers:

• Jabsco salt or fresh water electric flush toilets in forward and aft heads.
• Walk in shower with electric pump out in forward head.
• Aft head has tap/shower head with electric pump out.

Heating & Ventilation:

• Eberspacher diesel heating system.
• 4 x Cabin outlets.

Entertainment:

• Fusion stereo with Bluetooth at nav table.
• Two speakers in saloon (2024).
• Two speakers in cockpit (2024).
• LG Smart TV in saloon (2024).
• TV antenna at masthead.

Lighting:

• Quick LED cabin lights – dimmable in main cabin.
• Reading lights in aft cabins and in master cabin.
• Hella LED navigation lights.
• Deck light – mid mast.
• Mantagua Navipro Masthead Tricolor LED nav light (2024).
• Portable Hella anchor light.
• Hella Marine cockpit search light.
• Boom cockpit LED lighting (2024).
• Sensor automatic lights in heads and galley.
• Lopolight nav table light.
• Running light for outboard engine.

Accommodation

Summary of Accommodation:

• 3 x Cabin layout with owner’s queen size bed forward.
• Ample storage in cabins and saloon.
• Teak interior joinery.
• Cabin sole board finished in simulated teak and holly spline.
• Acrylic washboard in lieu of standard.
• 1 x Flush Lewmar hatch at forward end of coach roof with integral blind and netting.
• 1 x Lewmar main saloon hatch with integral blind and netting.
• 2 x Extra opening portholes for aft cabins.
• Removable black out blinds for all hatches.
• Safe in owners cabin.
• Galley work top covered with synthetic stone (Champagne).
• Heads work tops covered with synthetic stone (Champagne).
• Splash screen between galley and settee.
• Cream synthetic leather upholstery in main saloon (2017 and 2024).
• Cream synthetic leather upholstery in the sleeping cabins.
• Custom made bed linen for three cabins included.
• Magnetic door stops.
• Lee cloth to starboard settee.

Deck Equipment

Rig:

• 3-spreader Sparcraft mast which is keel stepped.
• Slab reefing boom (2 x single line reefs + 3rd single line and boom hook.
• Rigid gas vang.
• Hydraulic backstay tensioner.
• Carbon spinnaker pole.
• Deck spinnaker gear with light and heavy weight sheets.
• German mainsheet system.
• Harken genoa tracks with adjustable ball bearing cars.
• Facnor furling (new 2017 – serviced 2024).
• Lazy jacks.
• Halyards replaced with SK78 max Dyneema core with Kevlar jacket,
• Main halyard converted to 2:1,
• Mast refurbished (2024):
  1. Full sheave replacement with custom sheaves.
  2. Mast/deck rubber gaiter replaced.
  3. Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) completed on key areas.
  4. Re-enforced spreader roots with spreader plates.
  5. Mast base plate re-anodised.
  6. Sparcraft mast genoa tang replaced .
  7. New Windex.

• Boom refurbished (2024):
  1. Boom removed for inspection.
  2. Full sheave replacement with nylon sheaves.
  3. Gooseneck spacers replaced.
  4. Vang dissembled and inspected – new SK78 strop fitted.
• Standing rigging replaced to satisfy Blue Water insurance requirements:
  1. Complete standing rigging replacement 1/19 316L ASI Grade Stainless Certified Wire.
  2. Backstay cascade replaced with Aramid Braid with UV jacket.
  3. Halmatro Backstay ram removed and sent for service.
  4. Genoa furler removed and serviced.

Winches:

• 2 x Electric Harken winches for genoa sheets 60.2STEA radial.
• 2 x Electric Harken winches for German mainsheet.
• 2 x Electric Harken winches on coachroof for halyards 50.2STEA radial.

Sails (North supplied):

• Mainsail – Norlam xc90/70 with 5 x full battens-3 slab reef points (serviced June 2025).
• Genoa – 135% - Norlam (serviced 2024).
• Genoa – 100% - Norlam (serviced 2024).
• A3 (MPS) – 140sqm on Harken furler.
• A2 Running Gennaker in 53’ snuffer – 160sqm (new 2024).
• Sail repair kit.

General:

• Electrically operated opening transom with bathing ladder + manual release.
• Stainless steel boarding ladder designed for the bow.
• Opening side gate in the guardrail starboard side.
• Opening side gate in the guardrail port side.
• Cockpit side lockers with gas struts.
• Two deep lockers aft (lazarette).
• Cockpit table with 2 x folding sides and storage.
• Stainless steel coach roof grabrails.

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

• Electric windlass in anchor locker – wired or wireless control.
• Chain counter and anchor control in cockpit.
• 70 meters stainless anchor chain.
• Delta Bow anchor.
• Second Delta anchor in anchor locker.
• 6 x Standard fenders.
• 2 x Fendequip inflatable fenders (2024).
• 2m Carbon folding Passerelle with side stanchions.
• Bosun’s chair.
• Fender skirt x 2.
• Numerous warps including 50m long shore line.

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

• Cockpit sprayhood (2025).
• Aft Bimini with integral solar panels (2024).
• At anchor cockpit sun awning.
• Cockpit bench cushions.
• 4 x Loose waterproof cockpit cushions.
• Cockpit table cover.
• 2 x Wheel covers.
• Mast mainsail head cover.
• North furled Genoa cover.
• Main hatches individual external covers.
• 2 x Windscoops.

Tender & Outboard:

• Avon 3.1m rollup air dinghy with two bench seats, oars, and storage valise; subject to separate negotiation.
• Mercury 4HP 4 stroke outboard – runs well but superficial damage on cover: subject to separate negotiation.
• Stainless outboard motor crane port side aft.

Safety Equipment

• Ocean Safety ISO 9650-1 Liferaft – service valid to 20/04/2026.
• Jon buoy recovery module (2024).
• Jon buoy danbuoy.
• Kim man overboard recovery sling.
• Rescue throwing line.
• 5 x Spinlock 5D Deckvest 170N lifejackets with personal AIS beacons & HRS system.
• 5 x Kannard R10 serviced 2024. Next service due Sep 2033.
• McMurdo EPIRB – serviced 2024. Next service due Nov 2029.
• Mast mounted radar reflector.
• 2 x Sets deck jackstays and harness lines.
• 2 x Grab bags with assorted in date items.
• Electric bilge pump in main bilge with manual pump in cockpit and alarm in Saloon
• Portable bilge pump with electrical connection in starboard aft cabin.
• Starboard head shower pump doubles as additional bilge pump – valve controlled.
• Sail locker bilge pump with warning light in cockpit.
• 12V DC powered dive compressor for long hose dives.
• Water level transom emergency boarding ladder.
• Comprehensive selection of warps and sheets.
• Offshore medical first aid kit.
• 4 x 1kg fire extinguishers (2023).
• Fire blanket.
• Offshore flare pack.

Spare Parts

• Alternator and mounting bracket.
• Fixed 3 blade propellor.
• Mastervolt charge regulator.
• 3 x Water pumps – Jabsco and Flojet.
• Assorted Main Fuses and equipment fuses.
• Raymarine e7 Chartplotter.
• Victron Energy MPPT solar controller.
• Jabsco toilet spares.
• Spectra watermaker spares.
• Harken winch & deck spares including Harken 75 roller bearing blocks.
• Volvo Penta belts and impellors.
• Solbian Solar panel (for aft bimini).