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Review of Solaris One 44


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Solaris One 44 is a large sailboat designed by the maritime architect Javier Soto Acebal.

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Hull
The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The hull is a double hull which improves the indoor climate. Especially when the water is colder than the air in the cabin, then the double hull insulates against cold water and reduce the condense water in the cabin.

Interior
The boat is equipped with 6 berths.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Solaris One 44 is 1.93, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.


EU classification

Solaris One 44 holds one CE certification:

The boat is by European Union certified as Class A. OCEAN:
Designed for extended voyages where conditions may exceed wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave heights of 4 m and above but excluding abnormal conditions, and vessels largely self-sufficient.


Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Solaris One 44 is about 369 kg/cm, alternatively 2068 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 369 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2068 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Solaris One 44 is 3.28.

Slim Wide 62% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 62% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.


Maintenance

Rig

If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Jib sheet 13.4 m(44.1 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Genoa sheet 13.4 m(44.1 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Mainsheet 33.6 m(110.3 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet29.6 m(97.1 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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