Designed as an easy-to-sail performance cruiser, the Paperini-designed Grand Soleil 40 is equally at home family cruising as she is racing around the cans or offshore. The ergonomics of the entire cockpit are nearly perfect. The seats are wide and comfortable with well-angled coamings, and the teak cockpit sole is attractive and provides secure traction. Low coamings and long teak handrails make it easy to go forward, and the helm station is excellent. There's an especially nice spot to windward when the breeze is up; the wheel pedestal is angled to make a splendid foot brace. Even shorter skippers will have good sight lines over the low cabintop.

STINGRAY is a 2-cabin,1-heads, plus separate shower ‘owner version’ of this very popular Italian performance yacht. Her specification highlights include:-

·        2-cabin, owner version with separate shower

·        Larger 39hp engine option with low hours run

·        Folding three blades propeller

·        2.15m lead keel

·        Performance rig with 2-sets of spreaders

·        Harken winches and deck gear

·        Carbon spinnaker pole

·        Raymarine instruments with chart plotters and radar

·        Eberspacher heating

·        Tender and outboard

·        Full winter cover