{"id":36666,"date":"2025-09-10T15:37:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T13:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/?p=36666"},"modified":"2025-09-14T12:58:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T10:58:32","slug":"big-salpa-soleil-40-speed-and-consumption-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/big-salpa-soleil-40-speed-and-consumption-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Salpa Soleil 40 Speed and Consumption Test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XyXNHwnR_VQ?si=WPjUT8EFx1WhpuvD\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Italian Beauty by The Sea Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Salpa Soleil 40 is powered by twin Yamaha 450 hp V8 outboards, delivering a combined 900 horsepower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boat is homologated as a natante under 9.99 meters, without artificial design tricks to reduce length.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Test Results of this Salpa Soleil 40<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At idle, the engines run at 500 rpm with a speed of 3 knots and a total fuel consumption of 6.5 l\/h.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All data refers to the combined consumption of both engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At 1,100 rpm we reach 5.7 knots at 14 l\/h<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At 2,000 rpm the Soleil 40 cruises at 8.8 knots, burning 37.2 l\/h<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At 2,500 rpm the RIB starts planing at just 12.6 knots with consumption of 56.5 l\/h.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At 3,600 rpm, the Soleil 40 reached 22 knots with a total fuel consumption of 94.8 l\/h.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At 4,300 rpm, speed increased to 32 knots, with fuel consumption at 109 l\/h, equal to 3.7 liters per mile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At 4,800 rpm, the boat maintained 37 knots while consuming 195 liters of fuel per hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At 5,500 rpm, the Soleil 40 delivered 47 knots, with engines consuming 245 liters per hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At 6,000 rpm, the maximum speed reached 51 knots, with fuel consumption recorded at 260 liters per hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stepped hull, designed with Adam Younger, ensured smooth performance, early planing at 12.6 knots, and excellent stability even in tight turns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The boat features Yamaha electronic throttles, Sea-by-Wire steering, and joystick control for precise low-speed maneuvering and effortless docking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deck layout includes large sunbeds, a convertible dinette, wide passageways, and an interior cabin with four berths and a separate bathroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Salpa Soleil 40 combines comfort and versatility with high performance, offering both 30-knot cruising efficiency and thrilling 50-knot top speeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This video was published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@The_SeaTeam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Sea Team<\/strong> YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This RIB brand shows up in more of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/category\/salpa\/\">posted Salpa videos<\/a> here on RIBsONLY.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Specs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Length overall x beam<\/td><td>11.88 m x 3.85 m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>EC dimension<\/td><td>9.99 m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CE design category<\/td><td>B *- 14 persons<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Layout<\/td><td>2 cabins + 1 bathroom<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tube<\/td><td>ORCA 866 \u2013 8 Comp. D 74\/60<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Empty weight<\/td><td>4,600 kg<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hull<\/td><td>double step<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Suggest engine<\/td><td>2 x 350 hp<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maximum power<\/td><td>2 x 500 hp<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fuel tank<\/td><td>700 liters<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Water tank<\/td><td>160 liters + 25 l boiler<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.salpa.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">source<\/a>, data may vary)<br>*<a href=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/does-a-rib-exist-with-ce-a-certification-mine-has-b\/\">discover what this means<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian Beauty by The Sea Team The Salpa Soleil 40 is powered by twin Yamaha 450 hp V8 outboards, delivering a combined 900 horsepower. The boat is homologated as a natante under 9.99 meters, without artificial design tricks to reduce length. Test Results of this Salpa Soleil 40 At idle, the engines run at 500 rpm with a speed of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[288,480,386,6,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-salpa","category-adam-younger","category-cabin","category-video","category-yamaha"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36666\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}