The Salona 45 has proven to be an ideal platform for both training and fast, long-distance ocean sailing. She handles smoothly under engine in marinas, and offshore she delivers exciting performance with a consistently balanced helm. This makes her easy and rewarding to steer—even for less experienced sailors—with boat speeds of over 8 knots upwind and 10+ knots downwind in strong breezes.

For a cruiser–racer, she is on the heavier side, which contributes to a noticeably more comfortable motion when sailing upwind.