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Gib'sea 31

Fractional Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1979

A 1979 fractional sloop from Joubert, Nivelt, and Fauroux featuring a fin keel and rudder on a protective skeg

Designed by Joubert, Nivelt & Jacques Fauroux, built by Gibert Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

1.98 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.98
LightHeavy

209 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 209

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
209.4
Comfort ratio
22.0
Capsize screening
1.98
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
968
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1979
Designer
Joubert, Nivelt, Jacques Fauroux
Builder
Gibert Marine, Gib'sea

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