Gib'sea 33-2

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The Gib'sea 33-2, on the water

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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 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23

CoastalBluewater

2.03 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.03

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 205

EasygoingPowered-up

17.1 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.1

TenderStiff

26% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 26%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

Draws less than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2867 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Gib'sea 33-2, as the fleet has seen it

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The Gib'sea 33-2 is a masthead sloop designed by J&J Yacht Design and Olivier Poncin, built by Gib'sea, Dufour, and Gibert Marine from 2000 to the present. It features a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull, measures 10.0 m LOA, 3.5 m in beam, and has a draft of 1.4 m, displacing 5170 kg. SEILmagasinet reviewed the Gib'sea 33-2 as a budget-conscious option from the 2000s, offering comfort at a lower price point than more prominent brands, though with simpler build quality.0:46

The living fleet

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

26.1%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

17.1

Displacement / length

205.3

Comfort ratio

22.7

Capsize screening

2.03

Hull speed

7.2 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1190

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

FG/solid w/Twaron reinforcement

Production

Years built

First built 2000

Designer

J&J Yacht Design, Olivier Poncin

Builder

Gib'sea, Dufour, Gibert Marine

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Gib'sea 33-1A Philippe H. Harle-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel, built for performance and stability since 1974 Gib'sea 31A 1979 fractional sloop from Joubert, Nivelt, and Fauroux featuring a fin keel and rudder on a protective skeg Gib'sea 35-1A Philippe H. Harle-designed masthead ketch featuring a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder for stable, classic cruising Gib'sea 372A Joubert-Nivelt masthead sloop featuring a skeg-mounted rudder for stability and control in a 37-foot cruiser

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