BoatsGib'sea 80 Plus

Gib'sea 80 Plus

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1978–1984

A high-performance fractional sloop based on the 1977 International 1/4 Ton Cup runner-up, designed by J. Berret

Designed by J. Berret & Berret-Racoupeau, built by Gilbert Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 2.50 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,300 kg of hull, so roughly 1,900 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

At 2.31 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.31
LightHeavy

160 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 160
EasygoingPowered-up

21.5 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 21.5
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 35%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1692 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.5
Displacement / length
159.7
Comfort ratio
12.3
Capsize screening
2.31
Hull speed
6.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
586
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1978–1984
Units built
196
Designer
J. Berret, Berret-Racoupeau
Builder
Gilbert Marine, Gib'sea, Gibert Marine

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