BoatsGib'sea 90 Plus

Gib'sea 90 Plus

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1982–1984

A Jacques Fauroux-designed IOR half-tonner built for the Solitaire du Figaro, offering a high power-to-weight ratio

Designed by Jacques Fauroux, built by Gilbert Marine.

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

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Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.27
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 177
EasygoingPowered-up

26.1 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 26.1
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
26.1
Displacement / length
177.1
Comfort ratio
16.2
Capsize screening
2.27
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
948
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1982–1984
Units built
40
Designer
Jacques Fauroux
Builder
Gilbert Marine, Gib'sea, Gibert Marine

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