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Gin Fizz 37

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1974–1980

A versatile Michel Joubert design offered in ketch or sloop rigs and multiple cockpit configurations.

Designed by Michel Joubert & Joubert-Nivelt, built by Jeanneau.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
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 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.99
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 253
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.8
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.8
Displacement / length
253.0
Comfort ratio
25.9
Capsize screening
1.99
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1318
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1974–1980
Units built
350
Designer
Michel Joubert, Joubert-Nivelt
Builder
Jeanneau, Gib'sea, Gibert Marine

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