BoatsGib'sea 24

Gib'sea 24

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1978

A 1978 J. Cl. Meyran design featuring a fin keel and transom-hung rudder, built for a high power-to-weight ratio

Designed by J. Cl. Meyran, built by Gilbert Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung 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 1,430 kg of hull, so roughly 2,050 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 1.14 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 14 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 14
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.24
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 185
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 23.0
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
23.0
Displacement / length
184.7
Comfort ratio
14.2
Capsize screening
2.24
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
577
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1978
Designer
J. Cl. Meyran
Builder
Gilbert Marine, Gib'sea, Gibert Marine

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The family

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