BoatsGib'sea 262

Gib'sea 262

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1990–1994

A 7.7-metre fractional sloop with a fin keel and transom-hung rudder, built for coastal cruising between 1990 and 1994

Designed by Groupe Graal, 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.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 20 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 20
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.10
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 255
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.1
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.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
26.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.1
Displacement / length
255.1
Comfort ratio
20.3
Capsize screening
2.10
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
768
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1990–1994
Units built
160
Designer
Groupe Graal
Builder
Gilbert Marine, Gib'sea, Gibert Marine

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