The Gin Fizz 37 is a French sailboat that was designed by Michel Joubert of the Joubert-Nivelt design firm, as a cruiser and first built in 1974.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Michel Joubert |
| Location | France |
| Year | 1974 |
| No. built | 494 |
| Builder(s) | Jeanneau Gibert Marine |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Gin Fizz 37 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 15,300 lb (6,940 kg) |
| Draft | 6.20 ft (1.89 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 37.40 ft (11.40 m) |
| LWL | 30.00 ft (9.14 m) |
| Beam | 12.30 ft (3.75 m) |
| Engine type | Perkins Engines 4-108 30 hp (22 kW) diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 5,952 lb (2,700 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 291 sq ft (27.0 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 199 sq ft (18.5 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 1,184 sq ft (110.0 m2) |
| Other sails | genoa: 544 sq ft (50.5 m2) solent: 291 sq ft (27.0 m2) storm jib: 97 sq ft (9.0 m2) |
| Upwind sail area | 834 sq ft (77.5 m2) |
| Downwind sail area | 1,475 sq ft (137.0 m2) |
Production edit
The design was built by Jeanneau and also by Gibert Marine in France, from 1974 until 1981 with 494 boats completed, but it is now out of production. A number were imported into the United States.[3][7][8][9][10][11]
Design edit
The Gin Fizz 37 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig or optional ketch rig, with a deck-stepped mast, two sets of straight spreaders and aluminum spars with stainless steel wire rigging. The hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed swept fin keel. Both center and aft cocopit models were built. It displaces 15,300 lb (6,940 kg) and carries 5,952 lb (2,700 kg) of iron ballast.[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 6.20 ft (1.89 m) with the standard keel.[1][2]
The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines 4-108 diesel engine of 30 hp (22 kW) for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 40 U.S. gallons (150 L; 33 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 80 U.S. gallons (300 L; 67 imp gal).[1][2][3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for ten people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an U-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin along with two pipe berths and an aft cabin with a double berth. The galley is located on the starboard side at the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove, an ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the port side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and includes a shower. Cabin maximum headroom is 73 in (185 cm), with the aft cabin headroom 55 in (140 cm).[1][2][3]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 1,184 sq ft (110.0 m2).[1][2][3]
The design has a hull speed of 7.34 kn (13.59 km/h).[2][3]
Operational history edit
In a 2007 review for Sailing magazine, John Kretschmer wrote, "the boat is a capable cruiser with ideal accommodations for a couple, or small family. It is well built, looks nice when you row out to her on the mooring and is extremely affordable."[12]
A review in Blue Water Boats stated, "the Jeanneau Gin Fizz is saltier than its name might suggest. Peddled by the fledgling Jeanneau company in the late 1970's she's a 37 ft 6 inch fibreglass production cruiser, designed by Michel Joubert, that has earned a credible reputation as an affordable offshore passage maker. Although not a classic blue water cruiser, the Gin Fizz has proved her mettle on a number of circumnavigations and plentiful ocean crossings."[13]
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ a b c d e f g Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Gin Fizz 37". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Gin Fizz". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Joubert-Nivelt". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Joubert-Nivelt". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Michel Joubert Sailboat designer". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Jeanneau (FRA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jeanneau". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Jeanneau Sailboat builder". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Gib'sea/Gibert Marine (FRA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Gib'sea/Gibert Marine". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Kretschmer, John (10 November 2008). "Jeanneau Gin Fizz". Sailing magazine. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Jeanneau Gin Fizz 37". Blue Water Boats. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.