- Length
- 7.85 m
- Beam
- 2.8 m
- Draft
- 1.42 m
- Sail area
- 36.2 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 7.85 m
- Waterline length
- 6.4 m
- Beam
- 2.8 m
- Draft
- 1.42 m
- Displacement
- 2,000 kg
- Ballast
- 800 kg
Sails & rig2
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 36.2 m²
Hull & construction2
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Keel with centreboard
Production & design5
- Production started
- 1975
- Production ended
- 1980
- Hulls built
- 189
- Builder
- Gilbert Marine
- Designer
- Michel Joubert
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 23.25
- Displacement / length
- 212.55
- Ballast / displacement
- 40 %
- Comfort ratio
- 15.83
- Capsize screening
- 2.24
- Hull speed
- 6.14 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 123.1 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Gib’Sea 261 generation
01
1975–1980