Cape Cod Gemini

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Cape Cod Gemini
Development
Designer A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff
Location United States
Year1955
No. built150
Builder(s) Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Cape Cod Shipbuilding
Role Sailing dinghy
NameCape Cod Gemini
Crewtwo
Boat
Crewtwo
Boat weight 440 lb (200 kg)
Draft 3.33 ft (1.01 m) with leeboard down
Hull
Type monohull
Construction fiberglass
LOA 16.08 ft (4.90 m)
LWL 14.75 ft (4.50 m)
Beam 5.58 ft (1.70 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typetwin leeboards
Rudder(s) skeg-mounted/internally-mounted spade-type/transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan fractional rigged sloop
Total sail area140.00 sq ft (13.006 m2)
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The Cape Cod Gemini is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff as a day sailer and first built in 1955. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Production

The design was initially built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company and later by Cape Cod Shipbuilding in the United States. A total of 150 boats have been completed since 1955, but it is now out of production. The manufacturer indicates that the molds are still available and that production could be re-started with a fleet order. [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Design

The Cape Cod Gemini is a planing sailboat, initially built of wood and later constructed of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a plumb stem, an angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and twin retractable leeboards. It displaces 440 lb (200 kg). [1] [4]

The boat has a draft of 3.33 ft (1.01 m) with a leeboard extended and 7 in (18 cm) with both retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. [1] [4]

The design is normally sailed with a crew of two sailors, but can accommodate up to five adults. [5]

The design has a hull speed of 5.15 kn (9.54 km/h). [4]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Gemini (Cape Cod) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Cape Cod Gemini". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 Cape Cod Shipbuilding (2022). "Gemini". capecodshipbuilding.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  6. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Herreshoff Mfg. Co". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Herreshoff Mfg. Co". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  8. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Cape Cod Shipbuilding". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  9. ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Cape Cod Shipbuilding". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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