Gin Fizz 37

Gin Fizz 37

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)

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]}

Production

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

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

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

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Gin Fizz 37 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Gin Fizz 37". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
3. "Gin Fizz". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
4. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Joubert-Nivelt". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
5. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Joubert-Nivelt". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
6. "Michel Joubert Sailboat designer". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
7. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Jeanneau (FRA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
8. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jeanneau". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
9. "Jeanneau Sailboat builder". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
10. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Gib'sea/Gibert Marine (FRA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
11. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Gib'sea/Gibert Marine". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
12. Kretschmer, John (10 November 2008). "Jeanneau Gin Fizz". Sailing magazine. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
13. "Jeanneau Gin Fizz 37". Blue Water Boats. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

External links

• Official website