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Gib'Sea 262 Deep draft

Sailboat specifications

The Gib'Sea 262 is a 25’4” (7.7m) cruising sailboat designed by Groupe GRAAL (France). She was built between 1989 and 1995 by Gibert Marine (France) with 162 hulls completed. The Deep draft version displays a deeper fin allowing a lower center of gravity and extra performance especially upwind.

Gib'Sea 262's main features

Model
Gib'Sea 262
Version
Deep draft
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
Country
France
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester
- Deck: Sandwich fiberglass polyester
Number of hulls built
162
First built hull
1989
Last built hull
1995
Appendages
Keel : fin without bulb
Helm
Single tiller
Rudder
Single transom hung rudder
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
Former French navigation category
3
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
N/A

Gib'Sea 262's main dimensions

Hull length
25’ 4”7.7 m
Waterline length
22’ 2”6.77 m
Beam (width)
9’ 8”2.95 m
Waterline beam (width)
8’ 1”2.48 m
Draft
4’ 10”1.47 m
Mast height from DWL
39’ 11”12.15 m
Fore freeboard
3’ 6”1.06 m
Mid-ship freeboard
3’ 1”0.95 m
Light displacement (MLC)
5467 lb2480 kg
Maximum displacement (MLDC)
6724 lb3050 kg
Ballast weight
1653 lb750 kg
Ballast type
Cast iron
French customs tonnage
6.80 Tx

Gib'Sea 262's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
436 ft²40.46 m²
Downwind sail area
768 ft²71.33 m²
Mainsail area
197 ft²18.33 m²
Genoa area
238 ft²22.13 m²
Jib area
151 ft²14 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area
570 ft²53 m²
I
 iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
32’ 6”9.91 m
J
 iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)
9’ 2”2.8 m
P
 iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
31’ 6”9.6 m
E
 iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)
12’ 1”3.7 m
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi 9/10
Mast configuration
Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
1
Spreaders angle
Swept-back
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
1x19 strand wire continuous

Gib'Sea 262's performances

HN (French rating)
 iHN or "Handicap Nationale" is an empirical rating system used in France allowing various monohulls, of different sizes and designs, to race each other fairly. It is particularly suitable for cruiser and cruiser-racer. Therefore, by comparing these values, we can have an indication of the relative speed of 2 boats.
12.0
Upwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
238 ft²/T22.08 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.
419 ft²/T38.93 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
 iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.
226
Ballast ratio
 iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.

The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.
30 %
Wetted area
173 ft²16.03 m²
Righting moment @ 1°
 iThe righting moment is a moment (torque) that tends to restore a boat to its previous position after heeling. Its value corresponds to the torque needed to heel the boat for this angle.
Higher the righting moment is for an angle, greater is the stability.
315 lb.ft44 kg.m
Maximum transverse section
10 ft²0.89 m²
Critical hull speed
 iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.
6.32 knots

Gib'Sea 262's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
9 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
6.6 gal25 liters

Gib'Sea 262's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s)
1
Berth(s)
5
Head(s)
1
Freshwater tank capacity
26.4 gal100 liters
Maximum headroom
6’ 4”1.92 m
Head headroom
5’ 8”1.75 m

Gib'Sea 262's saloon

Maximum headroom
6’1.82 m
Saloon table length
3’ 7”1.1 m
Saloon table width (min./max.)
2’ 5”0.73 m / 3’0.91 m
Berth length
6’ 7”2 m
Berth width
2’ 1”0.63 m

Gib'Sea 262's fore cabin

Maximum headroom
5’ 5”1.66 m
Berth length
6’ 7”2 m
Berth width
4’ 11”1.5 m

Gib'Sea 262's aft cabin

Maximum headroom
5’ 8”1.75 m
Berth length
6’ 5”1.94 m
Berth width
4’ 10”1.46 m
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