| 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-mountedrudder |
| 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) |
TheGin Fizz 37 is a Frenchsailboat that was designed byMichel Joubert of theJoubert-Nivelt design firm, as acruiser and first built in 1974.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The design was built byJeanneau and also byGibert 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]
The Gin Fizz 37 is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. It has amasthead sloop rig or optionalketch rig, with a deck-stepped mast, two sets of straightspreaders andaluminum spars withstainless steel wire rigging. The hull has araked stem, areverse transom, askeg-mountedrudder controlled by awheel and a fixed swept finkeel. 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 BritishPerkins Engines 4-108diesel 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. Thegalley is located on the starboard side at thecompanionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove, anice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the port side. Thehead 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 symmetricalspinnaker of 1,184 sq ft (110.0 m2).[1][2][3]
The design has ahull speed of 7.34 kn (13.59 km/h).[2][3]
In a 2007 review forSailing 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 inBlue 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]