Gunboat 55 sail editors november 14, 2014 gunboat has long turned heads with its luxurious, carbon fiber, globalcruising catamarans that have outperformed grand prix monohulls without subjecting their crews or owners to long spells of railmeat duty. The boat is designated as type 55a 55 jia xing, 55. Ive long been a fan of gunboats forward cockpit and inside helm. The first chapter in the gunboat story was set in south africa at. Two ships were ordered by greece in march 1988 and built by hellenic shipyards. Gunboats spike abram together with anna abram share some great tips from 8 years of running the gunboat 62 tribe. Navy ship named for the capital of the state of maryland and the location of the u.
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Sailboat show in annapolis last year, are replicated in the gunboat 55, a slightly smaller package that makes an equally bold styling statement. May 12, 2015 the gunboat 55 takes cool to a whole new level. The new gunboat transoms will keeps seas out, and you safe. The osprey 55 class gunboat is a danishdesigned class of naval ship currently in service in the hellenic navy and royal moroccan navy. Sep 11, 2014 with 11 of the 55 footers and 8 of the chinesebuilt 60footers under contract, cohens gunboat soon will have plenty of company in new york, newport and other ports where sailors are increasingly. Two 20kw electric motors turning propellers on fully retractable drive legs are what keep the boat moving when the sails are down, and these pull power from a large 29kwh lithiumion battery pack. The gunboat 55 took home a boat of the year prize for both sailing world and cruising world. Custom lightweight solbian flexible solar panels on new gunboat 55 catamaran. Hey greenflash, how do you get away with no generator. In the later 19th century and early 20th century, gunboat was the common name for smaller armed vessels. Gunboat set out 15 years ago to launch the fastest, safest cruising catamaran ever conceived.
As the creator of the highperformance world cruising catamaran segment, we have focused exclusively on this segment. The hsy 55 class gunboat is a class of naval vessel designed by the hellenic navy and built by hellenic shipyards hsy. Gunboat 55 rainmaker dismasted and rescue updates spinsheet. The united states sailboat show is the largest inthewater sailboat show in the country, and the 5 mustsee yachts that will be there prove you dont necessarily need to be a billionaire to sail around the world like one. New and used technical specifications gunboat g4 gunboat. Jun 17, 2015 gunboat 55 rainmaker dismasted and rescue updates posted june 17, 2015 update 192017. She is a curvaceous yet fiery, muscular yet elegant design, drawn by the godfather of lightweight multihulls, nigel irens. Gb5505 was removed from the yard to find a new home across the street to be finished by a. Ive chosen a length of about 10 12 with a beam of around 2 12.
The new gunboat 65 and 72 feature a salon that can be opened front and back, or fully enclosed. Gunboat is the worlds premier highperformance cruising catamaran with high luxury features. Gunboats database of weight calculations and results, sail inventories and selection charts, successful design ratios, and catalogs of prior projects is a wealth of information that only gunboat possesses. Long the bestknown builder of folding trimarans in the u. As the united states became a military power in the first decade of the 20th century, the rooseveltian version of gunboat diplomacy, big stick diplomacy, was partially superseded by dollar diplomacy. The fivemember crew elected to abandon the vessel and was evacuated by a coast guard mh60 jayhawk helicopter operating near the. The series was designed on the principles of simplicity, reliability and ease of access, and is perfect for those who enjoy sailing and exploring without crew. The gunboat 55 has been crowned cruising worlds 2015 domestic boat of the year. Interventions in the dominican republic, grenada and panama, by russell crandall is clear and conclusive evidence that this davidson college professor is one of the bright shining stars of latin american studies in the united states. New and used technical specifications gunboat 60 gunboat. As the creator of the highperformance world cruising catamaran segment, we have focused exclusively on. The production hall based festivity was filled with local dignitaries, and supporters of the companys efforts to create jobs for the year round community in the outer banks. Gunboat 66 tiger lily ex gazelle sailing with asym from bermuda to bvi october 2012.
This class of ship uses the modular concept so that weapons and sensors can be changed as required. The series was designed on the principles of simplicity, reliability and ease of access, and is perfect for. Roughly 200 miles off the north carolina coast, the boat dismasted in a severe squall. When the original gunboat launched, it pioneered a new high performance. The shantouclass gunboat was a chinesebuilt gunboat of the peoples republic of chinas peoples liberation army navy. The second ship was laid down on 9 november 1989 and launched on 16 may 1990. Aug 02, 2017 more impressive yet is the gunboat 60s optional cuttingedge powerwave hybrid propulsion system, which recently won a sail best boats systems award. After five months, an abandoned catamaran has been sighted by a passing container ship. Mar 15, 2016 with its chined hulls and wavepiercing bows, the gunboat 55 stands apart from previous models.
Gunboat founder peter johnstone talks about the revolutionary gunboat 55. Peter johnstone, ceo and founder of gunboat, conceived the companys line of comfortable highperformance cruising catamarans backward from the extremes of racing cats. The united states sailboat show is the largest inthewater sailboat show in the country, and the 5 mustsee yachts that will be there prove you dont necessarily. What i would like too see is a, video of the average 55 65 year old couple only. Gunboat 68 page 3 multihull anarchy sailing anarchy forums. The first pair was ordered on 20 february 1990, but completion was delayed by the shipyards financial problems. Oct 02, 20 peter johnstone, ceo and founder of gunboat, conceived the companys line of comfortable highperformance cruising catamarans backward from the extremes of racing cats.
These could be classified, from the smallest to the largest, into river gunboats, river monitors, coastaldefense gunboats such as sms panther, and fullfledged monitors for coastal bombardments. Gunboat diplomacy is considered a form of hegemony. The boat is a converted river steamer with sandbag armor, two decks, some antique cannon, and it will be a sidewheeler. Home gunboat luxury, highperformance, cruising catamaran. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your. The yards first project is the nigel irens designed gunboat 55. The first new gunboat 55, rainmaker, dismasted on 30 january 200 miles southeast of cape hatteras. This is, for many, enough reason to use a free pdf converter to convert from word to pdf. Derelict gunboat 55, rainmaker, spotted adrift off cape. The gunboat 55 video full footage of our test aboard the. Free pdf creator is one of the best software tools for creating pdf files from any windows application. The standard layout has a queensize cabin in each hull, and theres an option to add a third. New and used technical specifications gunboat 55 gunboat. The equation incorporates sadisp 100% fore triangle and displength ratios to create a guide to probable boat performance vs.
The gunboat 55 won unprecedented awards and accolades. Type 52 gunboat was a type of gunboat developed by china for the peoples liberation army navy plan in the early 1950s, and it was the first indigenously developed gunboat in the peoples republic of china prc. The first gunboat 55 catamaran rainmaker dismasts and is. The gunboat 57 was born from the ashes of the previous gunboat company. These vessels are similar in appearance to osprey 55 class gunboat. Yachting world tests the new gunboat 55 arguably the coolest, most versatile fast cruising cat in the world. May 16, 2012 gunboat opened its new catamaran production facility in wanchese friday evening. This years judges, tim murphy, ed sherman and mark schrader, were unanimous in their praise and selection. Large boats such as the heavily armed sultan and melik would be around 15 long. Gunboat 55 over 50 technical specs gunboat 62 over 50 technical specs. Gb5505 was removed from the yard to find a new home across the street to be finished by a whole host of specialists in their respective fields. The first one was laid down on 8 may 1989 and launched on 19 december 1989. The events that followed that tragic day when her mast snapped 400 miles off the coast of north carolina during one of the worst recorded winters in the north atlantic on 30th january 2015 was captured in detail by sailing anarchy in an interview with her captain at the time.
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The publications annual competition is judged by a panel of independent judges. Jan 30, 2012 the nigel irens designed gunboat 55 s mould being cut by mouldcams 5 axis cnc machine in rhode island. Trailblazing the highperformance, luxury cruising catamaran segment since 2002, and stronger than ever backed by grand large yachting. Its main features are print optimization and a fixed formatting that allows pdfs to look exactly the same on any device. High performance, allcarbon, world cruising catamarans. On this gunboat 60 they are controlled with hydraulic rams, so the boards can be set at any depth and angle, with shear pins on the rams so the boards can kick up when they hit something. She was 36 hours into a passage from the gunboat yard in north carolina to st martin in the. For instance, user can create pdf from word, excel, powerpoint, one note, wordpad, and. The gunboat 55 builds upon the success of her earlier sisters, and is the ultimate performance cat for those interested in daysailing and coastal cruising. This years victim, unfortunately, is an awardwinning gunboat 55, hull no. The worlds premier high performance, luxury, cruising catamarans life is too short to sail a slow boat. Just need to install primopdf on your pc, no need to do any setup, this program will create a virtual printer to your pc, then you can generate pdf format files, for example, if you want to. Jun 18, 2015 after five months, an abandoned catamaran has been sighted by a passing container ship.
The new gunboat 65 and 72 feature a salon that can. Gunboat 55 rainmaker dismasted and rescue updates posted june 17, 2015 update 192017. Gunboat opened its new catamaran production facility in wanchese friday evening. Sep 21, 2015 custom lightweight solbian flexible solar panels on new gunboat 55 catamaran. This article was posted on sail magazine november 14, 2014 best boats 2015. The 55, built in wanchese, north carolina, features one large open space combining the saloon and the cockpit.
All this month ive been thinking about where i was a year ago, dangling from a wire beneath a coast guard helicopter many miles offshore with a busted catamaran beneath me. Five months after it was abandoned, the hapag lloyd container ship, chicago express, has spotted the gunboat 55 catamaran, rainmaker. More impressive yet is the gunboat 60s optional cuttingedge powerwave hybrid propulsion system, which recently won a sail best boats systems award. The story of the gunboat 55 sailing multihull, rainmaker, is like something you would experience only in the movies. Gunboats are luxury cats in the sense that their construction is top of the line and they are equipped with the best gear available for. Jan 19, 2016 with the flip, a few heavy duty lawsuits, and a few other predicaments, like a brand new gunboat 55 abandoned at sea last winter, and a crash last fall between the g4 and a magazine photo boat which damaged not only the g4, but the chase boat of photographers it clipped on its way past, the finances of gunboat were in serious question.
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