With each new series, our designs incorporate the hardwon lessons from each prior series and customer. View compiled media consisting of videos and photo galleries of gunboat highperformance, cruising catamarans. New and used technical specifications gunboat 55 gunboat. Tell us about your decision making leading up to the trip. 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. The third of the 55 series, toccata is living up to her moniker. The new gunboat transoms will keeps seas out, and you safe.
When the player earns a second lieutenants bar, the game moves on to battle the drug kingpins of colombia. News keep up on gunboat cruising catamarans latest news. Yachting world tests the new gunboat 55 arguably the coolest, most versatile fast cruising cat in the world. The breathtaking gunboat 55, toccata, has just completed her first caribbean season. Seems there are some gb insiders here so if anybody can fill in the blanks, id appreciate it. Five months after it was abandoned, the hapag lloyd container ship, chicago express, has spotted the gunboat 55 catamaran, rainmaker. The game starts out in vietnam during the vietnam war. Catana 47 from 2010 4 cabins 2 bathrooms inn perfect condition enable for september 2020 lying. But the gunboat 55 takes cool to a whole new level. The hsy55class gunboat is a class of naval vessel designed by the hellenic navy and built. Jan 30, 2012 the nigel irens designed gunboat 55 s mould being cut by mouldcams 5 axis cnc machine in rhode island.
It only works locally without going through the server. A gunboat is a small ship which has several large guns fixed on it. In the later 19th century and early 20th century, gunboat was the common name for smaller armed vessels. 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.
Derived from the italian word toccare, meaning to touch, toccata is defined as a piece of music featuring fastmoving, lightly fingered or otherwise virtuosic passages. New and used technical specifications gunboat 66 gunboat. 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. Gunboat set out 15 years ago to launch the fastest, safest cruising catamaran ever conceived. The library of congress generally does not own rights to material in its collections and, therefore, cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. This class of ship uses the modular concept so that weapons and sensors can be changed as required. Gunboat manual, pc doc gunboat is a combat simulator of patrol boat riverine pbr. Adobe acrobat reader dc software is the free global standard for reliably viewing, printing, and commenting on pdf documents. Jun 18, 2015 after five months, an abandoned catamaran has been sighted by a passing container ship. When the original gunboat launched, it pioneered a new high performance.
Its the only pdf viewer that can open and interact with all types of pdf content, including. Gunboat definition and meaning collins english dictionary. The first pair was ordered on 20 february 1990, but. Sailboat and sailing yacht searchable database with more than 8,000 sailboats from around the world including sailboat photos and drawings. The nigel irens designed gunboat 55 s mould being cut by mouldcams 5 axis cnc machine in rhode island. Jeanneau 57, 2011 yacht sailboat for sale in california by. Peter tells me he finally grew weary of tales of gunboat owners banging up boards and more during groundings and has become a centerboard evangelist. Light, fast and exquisitely executed, the hh55 is a unique cruising cat that an experienced couple can sail with confidence.
The gunboat class hsy 55 is a class of naval vessel designed by the hellenic navy and built by hellenic shipyards hsy. Oct 02, 20 the gunboat 60 unequivocally proves that luxurious cruising cats neednt be ugly. Try as i might i cant think of another boat that comes close to her as a pinup. The first gunboat 55 catamaran rainmaker dismasts and is. The gunboat 57 was born from the ashes of the previous gunboat company. Pdf viewer online reads files without uploading the file to any servers. 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 gunboat 55 took home a boat of the year prize for both sailing world and cruising world.
In the gunboat range, the all new gunboat 68 will replace the gunboat 66, formerly constructed by the hudson group, and then complete the gunboat 57. Pdf online viewer, reader is a free online tool that allows you to view pdf, doc, xls, ppt files directly in your web browser. The 55, built in wanchese, north carolina, features one large open space combining the saloon and the cockpit. The story of the gunboat 55 sailing multihull, rainmaker, is like something you would experience only in the movies.
The story behind the dismasting of the gunboat 55 ocean of news. Irens has given her a graceful reverse sheer line, an upright but stylish deckhouse, and reverse stems. Rainmaker is currently at the multihull centre in cornwall, england, ready to head into her refit. High performance, allcarbon, world cruising catamarans. The gunboat 55 has been crowned cruising worlds 2015 domestic boat of. These vessels are similar in appearance to gunboats class osprey 55. 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. Sailboat show in annapolis last year, are replicated in the gunboat 55, a slightly smaller package that makes an equally bold styling statement. 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. Sailing solo across the pacific ocean hawaii to the marshall islands 21 days alone at sea duration. The standard layout has a queensize cabin in each hull, and theres an option to add a third. Gunboat is the worlds premier highperformance cruising catamaran with high luxury features. 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.
Gunboat 62 cucu belle page 6 of 6 disclaimer the company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the. Nov 20, 2015 im a potential gb customer and have been gathering a list of the boats theyve built and when so i can keep track of whats available and how theyre doing. And now, its connected to the adobe document cloud. Recent examples on the web he was once chased across the gulf of mexico by law enforcement personnel in gunboats while trying to photograph brad pitt and jennifer aniston on vacation. Derelict gunboat 55, rainmaker, spotted adrift off cape. Peter johnstone, gunboat technical details of the gunboat 55. Walkthrough of a 2016 lagoon 620 catamaran for sale double vision part 1 exterior duration. Jeanneau sailboat, power boats, yachts, trimarans and bali catamarans.
Adobe acrobat reader dc download free pdf viewer for. She is a curvaceous yet fiery, muscular yet elegant design, drawn by the godfather of lightweight multihulls, nigel irens. In race mode, the two trimmerspit crew have a comfortable standing position, with full view of the headsails. The gunboat 55 won unprecedented awards and accolades. 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.
Fifteen years on, gunboat still writes the script for multihull materials technology. The first new gunboat 55, rainmaker, dismasted on 30 january 200 miles southeast of cape hatteras. May 16, 2012 gunboat opened its new catamaran production facility in wanchese friday evening. Gunboat 55 rainmaker dismasted and rescue updates spinsheet. The yards first project is the nigel irens designed gunboat 55. The new gunboat 65 and 72 feature a salon that can be opened front and back, or fully enclosed. Jun 17, 2015 gunboat 55 rainmaker dismasted and rescue updates posted june 17, 2015 update 192017. Once you sail with such a layout, you will never go back to a traditional salon. The new gunboat 55 catamaran is designed for the way we sail. Sep 24, 2014 get there fast and in style on this newest offering from gunboat.
Gunboat founder peter johnstone talks about the revolutionary gunboat 55. 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. Recently, cw associate editor jen brett had the opportunity to check out the new gunboat factory in wanchese, nc, on pamlico sound to see just what goes into producing this very cool carbonfiber catamaran. See the latest catamaran sailboat boats from the gunboat shipyard. 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.
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. Before we even talk about the boat, lets talk about the weather. Conceived by gunboat s founder and ceo peter johnstone and designed by legendary british multihull designer nigel irens, the 55 is something entirely new in the gunboat line. These bows may seem like an affectation on a cruising yacht, but their fine sections pierce the waves and allow the hulls to shed water if they bury. Home gunboat luxury, highperformance, cruising catamaran. Offering the best selection of gunboat to choose from. 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. Gunboat definition of gunboat by the free dictionary. The first gunboat 55, rainmaker dismasted 200 miles off the carolina coast, her crew rescued by a uscg helicopter. She was 36 hours into a passage from the gunboat yard in north carolina to st martin in the. 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. Gunboat 57 vaivai has been reengineered from the original 55 series and.
In the space of 15 years the luxurious gunboat cats have gained something of a. Gunboat 55 series of high tech, high performance cruising cats that are being built in gunboat s relatively new factory in wanchese, north carolina. This interview realized by sailing anarchy explain us the details. The future gunboat 68 is the first model developed by the american shipyard, since its takeover by the french group grand large yachting, after its bankruptcy. Gunboat s 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. Gunboat 55 series of high tech, high performance cruising cats that are being built in gunboats relatively. 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. A firstclass petty officer who serves as boat captain and pilot a gunners mate, who controls the forward guns an engine man, who takes care of the engines and serves as midship gunner. 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. Johnstone created the hightech fast cruising cat niche back in 2000. List of all gunboats built multihull anarchy sailing. Gunboat definition is an armed ship of shallow draft.