GEM 550
Fractional Sloop • Swing Keel • Built 1976
Dimensions
- LOA
- 18.04 ft
- LWL
- 16.67 ft
- Beam
- 7.91 ft
- Max Draft
- 3.28 ft
- Min Draft
- 0.75 ft
- Displacement
- 1,146 lbs
- Ballast
- 397 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 3.02 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 29.1
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 110
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 34.6%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 199 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Swing Keel
- Rig Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1976
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- 40
Notes:
Originaly designed as a European IOR Micro Tonner, but has become most popular in Australia where it is was still built, at least, until 2003.
John Stockton
Central Boating Services
10 Jenkins St
Birkenhead
Port Adelaide SA
(08) 8242 0066