⛵ Sailboat

Gibbs Boat Co. (USA)

Founded by Richard Gibbs (1929-2009), probably around the late 1950's? (Gibbs became a sailing luminary partly because of his later partnership with Rod Macalpine-Downie and the boats they designed for Chrysler Corp.))

Gibbs Boat Company was located near Toledo Ohio. They specialized in small one-design racing sailboats, and later, a premier builder of catamarans.

The company also had their own sail loft on the premises.

It was destroyed by fire in 1961 and then re-established at La Salle, Michigan.

Purchased by MFG Corp. (SailMFG) in the 1970's.

Boats (4)

Name LOA (ft) First Built Last Built Rig
DINGO 15 14.92 1963 — Cat (rotating spar)
PHOENIX 18 18 1964 — Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar)
RHODES BANTAM 14 1945 — Fractional Sloop
SHARK CATAMARAN 20 1963 — Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar)