The Gib'Sea 76 was designed for Gibert Marine by Groupe Graal, and was offered with fin, twin keel or drop keel options. Billy has the bilge keels which make her very useable around the Solent. She has quite a sporty appearance, with distinctive smoked perspex "wrap-over" side windows, and has a good sailing performance for her size. The design has an open-plan saloon which makes the most of the interior volume, and manages to fit in a usable aft cabin and separate heads into an overall length of under 27 ft. The design was built from from around 1984 to 1990, as a replace... read more

This pocket-sized family cruiser has a lot going for her. Good sailing performance for her size, and the owner says she handles well with most of her lines leading aft to make solo or shorthanded sailing easy. Her distinctive smoked Perspex side windows give her a sporty appearance as well as plenty of light below and she has an uncluttered, easy to move around deck. Down below the carefully thought out internal design makes maximum use of her interior volume. The open plan saloon has a light and airy feel with a double berth in the forward section and two singles in the saloon when... read more