Gin Fizz
Jeanneau · Joubert/Nivelt · 1980
Updated
The Gin Fizz is a 11.61 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Joubert/Nivelt and built by Jeanneau, first launched in 1980. It races in Class C.
Length
11.61 m
38′ 1″
Beam
3.76 m
Draft
1.89 m
Displacement
7.7 t
Sail area
67 m²
On the podium
Where a Gin Fizz finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
16%
of 134 starts by 5 boats
Wins
1%
Read from 134 starts by 5 boats between 2018 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Gin Fizz was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
"Αγκιστρι 2026"2026- 43ος Ιστιοπλοικος Αγωνας Κορφος ΄262026
- "Νικολαος Σαρικαβαζης 2026"2026
- 6η Regatta Σαρωνικού2026
- 32nd Cyclades Regatta - '262026
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: 9 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
16%
of these races end on the podium
Who she races against
The designs a Gin Fizz actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Gin Fizz has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
4.77
41°
Beam reach
7.86
90°
Broad reach
8.49
135°
Downwind VMG
7.21
170°
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
It does most things without giving much away. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on the beam in a working breeze, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage on a broad reach as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short downwind in a strong breeze, giving away time it never gets back. That is weight that has to be driven rather than released.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.6 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Gin Fizz
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.02 | 4.12 | 4.60 | 4.77 |
| 52° | 4.67 | 6.13 | 6.75 | 6.99 |
| 60° | 4.94 | 6.39 | 7.00 | 7.24 |
| 75° | 5.12 | 6.60 | 7.23 | 7.57 |
| 90° | 5.21 | 6.87 | 7.46 | 7.86 |
| 110° | 5.28 | 7.04 | 7.71 | 8.40 |
| 120° | 5.12 | 6.92 | 7.69 | 8.59 |
| 135° | 4.61 | 6.52 | 7.47 | 8.49 |
| 150° | 3.91 | 5.80 | 7.01 | 7.93 |
| Run VMG | 3.38 | 5.03 | 6.11 | 7.21 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 440 kg.
Rigging
Gin Fizz rig and sail dimensions
A Gin Fizz carries 12.99 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.76 m boom, a forestay 14.46 m above the deck and a 4.64 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 4 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails