Gunboat vs Outremer Catamaran Battle!
March 16, 2019 by The Sailing Family | Language: EN Play Time: 00:00:03:55 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
Gunboat vs Outremer – who will win!?!?
It’s not a fair fight. The Gunboat is 66 feet, has 12 foot daggerboards, a much higher mast, larger sail area and carbon fiber reinforced. The Outremer is 51 feet, has 3 foot daggerboards and is made of fiberglass. Let’s not even mention the price difference. But now that Gunboat and Outremer are made by the same company in France (Grand Large), it’s worth discussing how similar they truly are.
Both are designed with performance as THE priority. Comfort is a close second. Price is clearly less of a concern for Gunboat. Both have very narrow hulls, utilize daggerboards to actually sail upwind and choose a larger sail area over a bridge-deck helm seat. Their bows are both extended, moving the center of gravity back and limit bow displacement that would slow the boats down. The only real difference is how much you are willing to pay for exotic weight saving materials and the stiffness associated with Fiberglass (Gunboat!).
So who won? The Gunboat, silly. Of course it won. And it wasn’t really a race, anyway. But still, it was a lot of fun trying to hold the Gunboat off. And I thought you all might enjoy seeing it…
I guess the real question is = which red is nicer?!
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