May 13th, 2019
Rolling a Gunboat out of the paint shed marks one of the most exciting build milestones! The dramatic visual impact is a reward to the build team and an announcement to the rest of the world that another Gunboat 68 is soon to launch. Gunboat 6802 is a custom shade of blue-gray, and we can’t wait to see how the blue skies and turquoise waters bring out these hues!
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Just because an extremely quick multihull sailor decides to spend some time checking out the cruising lifestyle does not mean for a moment that they have any intention of slowing down... "The owner of the third 68 launched is an international businessman with a wealth of offshore and inshore racing experience including the Mini-Transat and [...]
La Grande-Motte France Gunboat is pleased to invite guests to our headquarters in La Grande-Motte, France, for an exclusive look at our factory and the most recently launched Gunboat 68! This Private Boat Show will be held from September 5th-13th, 2020 to allow prospective owners an intimate look at the finished product as well as [...]
Newport, RI Hold onto your hats! Here's a little video coming off of Gunboat 62 TRIBE from a sunny Saturday spectating the M32 regatta and lining up with our friends on Convexity on the way in. Nothing says 'freedom' this summer like a Gunboatload of friends and some fast, fun sailing! Video: You never forget [...]
La Grande-Motte France Commissioning of 6803 continued over the weekend, and we welcomed the owners for their first sail with some particularly satisfying news – the final weighing of SEA TILT came in just below the design weight! For Gunboat this is further validation of the consistency of our build and quality control process, with [...]
La Grande-Motte France Born for adventures SEA TILT moved straight into sea trials. Commissioning progressed quickly from basic equipment checks and hoisting sails for the first time to load testing, and the sea trials crew were rewarded with thoroughbred performance. Gunboat COO William Jelbert gives us some specifics from the first two days. "Saturday we [...]
La Grande-Motte France Performance sailors with cruising dreams: Imagine the anticipation that builds during the construction of your semi-custom, world-cruising performance catamaran from the time you begin making plans through the 18-month build... Today we splashed Gunboat 6803 and she was officially christened SEA TILT! With the Gunboat 68, each owner gets to "set the [...]
La Grande-Motte France Spirits were high at the Gunboat factory as we launched the third Gunboat 68 of the series! This launch carried particular significance as a marker of adaptability beyond the typical call of duty, even for yacht building. Gunboat Managing Partner, Benoit Lebizay explains, "Completing 6803 in the current environment definitely was not [...]
The Gunboat factory has been bustling with productivity ahead of a highly anticipated moment - we'll be launching another spectacular Gunboat 68 from our factory NEXT WEEK! This short video below sets the stage for the upcoming events and gives a sense of our location in La Grande-Motte, France - something we realize is very [...]
Today would have been the start to the 51st Newport Bermuda Race, and the race organizers invited past participants to share favorite memories from the past 50 editions. For Gunboat the 2018 edition stands alone, when three Gunboats stepped up as the first-ever multihulls to take place in this iconic offshore challenge! 2018 marked the [...]
