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Gem Photo: Graham Wykes |
The GEM was designed and developed to meet the need for a reasonably priced racing oriented family weekender, and to provide performance at a level that falls midway between the popular dinghy classes and the smallest offshore racing yachts.
The GEM 550 Trailer Sailer is a Rob Humphreys European Micro Tonner design that has found a new life in Australia as a popular T/S in several States and Canberra in the past few years.
GEM550 Specifications
| Overall Length | 5.50 m. | |
| Length at Waterline | 5.08 m. | |
| Beam | 2.41 m. | |
| Displacement | 520 kg. | |
| Ballast | 180 kg. | |
| Draft (Keel up) | 0.23 m. | |
| Draft (Keel down) | 1.00 m. | |
| Mast Height | 7.8 m. | |
| Construction | Fibreglass with Balsa core. | |
| Sail Area | 18.5 sq. m. | |
| Main | 10 sq. m. | |
| Genoa | 8.45 sq. m. | |
| Jib | 5.57 sq. m. | |
| Spinnaker | 23 sq m. | |
GEM550 History
| 1970s | Designed under the direction of Rob Humphries. |
| 1980s | Master moulds brought to Australia |
The GEM550
| Web Pages: | GEM550 CyberPort |
| GEM550 Trailer Yacht Owners group | |
| Australian Builder | John
Stockton Central Boating Services 10 Jenkins St Birkenhead, Port Adelaide SA phone: (08) 8242 0066 gemyachts@bigpond.com |
Clubs Sailing the GEM 550
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