JEAN GAB

cutter, 1930

plan André Mauric

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Historical boat, built in 1930 in Marseilles, designed by André Mauric, who also designed France I and II (America's Cup), Pen Duick VI, Kritter VII, Calypso and Alcyone (Jacques Cousteau).

The first owner was Jean Gabriel Daragnes, "fauve" painter. Currently the owner is StudioMare, the research society which founded Ischia Dolphin Project.

Restoration: 2000 Atelier Polynautic, Gruissan, Aude, France.

Ai piedi dei "jardins du Pharo" nei cantieri di Marsiglia, Jan Gab, issato il gran pavese, è printo per il varo. Andrè Mauric è sul ponte.

technical characteristics

Port of registry: Nice, France
Flag: French
Owner: StudioMare
Designer: Andrè Mauric
Builder: Charles Baudouin
Navy yard: Grossi, Marseille
Launched:1930
LOA:17.70 m
Deck lenght: 16.50 m
Beam: 4.50 m
Draft: 2.50 m
Mast: 22.50 m
Displacement: 22 t
Motorisation: 145 HP diesel Iveco Aifo
Sail surface: 160 mq
Beds: 10
Inflatable boat Marshal 4,m
Outboard motor Johnson 25 cv.
navigation control NKE (loch speedo)
anemometer Penn Lann
echosounder Eagle Supra Pro
GPS Magellan Nav 1200
VHF Sailor
Automatic Pilot Star Pilot hydraulic

Jean Gab nella rada di Sanary, dove il mare sollevato dal Mistral è spesso impegnativo, veleggia al gran lasco. Le scotte delle vele sono regolate a mano, infatti all'epoca non esistevano ancora i whinches e cazzare le scotte non doveva essere facile.

The space inside is divided into a kitchen with a table and large windows, a sleeping room for six people (accommodation in berth), a gent toile and a ladies one (with cold water), a changing room, a room and a bathroom reserved to the crew and on the bow the "sailor cabin" with two/three (with a child) places.

Sometimes in the sleeping room there could be people of the two sexes. There is an outside shower onboard, powered by sun, with an additional shower at the local port (hot water).

Life onboard and sail is a choice: simple, communal and ecocompatible lifestyle, conserving energy and resources.

research equipment

Stereo hydrophonic arrays (range 3Hz-32kHz)
DAT recorder Sony TCD- D100 DAT
Underwater loud speaker
Underwater camera Panasonic CCD Camera WV-KS152
video recorder BETACAM SP Sony
Videocamera Canon XL 1s obiettivo zoom 16x (XL 5.5-88mm IS II)
Videoregistratore BETACAM SP Sony.
Videocamera Sony DCR-PC110E plus
Videocamera Sony DCR-PC7E
Underwater case for DCR-PC7E Sony
Colour monitor Roadstar
Videocamera Sony Hi8 CCD-TR780E
Digital camera Canon Eos 10D digital auto-focus (pixel 6.30 megapixel, 3088 x 2056)
Telephoto zoom lens 100-400mm F4.5-56L Image Stabilizer, Ultrasonic Motor
Laptop Toshiba Satellite pentium 4

thanks to Karin Theimann