Bay Breeze is a new authorized dealer for Gemini Catamarans.
The new 2012 Gemini 105Mc (34′)
- 14′ beam fits in a standard marina slip
- Retractable centerboards allow for the upwind performance of a monohull
- Accommodations include three private staterooms and an open, airy interior
- Flat, stable sailing that only a catamaran can provide
- Base price starting at $175,000
- Made in the USA for over 27 years!
Factory new and dealer demo boats available.
Contact us today at baybreeze@bbyc.com or 231-941-0535
Download a Gemini Brochure for more details.
Welcome aboard your next cruising sailboat – the Gemini 105Mc
For over 27 years and over 1000 deliveries, we’ve been building, testing, and improving every aspect so that today’s Gemini is at the pinnacle of cruising catamaran design. Her sailing performance is legendary yet still manages to surprise unsuspecting newcomers. The accommodations are spacious, light, and airy so that the term “down below” just doesn’t apply. The deck layout and rig offers a stable, safe, and well-reasoned platform for whatever comes your way. And the ingenuity of lifting centerboards and kick-up rudders will have you sailing through less than 2′ of water. All this and more in a cruising catamaran that can dock in a standard slip or truck across the country.
Specifications
LOA: 33’ 6” |
Sail Area: 690 square feet |
LWL: 31’ 9” |
I: 40’ 6: |
Beam: 14’ |
J: 11’ |
Draft: 18” boards up / 5’ 6” boards down |
P: 36’ |
Displacement: 9100 lbs |
Water: 60 gallons |
Fuel: 38 gallons |
Holding Tank: 18 gallons |
Engine: 27 hp Westerbeke Diesel with lifting Sillette Sonic Sail Drive |
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It All Begins with the Hull Shape
First introduced on the original Gemini 105M, the hull shape of the 105Mc is still revolutionary in the multihull industry. The hulls of the Gemini 105Mc are shallow and shaped much like a “teardrop” which requires little force to move the 105Mc through the water yet it also provides a high load carrying capacity (450 lb per hull per 1″). The bridge deck has 39″ of clearance at the bow. This, combined with the lack of pitching and wave making, translates to a co
mfortable ride with no heeling. The shape has been tested and proven in a wide variety of conditions… surfing down 30′ waves in the mid-Atlantic, sailing to Hawaii, or cruising the Great Lakes.
The Gemini hulls provide many advantages considering their weight and structural rigidity. The entire hull mold is one complete unit including the centerboard cases. This single unit eliminates any secondary bonding down the keel, at the bridge deck or around the centerboard cases making for a far stronger hull. The result is a faster, stronger, and more stable platform that provides excellent sailing performance.
How’s She Sail to Windward?
Throughout the history of the Gemini Catamaran, the centerboards have always been her secret weapon and the reason why she points so well to windward. The lift-able boards provide plenty of ‘grip’ while going to windward yet are easily retractable.
Sailing downwind, the boards are raised thus minimizing drag and maximizing performance. The 105Mc’s centerboards combine the pivoting, kick up cruising convenience of centerboards, with the remarkably efficient shape of dagger boards.
The centerboards in the Gemini 105Mc have an advanced asymmetric shape that lifts the boat to windward with reduced drag. The boards are now molded with closed cell foam, which ensures they will last a lifetime.
The centerboards case has a Plexiglas cover enabling the operator to see whether they are up or down. Centerboards are operated from inside and will easily kick up if the boat is grounded The boards e
xtend 5′ 6″ in the down position and 18″ when up.
The Rig
The 105Mc gets up to speed quickly with her Selden minimal fractional rig with a single adjustable back stay on a 1 ft. crane. This new, efficient, full battened mainsail greatly improves drive due to it’s full roach. One of the advantages of this Dave Beirig designed sail is that it easily passes through the backstay. This rig enables an optional large, lightweight masthead-furling screacher. It is attached 1 ft above the roller genoa and tacks down to a curved track between the bows. The drifter is ideal hard to windward in light airs or off the wind as an asymmetric spinnaker tacked to windward.
Screacher Sail Option
The Gemini 105Mc deck is configured for an anchor pass-through the bowsprit. The optional 200% roller screacher is mounted on a curved track to enable you to pull it to windward for maximum efficiency. This unique system is a cruisers dream ; a spinnaker substitute that can be rolled in and out, as well as a racers option for its ability to be used for upwind work in light air.
The First-Ever Lifting, Underhung Rudder System in a Cruising Catamaran
The rudders on the Gemini 105Mc were actually introduced to the boat in 1994 with the 3400 models. The revolutionary design has been so successful, there has been little need to alter the system. They are mechanically joined through the steering system and will steer the boat at 3′ or 18″ of water without putting any extra load on the helm. In fact, the Gemini exhibits little to no weather helm. Her steering is precise, balanced, and easy. Using two sets of lines, the rudders can be raised or lowered – and automatically raise if and when the boat enters shallow water.
A solid 1 ½” stainless steel post runs through the middle of each rudder making it exceptionally strong. The rudders are very well balanced and easily kick up if they hit the bottom.
Gemini Interior | Refined, Open, Comfortable
Discover the Gemini 105Mc’s expansive interior complete with comfortable dinette seating for six, sleeping room for up to eight, a double-sided work surface in the galley with a front-loading 4 cubic foot refrigerator, a beautiful master cabin with an incredible view, roomy head with separate shower, and much more.
New Design Touch: A Brand New Gemini Interior – Beautifully Appointed for the Ultimate in Form & Function
Perhaps the most important aspect of the Gemini interior is something you won’t even notice right away. The Gemini interior consists of a single, one-piece interior liner that stretches from bow to stern and port to starboard. This single liner provides a clean, uniform interior that keeps the boat light, strong, and contributes towards Gemini’s great sailing performance.
When stepping into the cabin of a Gemini, most sailors are immediately taken with the shear amount of interior volume. A space that is open, light, and airy. The term “down below” just does not apply. To achieve this amount of interior volume on a monohull – the boat would have to be 40′ long!
We’ve outfitted the interior with all the amenities seasoned cruisers want. There’s a double-sided galley that includes a 4 cubic foot front loading AC/DC refrigerator. There’s also plenty of smartly designed storage in each area of the boat that makes for an uncluttered cabin. There are useful touches such as the easily maintained cherry-wood veneer, convertible dining table that can seat 6 or 8 people, just two steps down to the hulls keeps everyone on the same level, an average of 6′ headroom throughout, and a panoramic, forward-facing view from the master bed.
Convertible Cockpit – Ready For Any Conditions – Ready for Any Season
For the latest model Gemini 105Mc, we’ve added a new larger cockpit enclosure system that virtually doubles the amount of space. So what was good before – is now even better. The new enclosure surrounds the entire cockpit in either screening or isinglass (clear plastic). The new enclosure makes entertaining in the cockpit even more enjoyable with additional space and seating areas.
The screening option provides for a “back porch” with protection from biting insects. The isinglass option makes the cockpit into a usable living space even when it’s wet and cold outside. In fact, the optional cabin heater does a great job of distributing heat out to the enclosed cockpit. The new enclosure also offers one more option – a sun cover which extends out over the sides of the cockpit to provide additional shade.
For a limited time, Bay Breeze is offering special incentives for purchasing a new Gemini and “Revenue Guarantees” for placing a Gemini Catamaran in our charter fleet.
Contact us today for pricing information or to schedule a showing!
231.941.0535 - baybreeze@bbyc.com
