Built by Gulliver Sail, the Gulliver 57 is a 18-metre sailboat designed by Marc Lombard in cooperation with Alessandro Valenti, who took care of both interiors and deck. The project started with Carlo Gullotta, a Milan-based accountant with a great passion for the sea, who conceived “his” ideal sailboat to sail all around the world: in short, a practical, fast and safe boat suitable for long circumnavigations, long-range cruises and offshore regattas.
The extensive use of aluminium – a material whose resistance and reliability are highly appreciated by globetrotters – contributed to obtain a total weight of just 15.6 tons. Furthermore, the lifting keel made draft drop from 3.5 to 1.70 metres, which enables this boat to enter a greater number of ports and bays. Double rudder blade was necessary to both contain draft and guarantee steerability: because of the aft length of the Gulliver 57, in fact, just a few angles of list are
The general profile of the hull modernizes another creature designed by Marco
The great balance between the dark hull and some orange elements, including the bowsprit and rudder handrails, makes the general look of this boat even more attractive.
The narrow extended high-efficiency sail plan features no juxtaposition between the fore and the main sail. Jib sheet rails are positioned on the deckhouse in order not to obstruct side-decks. The total area measures 196 square metres (white sails), plus additional 295 square metres of gennaker.
All riggings are located in the cockpit that, even if it shows off
Below deck, the visual impact is the same provoked by the above-mentioned Cigale 16. The space underneath the cockpit, in fact, accommodates a comfortable dinette that benefits from the above-mentioned six windows. Despite its limited height, the total 30 square metres of this area make it a pleasant cozy environment. Two seats of the dinner table can even be converted into as many berths. Design is minimal and wood has just a decorative function: in practice, it frames all furnishings and triumphs only in the dinner table.
Amidships, the long chart table (2.5 m) positioned on the left side
Special attention was paid to daily needs. Particularly beautiful, for example, is the compartment designed to stowage wet boots in the bathroom, cleverly hidden by a pivoting plan positioned, of course, next to hanging raincoats.
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