2014 Gunboat 55

A proven performer designed for fast family cruising; VANDAL offers her next owner the best owner-operator performance cruising platform ever built. 

VANDAL features an unmatched combination of easy single-handed sailing, true Gunboat high-performance speed and agility, and the latest in elegant luxury and bold style. Whether tearing down the bay with family and friends, or settling in for a 250+ mile/day Pacific crossing, VANDAL is the fun and confidence-inspiring adventure platform you have been searching for.
Built in the USA, VANDAL was born to sail long distances quickly and safely, and to be the ultimate entertainment and adventure platform upon arrival.  Her revolutionary cockpit - galley - salon area seamlessly integrates sailing and living into one large, protected, light-filled experience, where one can trim and douse sails in weather.  Her airy, social, galley-up design makes serving pina coladas, hanging with friends and loved ones, and meal prep a pleasure, ensuring she is the life of the party in every beautiful anchorage she finds. In the port aft hull there is her extensive pantry storage and additional full-height fridge and freezer to keep the crew well-nourished before retiring to the three generous and boldly-styled queen+ staterooms to rest up for the next day’s adventures.

In addition to her Gunboat pedigree, VANDAL sports significant post-construction upgrades to her reinforced rig, improved bearing and tie bar steering, and solar power array.  These substantial improvements, undertaken with Gunboat at Newport Shipyard, incorporated the best practices and hard-won knowledge of 20 years of Gunboat owners and crew to create an intelligent, bullet-proof, blue water performance cruiser unlike anything on the market.
VANDAL is ready for her next adventure!

A simple lightweight, high-tech 57ft performance cruising catamaran designed to be simple with minimal maintenance easy for an owner operator. 
Ideally suited for; World cruising by a couple with occasional guest, Day sailing, picnicking & entertaining. Sabbatical Cruising. 
Main living space has maximum area with no bulkheads dividing the salon, galley, and living area.

This Gunboat has performance keels for safe fast cruising without the risk damaging centerboards while providing nearly same upwind performance with similar surface area as center boards. Build in 100% carbon fiber it is super strong and light. The Gunboat 55 model is 57ft LOA.  Easy to sail self-tacking jib.

3 cabins, 2 head layout, with desirable galley-up in main salon area. 
Easily sail at 14 kts to 21kts reaching.   Sail 250 miles per day for fast short-handed cruising.
Loaded with all typical cruising amenities, lithium batteries, solar, A/C, generator, water-maker, electric winches, loads of cool storage, electric winches, large inventory of spares, AIS, Radar, B&G electronics.
New bottom paint Feb 2023.  Out-of-water bottom survey completed Feb 2023 with thermography imaging in report with no issues. 

Layout & Accommodations
Head room in cabins 6’5”
Berths Queen size 61”X 80”
3 cabins, 2 head layout
(2) 16,000 BTU Cruisair Air Conditioning System
(4) 24v Fans
Washer/Dryer Splendid 110V port aft hull
Loads of storage and lots of spares.
Storage for sails in bows through fwd shower compartments
Electric toilets

Galley
Corian counter tops
Double Stainless sink
Miele Propane stove and oven
Thermador Microwave oven
180 BTX Virtifrigo under counter dual drawer refrigerator
In port hull aft pantry
(1) DW360 Fridge
(2) Freezer drawers

Deck & Equipment
40” Carbon Fiber sculptured race boat steering wheel
Flush deck hatches
24V Windlass
Rocna 33kg anchor with 150ft anchor chain
Teak cockpit floor
New Aquatraction decking Oct 2023
2-carbon fiber dinghy davits with lift controls
Carbon Fiber longeron below forestay with composite anchor rollers and chain conduit
Transom Boards
Fenders and dock lines
SeaSmart Folding flush deck cleats

Electronics & Navigation
Fusion IP 700i with Sirius Stereo with 4 speakers
B&G Zeus Navigation electronics
12” color plotter
24 Mile Radar
Dept/Speed
Autopilot
VHF V-90 with Remote
2 Repeaters
Compass
B&G Hercules H500 Performance Package
(2) 5000 graphic displays
(2) 5000 Race displays
BEP Czone monitoring switching plex system
1. Can bus system for house loads 12 VDC and 24 VDC
2.Touch screen control
3.Tank monitors for fuel, water, waste
4.Bilge pump controls

Electrical, Power & Plumbing
2700 Watt Solar panels
Lithium batteries with total 760 amps, 4 separate house batteries
All circuits are 110V, 60 Hz, and 24/12V DC
All lights LED
Water Maker- Spectra Catalina 24V 300 gal per day
(2) 27 gal holding tanks
(2) 10 gal holding tanks
50 Amp shore power cord
Galvanic Isolator
(2) Mastervolt 100 amp 24v battery charger
(2) Mastervolt Mass Combi 2.5 kw Invertors

Engine & Mechanical
Yanmar Engine hours 1168
Oil, and filter and belt change Nov 2023
24 V Balmar Alternator
Generator 10 KW 110V, 60 Hz, Phasor Hrs 2676
Racor filters

Sails & Rigging
1. Main- New Doyle square-top mainsail, Nov 2023 made of black Stratis 117 SqM, carbon & technora with 3 Reef points $36,000
2. Furling spinnaker- New Doyle A5 A-symmetrical spinnaker, Nov 2023, 274 SqM made from CZ60 Silver and CZ 90 Silver. $18,000. With new torsion furling cable $6000.
3. Storm sail -North Sails, 2014 like new.
4. Spinnaker – North Sails, Pink color, 2014 lightly used, in good condition
5. Solent North Sails Size 40 SqM
Upgraded furlers
Sail area 2025 sqft

Rigging
New Running rigging 2023
a. Both tack lines
b. 3 reef lines
c. Main sheet
d. Main Halyard
All Harken hardware
2 Harken 60 Performa 3 speed self-tailing electric winches
Aramid standing rigging NEW in 2018
Hall Spars carbon fiber mast NEW 2018. The original mast was determined to be under spec and was replaced with the same size mast only stronger and added check stays, and additional head stay. Carbon spreaders
Canoe Boom T600 made of Carbon Fiber
Self-tacking jib with 2:1 sheet
Flatwinder Harken ball bearing electric traveler

Additional Information
Hull compounded and waxed Oct 2023
Exclusions:
Dinghy and outboard not included
KVH Satellite system not operational