With a V bottom and hard chine she is stiff and easy to build. While 

 not a typical planing boat, she will plane on a reach when conditions are 

 right. Her principal attribute is a very low cost for a boat of her size. 

 Another attribute is a live, active association— the International Geary 18 

 Yacht Racing Association. The Secretary is Larry K. Shorett (P. O. Box 

 116, Main Post Office, Seattle 11, Wash.). Leading builders include Varal- 

 yay Boat Works (1868 W. 166th, Gardena, Calif.), fiber-glass hulls; Sul- 

 livan Hardwood Lumber Company (703 W. F St., San Diego 1, Calif.). 

 Delta International (14th and Franklin Sts., Oakland, Calif.) imports 

 boats. Construction is cedar plank, plywood, or fiber glass. Price is $1000 

 to $1500 new, $300 to $500 used; kits are $500 to $600. 



VITAL statistics: L.O.A. i8'; waterline approx. i5'6"; beam 5V; 

 draft without centerboard 6", with C.B. 3'9''; sail area 157% sq. ft. (no 

 spinnaker); weight 525 lbs. minimum; trailable; racing crew, two. 



GEMINI. Photo by C. Alan Merry, courtesy Cape Cod Shipbuilding Co. 

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