1990 Gib Sea 522, NOK 790.000,-

ABOUT GIB'SEA
Gib’Sea is a well-established French sailing yacht brand with a long tradition of building sturdy, comfortable and seaworthy cruising yachts. The shipyard, Gilbert Marine, was founded in 1972 by Olivier Gibert, who had close ties to the Jeanneau family. This helped Gib’Sea establish itself early on as a quality builder in the French sailing yacht industry, with a focus on practical solutions, good sailing performance and a high level of onboard comfort.

Over several decades, Gib’Sea earned a strong reputation among sailors who value safety, quality and functionality. Its yachts are known for their spacious interiors, robust construction and well-balanced sailing characteristics, making them well suited to both family coastal cruising and longer offshore passages.

In 1996, Gilbert Marine was acquired by Dufour Yachts, one of France’s most respected sailing yacht manufacturers. Several Gib’Sea models therefore continued the tradition associated with two of the most respected names in French yacht building: Jeanneau and Dufour. This has helped Gib’Sea remain a sought-after brand among sailors looking for quality, comfort and excellent value for money.

ABOUT THE GIB'SEA 522
The Gib’Sea 522 is the flagship of the range — an elegant and impressive 52-foot bluewater cruiser designed for comfortable and safe sailing over long distances. With its solid hull, classic lines and well-thought-out design, it embodies many of the qualities that have earned the Gib’Sea name respect among long-distance sailors worldwide.

The yacht combines good sailing performance with a high level of onboard comfort and generous storage capacity. Large water and fuel tanks, spacious cabins and inviting living areas make it suitable both for extended cruising and as a comfortable home for longer periods aboard. Its robust construction and reassuring motion at sea provide a sailing experience that inspires confidence on coastal trips as well as major ocean crossings.

The Gib’Sea 522 was designed by the renowned French naval architects Michel Joubert and Bernard Nivelt and built by Gilbert Marine in France. The model was launched in 1986 and developed as a large, sturdy bluewater cruiser, with an emphasis on seaworthiness, comfort and long-distance sailing. Joubert and Nivelt were responsible for a number of successful Gib’Sea models, and the 522 represents one of the highlights of this period in Gib’Sea’s history.

Joubert and Nivelt were a respected French design partnership based in La Rochelle. They designed a number of well-known sailing yachts and had an extensive working relationship with Gilbert Marine. The 522 was among the largest and most extensively equipped cruising yachts they designed for Gib’Sea.
The current owner has owned the yacht since 2011. There have been three previous owners.

LAYOUT
The Gib’Sea 522 has a very spacious and practical layout, well suited to both long-distance cruising and extended stays aboard. The yacht has five cabins with a total of 10 berths, as well as three bathrooms with showers.

The large saloon offers comfortable seating for around 10 people, with additional seating at the chart table. The spacious and practical galley is well equipped with a three-burner cooker, oven and gas alarm, providing a good working environment even while underway.

SEAKEEPING AND PERFORMANCE
The Gib’Sea 522 is a classic, robust bluewater cruiser designed with comfort and safety on longer passages in mind. Its substantial, well-proportioned hull provides a comfortable motion at sea, along with generous interior space and ample load-carrying capacity.

The combination of size, stability and good sailing characteristics makes the 522 well suited to coastal cruising, extended voyages and ocean crossings.

SAILS AND EQUIPMENT
The yacht comes with a 96 m² genoa and a 54 m² mainsail. This generous sail area provides good potential for efficient performance in moderate winds, while retaining the dependable and predictable sailing characteristics for which the Gib’Sea 522 is known.

The yacht is also equipped with no fewer than 14 winches. Some maintenance, including servicing and lubrication, is recommended. Some of the winches have faults with their self-tailing mechanisms.

The rig was inspected by Southern Cross Spars approximately 10 years ago.

ENGINE
The yacht is powered by an 80 hp Perkins 4.236 diesel engine. This is a proven and robust engine that provides a good power reserve for a yacht of this size, both when manoeuvring in harbour and when motoring over longer distances.

The Perkins 4.236 is known for its reliability and straightforward, well-established design, making it well suited to the type of long-distance cruising for which the Gib’Sea 522 was built.

The engine has been regularly maintained and has recorded 8,051 hours, according to the engine-hour meter.

LOCATION AND VIEWING
The yacht is currently located in Oslo and is ready for viewing and handover.
For further information or to arrange a viewing, please contact:
Tor Hjelle
Tel: +47 940 11 587
Mail: tor @ akeryachts.no

** EQUIPEMNT**

NAVIGATION

• Garmin 4010 chartplotter, 10.4" (2011). Display replaced three years ago.
• Furuno radar with GaAs FET front end and four-tone daylight display.
• AP-300 autopilot (Robertson/Simrad).
• Raymarine knotmeter.
• Raymarine depth sounder.
• Raymarine wind instrument (not working).

SAFETY

• FELL engine kill switch.
• Bruce anchors: 30 kg + 10 kg.
• 50 metres of anchor chain.
• Bow-mounted electric windlass.
• Fixed-mount Sailor VHF radio.
• Portable Icom IC-M91D VHF radio.
• BEP gas alarm with two sensors.
• Automatic bilge pumps (the engine-room pump is configured for manual operation).
• GME Accusat EPIRB emergency beacon; battery replacement and reprogramming may be required.

ENGINE AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT

• Perkins 4.236 diesel engine, 80 hp. Engine hours: 8,051.

- New engine start batteries, May 2026.
- New starter motor installed in 2026.

• Sleipner bow thruster, installed in 2012.

- New bow thruster motor installed in 2023.
- Remote control for bow thruster; stated thrust approximately 115 kgf.
- New bow thruster batteries, May 2026.

• Six new zinc anodes on the keel, two on the propeller shaft and one on the propeller. Hull cleaned and hand-polished in June 2026.
• Engine oil, oil filter and diesel filter changed annually; last serviced in 2025.
• Diesel lift pump overhauled in 2021.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

• 12 V engine starting system: one bank of two batteries, approximately 100 Ah each (2026).
• 24 V domestic electrical system: three banks, each consisting of two batteries of approximately 100 Ah each (2021–2024).
• Bow thruster batteries: one bank of two 180 Ah batteries.
• Waeco PerfectCharge IU 404A, 24 V charger for bow thruster batteries.
• Quick Professional 650, 24 V / 35 A SBC switch-mode battery charger for domestic batteries.
• Electronic monitoring of the electrical system:

- Smartboard One (Sensar Marine).

• Electronic level monitoring of the diesel and fresh water tanks via float sensors.

SAILS AND RIGGING

• Genoa, 96 m² — serviced 6–8 years ago.
• Mainsail, 54 m² — serviced 6–8 years ago.
• 14 winches.
• Heavy-duty Harken Barbarossa winches for the genoa sails (listed as “84” winches in the original specification).
• Wind instrument — not working.
• Rig inspection by Southern Cross approximately 10 years ago.

OTHER EQUIPMENT

• 5 kW Eberspächer diesel heater.
• ENO three-burner cooker with oven (2022).
• Two large refrigerated coolers with separate cooling units, Isotherm Classic Compact.
• Wilfa Ice-12 S ice maker.
• Two Jabsco Silent electric toilets: one aft using fresh water and one forward on the starboard side using seawater; both connected to holding tanks.
• One Jabsco manual toilet, not connected to a holding tank.
• Jabsco pressurised fresh water pump.
• West inflatable dinghy.
• Torqeedo 1003 electric outboard motor.
• Assorted tools and spare parts.
• Winter cover with supporting frame. Four sections with zips and Velcro fastenings, custom-made by Gran Seil.

TANK CAPACITIES

• Diesel: approximately 500 litres.
• Fresh water: approximately 400 litres.
• Hot water: 40 litres.
• Grey water: approximately 200 litres.
• Holding tanks: 2 × 80 litres.