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Volume 29
Number 9
May 1, 2003

Gemini 105Mc

This is the third version of an already thoughtful design that Tony Smith has been tweaking for years. It's a spacious, stable platform for a fast-cruising couple.

Tony Smith's most recent design is the third iteration of a 34-foot catamaran that his company, Performance Cruising, Inc., of Annapolis, first introduced to the American market in the 1990s. The result of Smith's continued tinkering, the 105Mc, is, he says faster than the original. Since this is our first review of the Gemini cat in any version, we can't compare. But we can report that this boat is fast for a cruising catamaran. It's also evidence that when a builder is willing to incorporate new and sometimes expensive ideas in design development, the results can be worth the investment. …

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