Gemini Catamarans For Sale

Gemini was founded by Tony Smith and his wife, Sue. Tony’s concept was for a cruising catamaran that would appeal to the masses both in price and function and he achieved exactly that. Between 1980 and 1996 Performance Cruising, the parent company of Gemini, produced over 500 Geminis with 4 different ‘models’. First came the 3100, followed by the 3000, the 3200 and finally the 3400. These boats were all from the same hull and deck molds but with various interior, engine and structural modifications. Construction is conventional with a solid lay-up of fiberglass mat, woven roving and polyester resin used for the hull. The decks are cored with end grain balsa for stiffness. Beginning with the Gemini 3200, a layer of vinylester resin was incorporated in the lay-up schedule of the hull in order to help prevent osmotic blistering.

In 1995, Tony designed a brand new Gemini, the 105M. Built from the ground up and designed using the latest computer modeling programs, the Gemini 105M was tremendously popular with a huge number of hulls built. Beautifully shaped hulls, a sleek deck with a full pilot-house extending all the way to the back of the cockpit.

The Great Recession pushed the company to insolvency and their primary dealer, the Catamaran Company purchased the Performance Cruising’s assets in 2009. They decided to move production to a contract basis with Hunter at their factory in Alachua, Florida producing a new version of the 105M called the Legacy 35. The Legacy 35 was redesigned by Marlow Hunter in consultation with Tony Smith. Changes include fixed keels and twin inboard diesels instead of the central Sillette drive leg. In 2014, they switched production again to Catalina Yachts in Largo, Florida. Current production is a variety of quirky power and sail models in the 35 to 40 foot range.