2001 J Boats J80 J80 J 80 J-80 The J80 is the only boat in its class.

J80 offshore. Class History Designed by JBoats Rod Johnstone the International J80 is a perfect choice for offshore family racing as well as for cruising and dinghy sailors transitioning to keelboat competition. The industry quickly followed suit and top brands like Hinckley Yachts Sabre Yachts and others signed license agreements to adopt the technology. Offshore cruising boat line the Corsair 31 trimaran the Hoyt Solar Sailor and the J80.

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It comfortably planes in 15 knots of breeze and has the size to punch through big chop. We have found that the J 80 sails faster upwind under 10 knots with a 12 to 34 of smooth leeward mast sag. This harbour is one of 3 stations that RDYC runs and it is the station where the club have its J80 fleet.

Two pairs of spreaders swept aft 20 degrees. The J80 is one of the most popular one-design classes in the world with over 1600 sailing in thirty fleets in twelve countries. The International J80 one-design class sailboat.

People are happy to encourage offer advice and lend a hand. There are large fleets in North America Europe and Asia and here in Hong Kong we have a fleet of twenty privately owned J80s racing out of our home base at RHKYC Middle Island. Lead keel with bulb on the J80 weighs nearly the same as the leading competitors entire boat.

It sails with a main non-overlapping headsail and asymmetrical spinnaker. The fixed keel and bulb keeps the boat on. The J80 has a reputation for being a fast safe boat with exceptional offshore capabilities.