~More Fun with Less Crew in a World Class One-Design
When your home is near the water, J/105 may be your ideal sailboat. Count up the number of nights spent sleeping aboard and compare that to the number of picnic sails when you would have liked a larger, more comfortable cockpit. J/105 is the answer. Her large cockpit combined with simple 4 berth week-ending layout results in two significant owner benefits: (1) A savings of $50,000 in little-used furniture, systems and cabinetry needed for extended cruising, and (2) A boat that's easier to handle, more comfortable in waves and more fun to sail for its size. J/105 has the stability, rig and sail controls to handle 15-20 knot winds without the need of reefing. It has the strength and seaworthiness for ocean going passages.
The Success Story Continues
Introduced in 1992 as the first modern day keelboat with bow sprit and asymmetric spinnaker, J/105 today is the most successful one-design keelboat class over 30' in the USA with over 680 boats sailing worldwide. The class association is an owner managed organization with strict one-design rules, a world class web site, and offers the best and most active one-design racing in the USA today. The class rules include an owner-driver rule, tight restrictions on Category 3 professionals (read none), and annual sail purchase restrictions to keep racing affordable and as Corinthian as modern one-design can be. In Europe, J/105 has proven to be the double handed boat of choice for offshore sailors and recently won the RORC Yacht of the Year and scored notable double-handed wins in the 2007 Rolex Fastnet Race and the 2007 Rolex Middle Sea Race etc... Owners rave about how well the boat sails in even the most extreme of conditions.
Less Demands + Fun to Own = Best Sailing Value
A fun and forgiving performance boat that is easy to sail, J/105 offers low maintenance with a simple layout, has great performance, a large cockpit, predictable handling characteristics and makes no pretences of being a distance cruiser or live-aboard. There is less to maintain as all the extra cabinetry and weight of things you won't use aren't there. So instead of varnishing toe-rails and troubleshooting systems you'll be enjoying a sail with friends. With less demands placed on you and your crew J105 is more fun to own.
Considering how you will actually use your boat, no other choice of sailboat today makes as much practical sense to own as the J/105. It is simply the best sailing value available and as an added bonus it offers instant access to a whole new network of sailing friends and events throughout the US and Europe.
J-105 Leads the Pack
J/105 is way ahead of the pack when compared with any of the modern 'retro' daysailors in terms of performance, ease of handling, construction, sailing comfort and great looks. Plus it offers offshore capability and weekend accommodations for the occasional overnight. The bowsprit and asymmetric spinnaker system make downwind sailing simple for two people and requires fewer crew for racing. No need to organize (or feed) a football team of crew to get out there and have fun.
New US Builder - Some Great Improvements
In 2008, we were excited to announce that new J/105 production commenced at the US Watercraft facility in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Randy Borges and his team have extensive experience building weight controlled one-designs and also specialize in racing bottom and foil preparation. US Watercraft is also the official builder for the International J/22 (since 2001) and International J/24 (since 1999) and the company maintains a thorough parts inventory for all three of these popular J/Boat models.
Draft: 6 ft. 6 in.
Beam: 11 ft. 0 in.
Displacement: 7750
Standard features:
Hull & Deck
Lloyd's approved, aircraft grade AL600 epoxy coated CK57 (6 lbs./cu.ft.) Baltek end-grained balsa laminate construction using biaxial glass fabrics and vacuum bag molding techniques. An Interplastic vinylester resin barrier coat allows a ten-year hull warranty against blisters.
White (other colors optional) gel coat hull with single (1.50" to 3.00") tapered bootstripe.
Large sit-in cockpit with 6.5' seats with backrests, suitable for cockpit cushions.
One lazarette storage locker and two cockpit seat storage lockers w/flush spring loaded latches.
Swimming and boarding platform sculptured into aft face of full height transom with integral ladder.
Cockpit coamings 2.5" high over sidedecks to channel water aft.
Molded companionway slide-in seahood w/dodger boss/instrument pod.
ORC size molded-in foredeck toe-rails.
Stainless steel handrails on cabin trunk.
GRP molded main structural bulkhead, bonded fore & aft on hull and deck as support for shroud chainplates with single opening to forepeak.
Fore & aft and transverse keel support beams vacuum bagged to hull.
Fabricated aluminum mast step with transverse beams fastened to main bulkhead.
Faired Lead & antimony fixed 6.5' draft, fin keel with bulb bolted to a deep molded stub. (5.5� shoal draft option)
Mechanical & Steering
Yanmar 3YM20 20 hp, 3 cylinder, diesel engine with 80 amp alternator and two-blade 15� Martec folding prop with #2 Martec hub.
Yanmar engine instrument panel in cockpit with acrylic cover.
Vetus engine throttle control with neutral safety switch.
12-gallon alloy fuel tank with baffles and inspection/clean out port.
Balanced spade rudder constructed using "E" glass and large diameter shaft mounted in PYI rudder bearings.
Composite tiller with Spinlock hiking handle.
Deck Hardware
Harken Unit-1 headsail furler.
Two Harken 44.2AST, 2 speed primary winches with 44:1 power ratio.
Two Harken 33.2AST, 2 speed secondary winches on cabin trunk.
Double sheave deck organizers (P&S) recessed in dodger spray shield molding.
Two lock-in winch handles (10").
Two PVC winch handle holders
Aluminum mast collar.
4 mast mounted turning blocks
Two Spinlock double rope clutches aft on the cabin top. Port is main halyard and jib halyard. Starboard is for cunningham/reef and spinnaker halyard.
Two Harken 1997 jib sheet cars on a 3 foot 32mm clear anodized "T" track (P&S) with aft end stops.
One Harken camcleat for headsail furler.
One Spinlock side mounted rope clutch for spinnaker tack line.
Harken mid-sized traveler track recessed in cockpit seat with Harken 4:1 system using #1625 car with #1515 control blocks and #1631 end controls. Control lines pass through Harken 222A big bullets and cleat to Harken 150 cams in line with traveler.
6:1 racing mainsheet system using Harken single and double blocks on separate boom bales and a fiddle block on the traveler car with coarse adjustment sheet tail led to a center-mounted heavy duty swivel base with camcleat and single ratchet aft of traveler; and a 24:1 fine tune system achieved by adding 4:1 tackle attached to mainsheet end and cleated to a swivel base with camcleat on front side of traveler.
Custom double-rail stainless bow pulpit and dual corner stern rails with transom gate.
Low profile mounted roller furling drum system on stemhead with control line aft to port side of cabin trunk where tail can be used on primary winch.
Tapered lifeline stanchions
with heavy duty deck plates.
Four 4-bolt mooring cleats.
Single Harken1963 foot blocks to lead spinnaker sheets to the cockpit or cabin house.
Harken cams for lazy spin sheets, mounted aft of primary winches.
Two heavy duty "U" bolts aft for two 1959 spinnaker sheet blocks.
Lewmar 20x20 articulated foredeck hatch.
Lewmar 10x10 vent hatch in head.
Lewmar opening ports in sides of cabin trunk.
Light weight, cored, low-profile companionway sliding hatch and acrylic offshore dropboard with inside/outside opening hasp.
Cockpit operated bilge pump.
Three 12"x 20" polypropylene mesh line bags.
Custom SS chainplates, stemhead and backstay tang.
Main Cunningham/Reef 57mm block on reef hook for single line reefing system.
Electrical
One 90 amp deep-cycle battery.
Guest On/Off battery switch.
Electrical panel w/circuit breakers.
LED Navigation lights.
All chainplates with lightning grounds.
Five swiveling halogen reading lights.
One fluorescent light in head.
Seahood pre-wired for instruments with 6 wire 22 gauge cable to nav station
Automatic bilge pump w/check valve & panel switch for manual operation
Spars & Rigging
Sparcraft One-Design tapered, aluminum, fractional-rig mast with double airfoil spreaders, plus boom in anodized finish (powder coat white optional)
Nitronic 50 rod rigging and Ronstan calibrated turnbuckles.
Custom 4.25" diameter, clear coated carbon fiber, retractable J/Sprit with 1:2 under-deck Harken launching system using pole control line from dead-end hole in the forward bulkhead outboard of sprit; through two Harken thru-deck big bullets in the butt of the sprit;
to a Harken 2600 secured to an 073 padeye thru-bolted to forward bulkhead taping inboard of the sprit; led to a bullseye thru-decks mounted in the main bulkhead and aft face of cabin trunk, exiting to be cleated on a 150 cam cleat.
Automatic sprit retraction system using 3/8" red shock cord attached to butt of sprit, then passing through a 2601 block fixed to an 073 padeye on the hanging locker bulkhead, reversing forward through a bullseye fairlead on the sprit to an 2600 swivel block fixed to an 073 padeye under the sprit opening on the forward bulkhead, back through the bullseye to the becket of the 023 block on the hanging locker bulkhead.
Running rigging package w/Aracom T Main & Jib Halyards, XLS jib, main & spin sheets & spin halyard. Also includes reef line, cunningham, pole control, tack line, traveler control lines and main fine tune. Rigging options include Equip-lite main halyard and outhaul shackles.
Sailtech -10 integral hydraulic backstay adjuster with 9.5" throw for -6 rod backstay.
Rigid boomvang with integral cleating.
Main boom with #1 reef stopper to port and #2 reef sheave on starboard side to double as Cunningham.
12:1 internal mainsail outhaul on boom.
Interior
Off-white Formica low-maintenance bulkheads, and lightweight bin panels with vinyl trim, cold molded teak cap moldings.
Teak and holly style synthetic high-wear cabin sole with epoxy sealed end grain.
Storage bins outboard of settee berths.
Nav station with flip-up lid to access charter storage, and outboard shelf and nav panel to house instruments.
Galley unit with polished stainless galley sink with fresh water foot pump and 5 gallon portable water tank with thru-hull drain.
Forward of the main bulkhead is a changing area, hanging locker and Raritan PH-2 marine head with 12 gal polyethylene holding tank or "Y" valve for direct offshore discharge.
Holding tank Overboard discharge manual pump.
Forward of the head area is a lightweight bulkhead with V-berth and below berth storage.
Choice of Sunbrella acrylic fabrics for main cabin settee cushions. Optional V-berth cushions, as well as cockpit cushions that double as settee backrests below.
Vinyl liner on cabin overhead and hull ceilings.
12x18 mirror in head.
Rugged 54 qt. top opening, portable cooler under companionway ladder.
J/105 Options
Graphic Options
Two Tone Deck.
1/2" Cove Stripe with "J" Insignia.
Custom Wheel Package:
Edson Racing Series 48" Black Aluminum Wheel with Natural Leather Grip; Ritchie 5" Binnacle Compass with Light; Custom GRP Molded Pedestal with SS Guard; Aluminum Emergency Tiller.
Comfort Group Package:
Dual Purpose Sunbrella 3" Cockpit/Settee-Backrest Cushions to match below cushion color combination (4) Custom Acrylic Covered AC Hose Lifeline Covers for Helmsman to Match Dodger Color; Mainsail Cover to Match Dodger with J/105 Logo.
Systems Group Package:
Sink in Vanity Counter of Forward Head with Foot Pump - plumbed and led to the galley sink discharge 1� Thru hull with inline check valve, Fresh Water Tank Under Starboard Berth with Deck Fill; 2-Burner stove.
Other Single Options
Additional 90 Amp Battery
Shoal Bulb Keel with 5.5' Draft.
V-berth Cushions
Ports on Aft Face of Cabin House (2).
Stainless Grab Rails in Main Cabin
Teak cockpit table with storage bag.
Thurston Dodger with Side Curtains
