~The Fast, Stable & Easy to Sail One-Design
If you would like to expand your sailing horizons with a modern sportboat in open waters outside protected harbors and lakes, there's only one choice: the International J/80 one-design class sailboat. Sailing World magazine rated J/80 as easier to handle, less intimidating, safer and better suited for sailing offshore than other modern sportboats tested.
Numbers highlight the reason: The 1,440 lb. lead keel with bulb on the J/80 weighs nearly the same as the leading competitor's entire boat. No question, stability is the most important standard when it comes to a forgiving design, family sailing fun and sailing in open waters. No wonder the J/80 continues to be the fastest growing one-design sportboat class in Europe, it's a joy to sail in winds from 5 to 25+ knots!
Don't you think it's time to join over 1,350 J/80 owners sailing worldwide who are discovering how well the J/80 fits their plans for sailing with family and friends? J/80 is the only sportboat that combines simplicity of operation, confidence building stability and 15+ knot spinnaker rides in an affordable, low maintenance and trailerable package. It even has 4 berths and a 12 foot long cockpit. You can try one out or refine your skills with expert instruction at a J-World Sailing School in Annapolis, San Diego, San Francisco, Stockholm or Xiamen.
The recent J/80 World Championship 2010 held in Newport, RI from October 4th to 9th saw 62 boats from 9 countries participate in one of the most epic regattas ever. With spectacular sailing conditions all five days, the J/80s proved yet again they can be sailed competitively by a wide variety of sailors ranging in ages from 20s to 60s! Bashing and crashing in big waves offshore, wild planing and surfing conditions downwind.
~Just Sail One. And See!
The J/80 planes in 15 knots of breeze with 2-3 crew, without anyone having to step on the foredeck to fly the spinnaker. You can be sailing in 3 minutes.
Stability, Speed, Handling & Trailerability...
No other sailboat better combines such desirable qualities. Great stability with speed has been an elusive goal in an easily trailered monohull. Rod Johnstone designed J/80 with the security and reliability of a fixed lead keel of moderate draft having a 48% ballast ratio! That ballast is made even more effective by J/80's low center of gravity.
To encourage ownership and participation in J/80 events by all sailors, J/80 International Class Rules are written to keep the FUN up and the costs down. The Rules, when racing one-design, specify a 3 sail limitation: Dacron mainsail on slides, 100% roller furling Mylar jib and .6 oz asymmetric spinnaker. The crew weight limit is 3 people of any weight, or 745 lbs. if there are 4 or more people aboard.
J/80 is officially recognized by the ISAF as an International One-Design Class with active fleets in the US, France, UK, Sweden and more. Trailering to class events is just as easy as with a J/24. J/80 weighs less, fits US and European legal towing widths, and rides high enough on a trailer so as not to obstruct rear-view visibility.
Draft: 4 ft. 9 in.
Beam: 8 ft. 3 in.
Displacement: 2900
Standard features:
Construction
Composite hull and deck of GRP balsa sandwich,
additional reinforcing by way of unidirectional
and bidirectional laminate.
The resin vinylester and ISO NPG gelcoat of the
hull are guaranteed for 5 years against the
occurrence of osmosis. The bulkheads absorb
the loads of the shrouds and mast
compression.
The mast step loads are spread through an
aluminum frame fastened to the main
bulkhead.
The keel is fabricated from lead and antimony. It
is faired with an epoxy finish. The keel is
secured by way of stainless steel bolts to an
integral hull sump.
The hull is reinforced by various molded
stringers.
Reinforced FRP rudder on transom with stainless
steel fittings.
Non slip finish to all horizontal deck surfaces in
white.
Molded Toe-rail forward.
Low transom suitable for direct mounting of a 3
or 4 hp outboard.
Bolts, screws and fitting are all made of stainless
steel, marine grade anodized.
Deck
Large modern cockpit with molded foot braces on
centerline.
Stainless steel forestay attachment plate.
Stainless steel pulpit single lifeline.
�U� bolt on the foredeck.
Stainless steel chain plates for cap shrouds,
lower, shrouds and backstay.
Opening hatch (420 x 420 mm) mounted on
cabin trunk forward of mast.
Two clear anodized jib T tracks with cars.
Swivel mounted boomvang (12:1) jamming cleats,
on each side of the coach roof.
Mainsheet traveler with coaming mounted (2:1)
control line, cleats.
Swivel mounted mainsheet (5:1) jamming cleat
and ratchet block on cockpit sole.
Jamming cleats and feed blocks for backstay
adjustment (4:1) led forward in cockpit to port
and starboard.
Internal spinnaker bowsprit launching line aft
through fairleads inside the cabin to exit the aft
face of the cabin trunk to a cam cleat.
Bullseye fairleads to lead roller furler control line
(port with cam cleat) and tack line (stbd) aft to
cockpit side mounted clutch.
Two halyard storage bags mounted in cockpit.
One winch handle pocket mounted in cockpit
Laminated wood tiller, varnished, tiller extension.
Spinnaker sheet blocks at aft and forward end of
the cockpit.
Two stern pulpits.
Single continuous lifeline.
One fixed cabin window on each side of coach
roof.
GRP main sliding hatch with Plexiglas one piece
offshore drop board.
One winch handle.
Bow and stern running lights
Spars & Standing Rigging
Sparcraft USA mast and boom in anodized light
alloy.
Harken unit 00 AL roller furling on headstay.
Two pairs of spreaders swept aft 20 degrees.
Stainless steel wire standing rigging with
turnbuckle adjusters.
Backstay with adjustment tackle led to either
side of the cockpit.
Reef pennants and mainsail clew outhaul (6:1)
led inside boom.
Retractable, clearcoat Forte carbon bowsprit,
controlled from cockpit.
Boomvang line with blocks.
One Dyneema main halyard with shackle.
One Dyneema jib halyard (no shackle).
One spinnaker halyard with snap shackle.
Two spinnaker sheets.
One continuous jib sheet.
One spinnaker tack line.
One backstay line.
Interior
Removable, synthetic teak and holly cabin sole.
Molded settee berths with access to storage
below.
Large forward V-berth platform with two access
panels above mast step, and instrument thruhull
area with inspection port.
Large and removable molded step permitting an
outboard engine and cooler to be stored aft.
Crane lifting bar integral to keel bolt system.
Interior reading light.
Electrical panel
Battery box with straps (battery owner supplied)
