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About J/35 Class Association
This is what One Design is all about and the J/35 is still the best big boat one design fleet in the world. Rod Johnstone’s classic design, a strong enduring class structure and O/D rule, continues to be relevant and in many cases dominant, even after 40+years.
Design
Boats Produced: 330
Class boat builder(s):
TPI
Approximately how many boats are in the USA/North America? 295
Where is your One-Design class typically sailed in the USA? List regions of the country:
Eastern Great Lakes, Western Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay, Pacific Northwest, San Fransico Bay, Southern California, Long Island Sound….
Does this class have a spinnaker or gennaker? Yes
Ideal combined weight of range of crew: 1450
Boat Designed in 1982
Beam: 11′ 10″
Weight of rigged boat without sails: 10,500
Draft: 6′ 11″
Mast Height: 41’6″