Photo Credit:Christopher Howell
Photo Credit: Christopher Howell
Photo Credit: Christopher Howell
About J/88 Class Association
The J/88 truly hits the sweet-spot in J/Boats’ performance sprit boats. This mid-sized family speedster is fast, fun and stable with the security and comfort of a sit-in cockpit, inboard diesel, overnighting interior and onboard head.
Design
Boats Produced: Approx. 130
Class boat builder(s):
J/Boats
Approximately how many boats are in the USA/North America? Approx. 60
Where is your One-Design class typically sailed in the USA? List regions of the country:
Youngstown/Buffalo, NY
Long Island Sound & New England
New Rochelle, NY
San Francisco, CA and surrounding waters
Chicago, IL/Lake Michigan
Does this class have a spinnaker or gennaker? Yes
Ideal combined weight of range of crew: 1,110 lbs.
Boat Designed in 2013
Beam: 9.6 Ft.
Weight of rigged boat without sails: 4,990 lbs.
Draft: 6.5 Ft.
Mast Height: 38 Ft.