1995 J Boats J/80
Length
26' 3" - 8.00m
Model Year
1995
Hull Material
Fibreglass & balsa GRP sandwich
J/80 - the Fast, Stable & Easy to Sail One-Design from JBoats
If you would like to expand your sailing horizons with a modern sportboat in open waters outside protected harbours 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.
Stability is the most important standard when it comes to a forgiving design, family sailing fun and sailing in open waters. 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 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.
If you would like to expand your sailing horizons with a modern sportboat in open waters outside protected harbours 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.
Stability is the most important standard when it comes to a forgiving design, family sailing fun and sailing in open waters. 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 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.
Model Year
1995
Length
26' 3" - 8.00m
Beam
2.49m
Draft
1.50m
Displacement
1.45 Tonnes
Keel / Ballast
650kg Lead keel
Designer
J/Boats
Hull Material
Fibreglass & balsa GRP sandwich
Outboard
Optional 4hp petrol
Accommodation
Moulded settee berths with access to storage below. Large forward V berth
Electrics
12 volt battery. Navigation lights, interior lighting system including 3 circuits electrical panel
Sail Inventory
Class jib, main and asymmetric spinnaker
Mast / Rigging
Mast and boom in anodised light alloy with two pairs of spreaders swept aft 20 degrees.
Harken unit 00AL roller furling on a Dyform headstay, Stainless steel standing rigging with chromed bronzed turnbuckle, Backstay with adjustment tackle led to either side of the cockpit, Reef pennant and mainsail clew outhaul (6:1) led inside boom.
Retractable carbon bowsprit, controlled from cockpit.
Mainsheet and ball bearing blocks, Kicking strap and blocks, Masthead wind indicator.
Two jib sheets, One main dyneema halyard, One jib dyneema halyard, One spinnaker halyard with snapshackle, Two spinnaker barber haulers, Two spinnaker sheets with snapshackles, One spinnaker tackline with snapshackle, One reef line
Harken unit 00AL roller furling on a Dyform headstay, Stainless steel standing rigging with chromed bronzed turnbuckle, Backstay with adjustment tackle led to either side of the cockpit, Reef pennant and mainsail clew outhaul (6:1) led inside boom.
Retractable carbon bowsprit, controlled from cockpit.
Mainsheet and ball bearing blocks, Kicking strap and blocks, Masthead wind indicator.
Two jib sheets, One main dyneema halyard, One jib dyneema halyard, One spinnaker halyard with snapshackle, Two spinnaker barber haulers, Two spinnaker sheets with snapshackles, One spinnaker tackline with snapshackle, One reef line
Deck Gear
Large modern cockpit with moulded foot braces on centreline, Stainless steel forestay attachment plate, Stainless steel pulpit single lifeline, "U" bolt on the fore deck for mooring line attachment, Stainless steel chainplates for shrouds and backstays.
Opening hatch (420 x 420 mm) mounted on cabin trunk forward of mast. Two jib T tracks with cars and blocks,
Swivel mounted, boom vang (12:1), jamming cleat, on each side of the roof, Mainsheet traveller 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 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 aft to cockpit cam cleats, Bullseye fairleads to lead tackline aft to cockpit rope clutch.
Two halyard stowage bags, 2X 2 speed 30 primaries winches, GRP laminated white tiller with tiller extension, Spinnaker sheet blocks at aft end of cockpit, Spinnaker ratchet blocks at aft end of cockpit, Two stern pushpits with stainless steel single lifeline, One fixed cabin window on each side of coachroof, GRP main sliding hatch with plexiglass one piece washboard, One manual bilge pump operated from cockpit, One winch handle, Non skid finish to all horizontal deck surfaces, Integral moulded toerail on foredeck
Opening hatch (420 x 420 mm) mounted on cabin trunk forward of mast. Two jib T tracks with cars and blocks,
Swivel mounted, boom vang (12:1), jamming cleat, on each side of the roof, Mainsheet traveller 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 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 aft to cockpit cam cleats, Bullseye fairleads to lead tackline aft to cockpit rope clutch.
Two halyard stowage bags, 2X 2 speed 30 primaries winches, GRP laminated white tiller with tiller extension, Spinnaker sheet blocks at aft end of cockpit, Spinnaker ratchet blocks at aft end of cockpit, Two stern pushpits with stainless steel single lifeline, One fixed cabin window on each side of coachroof, GRP main sliding hatch with plexiglass one piece washboard, One manual bilge pump operated from cockpit, One winch handle, Non skid finish to all horizontal deck surfaces, Integral moulded toerail on foredeck