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J J/40

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2024

A 2024 Alan Johnstone fractional sloop featuring a high-performance fin keel and spade rudder configuration

Designed by Alan Johnstone.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

1.98 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.98
LightHeavy

150 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 150
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws more than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2563 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
150.2
Comfort ratio
22.9
Capsize screening
1.98
Hull speed
8.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1669
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Composite/resin injection and infusion
Production
Years built
First built 2024
Designer
Alan Johnstone
Builder
J, Boats

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Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43913.34 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Philippe Briand-designed fractional sloop balancing a high SA/D ratio with a stable, modern cruising hull
Beneteau Oceanis 42 CC13.23 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA center-cockpit cutter designed by Groupe Finot, featuring a wing keel for shoal draft and a stable, comfortable motion

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