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J Boats J/111

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2010

A 36-foot one-design racer with an aggressive 23.79 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for rapid downwind performance

Designed by Alan Johnstone.

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

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The J Boats J/111, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from SEILmagasinet

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Character

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

LivelyComfort 18Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.05Bluewater
LightD/L 120Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 23.8Powered-up
TenderBallast 38%Stiff

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

  • Draws more than ~91% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2960 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

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Seen 3 times across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The J Boats J/111 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
23.8
Displacement / length
119.5
Comfort ratio
18.0
Capsize screening
2.05
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1262
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2010
Designer
Alan Johnstone
Builder
J Boats

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