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J Boats J/65

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 2008

A 65-foot Rod Johnstone fractional sloop built for high-speed offshore cruising with a 21.54 sail-area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Rodney S. Johnstone & Rod Johnstone.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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The J Boats J/65, on the water

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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 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.74
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 121
EasygoingPowered-up

21.5 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 21.5
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 38%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

  • Draws more than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 472 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The J Boats J/65, as the fleet has seen it

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The J Boats J/65 is a fractional sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, designed by Rodney S. Johnstone and built by J Boats since 2008. It measures 19.7 meters LOA, with a 4.9-meter beam, 2.7-meter draft, and 22,679 kg displacement. The J/65 has a comfort ratio of 32.5 and a sail area to displacement ratio of 21.5. A racing keel option increases the draft to 3.2 meters and features 8,142 kg of cast lead ballast with antimony.

The living fleet

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.5
Displacement / length
120.5
Comfort ratio
32.5
Capsize screening
1.74
Hull speed
10.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
3259
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2008
Designer
Rodney S. Johnstone, Rod Johnstone
Builder
J Boats

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The family

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