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J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/110

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1995–1997

A short-run 1990s cruiser-racer featuring a balanced 1.8m draft and a 37% ballast ratio for stable, spirited sailing

Designed by Rodney S. Johnstone & Rod Johnstone.

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

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The J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/110, on the water

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

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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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.91
LightHeavy

183 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 183
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.2
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

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

What the fleet has seen

The J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/110, as the fleet has seen it

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The J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/110 is a fractional sloop designed by Rodney S. Johnstone, built by J Boats Tillotson Pearson from 1995 to 1997. It is an updated version of the J/34C and J/35C, featuring a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull.3:08 The J/110 has an LOA of 11.0 meters, a beam of 3.4 meters, a draft of 1.8 meters, and a displacement of 5533 kg.

The living fleet

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.2
Displacement / length
182.8
Comfort ratio
23.8
Capsize screening
1.91
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1218
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1995–1997
Units built
16
Designer
Rodney S. Johnstone, Rod Johnstone
Builder
J Boats Tillotson Pearson

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The family

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