J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/46

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The J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/46, on the water

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Footage from Sailing Sweet Ruca

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Character

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LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.92

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 161

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.7

TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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

Beamier than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2238 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/46, as the fleet has seen it

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The J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/46 is a 14.0-meter masthead sloop designed by Rodney S. Johnstone and built by J Boats Tillotson Pearson from 1995 to 2003. It features a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull, a 4.2-meter beam, a 1.9-meter draft, and displaces 10,886 kg. Aboard *Sailing Sweet Ruca*, a J/46 anchored at Rongelap Atoll in the Marshall Islands, a crew observed the lasting effects of radioactive fallout from the 1954 Castle Bravo nuclear test, noting an ashy gray layer of soil and abandoned infrastructure.5:56 The J/46's crew also joined a Dazcat 1295 catamaran for a two-day passage from Puerto Williams, Chile, to round Cape Horn, timing the transit to navigate open waters at night under light winds.7:53

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/46 on video

Sailing Cape Horn on a Catamaran? [Ep. 113]A Dazcat 52 performance catamaran rounds Cape Horn after a two-day passage from Puerto Williams, Chile.Sailing Sweet Ruca

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

39.2%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

19.7

Displacement / length

161.3

Comfort ratio

26.7

Capsize screening

1.92

Hull speed

8.5 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1997

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

1995–2003

Units built

35

Designer

Rodney S. Johnstone, Rod Johnstone

Builder

J Boats Tillotson Pearson

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The family

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