J Boats J/97
Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2008
A performance-oriented fractional sloop designed by Alan Johnstone, balancing competitive racing speed with a functional interior
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.
Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
2.15 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.
204 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
19.1 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
- Draws more than ~84% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2722 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
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Boats like this, on the water
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The family
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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.
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