Jpk 39 FC

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The Jpk 39 FC, on the water

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

Footage from SEILmagasinet

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 moderate beam gives 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17

CoastalBluewater

2.26 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.26

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 117

EasygoingPowered-up

24.1 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 24.1

TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

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

Draws more than ~86% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2913 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Jpk 39 FC, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Jpk 39 FC is a performance cruiser designed by Jacques Valer and built by JPK Composites from 2021. It measures 11.7 meters LOA with a 4.0-meter beam, a 2.1-meter draft, and displaces 5600 kg. The hull features a fin with a bulb and dual rudders, optimized for shorthanded sailing. The cockpit layout places the mainsheet winch aft and genoa sheet winches forward.0:33 A 160-square-meter spinnaker provides power, while the hull remains manageable.0:17 Below deck, the interior has a white finish with teak accents and a long galley, which can be a swing kitchen.1:36 The standard two-cabin layout includes an aft utility cabin for storage or sleeping in warm climates; a three-cabin version moves the galley into the saloon.1:43 Excessive loading negatively impacts the boat's sailing performance and ability to plane.2:36

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

33.9%

Rig & sail area

Ratios

SA / displacement

24.1

Displacement / length

117.3

Comfort ratio

16.9

Capsize screening

2.26

Hull speed

8.1 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1684

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & dual rudders

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead Bulb

Production

Years built

First built 2021

Designer

Jacques Valer

Builder

JPK Composites

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