J/Boats J/80
Sailboat
26′ 2″
Monohull
Since 1993
Overview
- Builder
- J/Boats
- Model
- J/80
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1993 on
- Designer
- Rod Johnstone
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich fiberglass polyes
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 26′ 2″ (7.98 m)
- Waterline length
- 22′ (6.71 m)
- Beam
- 8′ 2″ (2.49 m)
- Draft
- 4′ 11″ (1.50 m)
- Displacement
- 2,910 lb (1,320 kg)
- Ballast
- 1,433 lb (650 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 outboard engine
- Power
- 3–4 hp
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 443 sq ft (41.2 m²)
Accommodation
- Berths
- 4
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 34.8
- Displacement / length
- 122
- Ballast ratio
- 49%
- Capsize screening
- 2.29
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
How heavy the boat is for its waterline. Under 200 is light, 200–300 moderate, over 300 heavy.
Share of the weight that is ballast. Higher generally means stiffer in a breeze.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Keel : fin with bulb
- Ballast ratio
- 49 %
- Ballast type
- Lead
- Cockpit
- Open aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich fiberglass polyester
- Country
- United States
- EC design category
- B
- French customs tonnage
- 3.83 Tx
- Genoa area
- 217 ft²
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 156 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Keel stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single transom hung rudder
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- About 31 900 € (2020)
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire
- Stormjib area
- 32 ft²
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 700 ft²
- Trailerable
- Yes
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.