J/Boats J/88
Sailboat
29′ 2″
Monohull
Since 2013
Overview
- Builder
- J/Boats
- Model
- J/88
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 2013 on
- Designer
- Alan Johnstone
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich fiberglass polyes
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi fractional
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 29′ 2″ (8.89 m)
- Waterline length
- 26′ 10″ (8.18 m)
- Beam
- 9′ 6″ (2.90 m)
- Draft
- 6′ 6″ (1.98 m)
- Displacement
- 4,960 lb (2,250 kg)
- Ballast
- 1,874 lb (850 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 14 hp
- Fuel
- 8 gal (30 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 511 sq ft (47.5 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 1
- Berths
- 2
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 28.1
- Displacement / length
- 115
- Ballast ratio
- 38%
- Capsize screening
- 2.23
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
- Asymmetric spinnaker area
- 1023 ft²
- Ballast ratio
- 38 %
- Cockpit
- Open aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich fiberglass polyester (vacuum infusion)
- Country
- United States
- EC design category
- B
- Genoa area
- 215 ft²
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi fractional
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single rudder on amas with t-foils
- Spars construction
- Carbon fiber mast and aluminum boom
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- About 92 000 € (2020)
- Standing rigging
- Dyform
- Trailerable
- Yes
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.