J/Boats J/70
Sailboat
22′ 8″
Monohull
Since 2012
Overview
- Builder
- J/Boats
- Model
- J/70
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 2012 on
- Designer
- Alan Johnstone
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich fiberglass polyes
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi fractional
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 22′ 8″ (6.91 m)
- Waterline length
- 20′ 6″ (6.25 m)
- Beam
- 7′ 5″ (2.26 m)
- Draft
- 4′ 10″ (1.47 m)
- Draft, board or keel up
- 3′ (0.91 m)
- Displacement
- 1,753 lb (795 kg)
- Ballast
- 639 lb (290 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 outboard engine
- Power
- 3–4 hp
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 284 sq ft (26.4 m²)
Accommodation
- Berths
- 2
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 31.3
- Displacement / length
- 91
- Ballast ratio
- 36%
- Capsize screening
- 2.46
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
- Lifting keel : fin with bulb, lifting
- Asymmetric spinnaker area
- 484 ft²
- Award(s)
- 2013: European Yacht of the Year: Special Yacht
- Ballast ratio
- 36 %
- Ballast type
- Lead
- Cockpit
- Open aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich fiberglass polyester
- Country
- United States
- EC design category
- C
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 111 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi fractional
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single transom hung rudder
- Spars construction
- Carbon fiber spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- About 35 400 € (2020)
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire continuous
- Trailerable
- Yes
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.