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J/80 Class Assn. |
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| The J/80 planes in 15 knots of breeze with 2-3 crew, without anyone
having to step on the foredeck to fly the spinnaker.You can be sailing
in 3 minutes. Take off the boom cover and hoist the main. It's already
attached to the mast with slides. Cast off. That's it! J/80 goes faster
under main alone than other boats her size under full canvas. Want
more speed? Uncleat the Harken roller furler control line, and trim the
jib sheet. Presto! The jib unrolls and J/80 leaps into Mach II
performance.
Ready for Mach III? Without leaving the cockpit, pull the green
launch control line for the carbon sprit and it drags the lower front
corner of the spinnaker out with it. hoist, then trim the spinnaker.
You're off planing in only 15 knots of wind! What a thrill! To jibe, simply
let off one spinnaker sheet and pull in the other. Both are attached to
the same aft corner like a genoa. The spinnaker flows between the
rolled jib and its own leading edge. Whether it's blowing 5 knots or 25,
two people can fly the J/80 asymmetric spinnaker with greater control
and speed than four people might have flown the "old" style.
J/80 offers you the best combination of stability, speed, ease of
handling, advanced construction and trailerability. No other sailboat
better comines such desirable qualities. Great stability with speed has
been an elusive goal in an easily trailed monohull. Rod Johnstone
designed J/80 with the security and reliability of a fixed lead keel of
moderate draft having a 48% ballast ratio! That ballast is made even
more effective by J/80's low center of gravity thanks to a strong, light
hull and deck built with a TPI patented, vacuum resin-infusion process
achieving 60-70% glass content and precise weight control.
To encourage ownership and participation in J/80 events by all
sailors, J/80 Class Rules are written to keep the FUN up and the costs
down. The Rules, when racing one-design, specify a 3 sail limitation:
Dacron mainsail on slides, 100% roller furling Mylar jib and .6 oz
asymmetric spinnaker. Sails must remain stored on the roller furler and
boom at night. The crew weight limit is 3 people of any weight, or 745
lbs. if there are 4 or more people aboard.
With many J/80 one-design events, J/80 is well on its way to
becoming an International Class. Trailering to class events is as easy
as with a J/24. J/80 weighs less, fits US and European legal towing
widths, and rides high enough on a trailer so as not to obstruct
rear-view visibillity.
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| J/80 Class Assn. |
| 422 Knottingham Dr. |
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| Gilbertsville TN 42044 - United States |
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