J/80
J/80 does it all, with thrilling 15 knot rides under spinnaker or relaxed sunset cruises with mainsail only.
J/80 - Sportboat Thrills with Stability
Sailing can be the world’s best family sport. The key is a boat that holds the attention and interest of many types of sailors, young and old. J/80 does it all, with thrilling 15 knot rides under spinnaker or relaxed sunset cruises with mainsail only. SAILING WORLD rated J/80 as easier to handle, less intimidating, safer and better suited for sailing offshore than other modern sportboats tested. If you would like to expand your sailing horizons with a modern sportboat outside protected harbors and lakes, there’s only one choice: the J/80.
Numbers highlight the reason: Thanks to its 1,400 lb. fixed lead keel (48% ballast ratio) J/80 has big-boat feel and requires less experienced crew. The boom is high for safety and good visibility. No one has to clamber over a cabin top because everyone sits in the 12 ft. long cockpit.
Be sailing in 3 minutes. Take off the boom cover and hoist the mainsail, and cast off. You’re now sailing faster than other boats with full canvas. Ready for more speed? Uncleat the furler line and pull in the jib sheet. Presto, now you’re really flying. Time for the afterburners? Pull the sprit launch control line, hoist the asymmetric spinnaker and trim. Now you’re planing!
Easy to Trailer, Launch & Own – the J/80 features a single-point lifting bar which allows easy hoisting on a small (3 ton) hoist. Loaded onto a double-axle trailer, the J/80 is within the legal towing width for most countries, and can be pulled long distances behind an 8 cylinder SUV or van. With the help of a portable gin pole, two people can hoist and rig the J/80 mast.
International Class Association: J/80s are now sailing in 30 fleets in 12 countries, with large fleets existing in North America, Europe and China. The J/80 Class holds annual World, European, Asian and North American Championships in the mos
t famous sailing venues. The J/80 has been used actively in match racing as well; including the BMW Berlin Match Race in Berlin, Germany; the World Match Race Sailing Association event in Le Havre, France; and the China Cup Match Race in Xiamen, China. If you’re looking for a great class to get involved in, look no further than the International J/80. Go to the International J/80 Class website for more info.
Join the over 1,700 J/80 owners sailing who have discovered how well J/80 fulfills their dream: a single boat which combines simplicity of operation, confidence building stability and sparkling performance in an affordable, low maintenance and trailerable package. Truly, a unique sailboat for the entire family!
You can try one out or refine your skills with expert instruction at a J-World Sailing School in Annapolis, San Diego or Puerto Vallarta.
J/80 Principal Dimensions
| Dimensions | Foot/ Lbs | Meter/ Kg |
| LOA | 26.30 | 8.00 |
| LWL | 22.00 | 6.71 |
| Beam | 8.30 | 2.51 |
| Standard Draft | 4.90 | 1.49 |
| Standard Ballast | 1,400 | 635 |
| Displacement | 2,900 | 1,315 |
| Engine | outboard | outboard |
| 100% SA | 338 | 31.40 |
| I | 31.50 | 9.60 |
| ISP | 33.00 | 10.06 |
| J | 9.50 | 2.90 |
| P | 30.00 | 9.14 |
| E | 12.50 | 3.81 |
| SA/Dspl | 27 | 27 |
| Dspl/L | 122 | 122 |
Construction
• Composite hull and deck of GRP balsa sandwich with additional reinforcing by way of unidirectional and bidirectional fiberglass laminates.
• Vinylester resin and ISO NPG gelcoat on the exterior of hull for prevention of osmosis.
• Transverse main bulkhead to absorb the loads of the shrouds and mast compression.
• Aluminum mast bearing I-beam fastened to the main bulkhead.
• The keel is fabricated from lead and antimony and faired with an epoxy finish. The keel is secured by way of stainless bolts to an integral molded hull sump.
• The hull is reinforced by various molded stringers.
• Reinforced FRP rudder on transom with stainless fittings.
• Nonskid finish on all horizontal deck surfaces in white.
• Molded toe-rail forward.
• Low transom suitable for direct mounting of a 3 or 4 hp outboard. Deck
• Large modern cockpit with molded foot braces on centerline.
• Stainless forestay chainplate.
• Bow pulpit with single lifeline.
• “U” bolt on the foredeck for docking/mooring.
• Stainless chainplates for shrouds and backstay.
• Opening hatch (420 x 420 mm) mounted on cabin trunk forward of mast.
• Two black anodized jib T tracks with cars.
• Swivel-mounted boomvang cam cleat on each side of the coach roof.
• Mainsheet traveler with coaming mounted (2:1) control line, cleats.
• Swivel mounted mainsheet (5:1) cam cleat and ratchet block on cockpit sole.
• Cam cleats and feed blocks for backstay adjustment (4:1) led forward in cockpit (P&S).
• Two Antal 30:1 primary winches with cam cleats.
• Internal spinnaker bowsprit launching line aft through fairleads inside the cabin to exit the aft face of the cabin trunk to a cam cleat.
• Bullseye fairleads to lead roller furler control line (port with cam cleat) and tack line (starboard) aft to cockpit side mounted clutch.
• Composite tiller, finished in gelcoat, with tiller extension.
• Spinnaker sheet blocks at aft and forward end of the cockpit.
• Two stern rails.
• Single continuous lifeline.
• One fixed cabin window on each side of coachroof.
• GRP main sliding hatch with Plexiglas one-piece offshore drop board.
• One winch handle.
• Two mesh line bags
Spars & Standing Rigging
• Tapered, anodized AG+ aluminum mast and boom.
• Profurl R-250-10 custom J/80 jib furler.
• Two pairs of spreaders swept aft 20 degrees.
• Masthead tri-color navigation light.
• 1×19 wire standing rigging with turnbuckle adjusters.
• Backstay with adjustment tackle led to either side of the cockpit.
• Outhaul (6:1) led inside boom.
• Retractable, carbon bowsprit, controlled from cockpit.
• Boomvang line with blocks (12:1).
• One main halyard with shackle.
• One jib halyard (no shackle).
• One spinnaker halyard with shackle.
• Two spinnaker sheets.
• One continuous jib sheet.
• One spinnaker tack line.
• One backstay line.
• One continuous traveler line.
Interior
• Molded FRP removable cabin sole.
• Molded settee berths with access to storage below.
• Large forward V-berth platform with two access panels above mast step.
• Large and removable molded step permitting an outboard engine and/or cooler to be stored aft.
• Single-point lifting bar integral to keel bolt system.
• Interior reading light.
• Electrical panel
• Battery box (owner provided 12v battery)
NOTICE: Specifications are subject to change prior to delivery
due to deletions, additions or revisions in quantities, brand or
design at the sole discretion of J/Boats, Inc. Newport, RI.
