The latest J Boat, reviewed

10:11 PM Fri 1 Oct 2010 GMT

'J111 Cockpit' .

Recently UK-Halsey Sailmaker 's Charles 'Butch' Ulmer set out to test sail the latest J Boat, the 36ft J-111. Here's his experience: From an appearance point of view, two things jumped out at me; 1. The foretriangle is considerably wider (larger 'J' dimension) and the main boom is considerably shorter than the J-109/ J-122 vintage boats. The sprit extends 8'-0' which will make the chutes a little easier to gybe. 2. The stern area of the boat looks wider and flatter than these earlier J-Boats. The deck plan is simple and very conventional. The smaller main trims easily ...

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by Charles Ulmer, UK-Halsey Sailmakers/Sailworld