J/70 is a trailerable, 6.93-metre (22.7 ft) American sailboat class designed by Alan Johnstone and first built in 2012.[2]

J/70
Development
DesignerAlan Johnstone
LocationUnited States
Year2012
No. builtmore than 1324 (2018)[1]
Builder(s)J Boats
NameJ/70
Boat
Displacement1,790 lb (810 kg)
Draft4.92 ft (1.50 m)
Hull
ConstructionFiberglass
LOA22.74 ft (6.93 m)
LWL20.47 ft (6.24 m)
Beam7.38 ft (2.25 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast628 lb (285 kg)
Rudder(s)transom-hung
Rig
Rig typeFractional rigged sloop
I foretriangle height26.77 ft (8.16 m)
J foretriangle base7.68 ft (2.34 m)
P mainsail luff26.16 ft (7.97 m)
E mainsail foot9.44 ft (2.88 m)
Sails
Mainsail area123.48 sq ft (11.472 m2)
Jib/genoa area102.80 sq ft (9.550 m2)
Spinnaker area491 sq ft (45.6 m2)
Total sail area226.27 sq ft (21.021 m2)

Production

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The boat is built for J Boats by three builders, CCF Composites in the United States, J/Composites in Europe and J/Boats Argentina in South America.[3] At least 1451 had been constructed by 2019.[4]

Design

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The J/70 is a small racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder, a retractable bowsprit and a lifting keel. It displaces 1,790 lb (812 kg) and carries 628 lb (285 kg) of lead ballast. The boat features a very large asymmetrical spinnaker with an area of 491 sq ft (45.6 m2), flown from the carbon fiber bowsprit.[2]

Events

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World Championship

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European Championship

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Gold Silver Bronze
2016 Kiel[5]   Italy
Claudia Rossi
Matteo Mason
Simone Spangaro
Michele Paoletti
  Monaco
Stefano Roberti
Enrico Fonda
Ludovic Broquaire
Filippo Lamantia
  Spain
Gonzalo Araújo
Guilherme Almeida
Diego Fructuoso
Nacho Giamonna
2018 Vigo[6]   Italy
Alberto Rossi
  Spain
Luis Bugallo
  Italy
Umberto de Luca
2021 Charlottenlund[7]   Spain
José María Torcida
Francisco Palacio
Rayco Tabares
Pablo Santurde
Luis Martín Cabiedes
  Great Britain
Paul Ward
  United States
Michael Goldfarb
2022 Hyères[8]   Great Britain
Jonathan Calascione
James Peters
Morgan Peach
Dave Kohler
  United States
Richard Witzel
Carlos Robles
Tomas Dietrich
Bernardo Freitas
  Turkey
Ahmet Eker
Burak Zengin
Yaşar Arıbaş
Cem Gözen
2023 Weymouth[9]   United States
Douglas Rastello
Steve Hunt
John Wallace
Morgan Trubovich
  Portugal
Vasco Serpa
Paulo Manso
Diogo Pinto
Hugo Rocha
  Turkey
Gülboy Güryel
Ali Tezdiker
Massimo Bortoletto
Victor Diaz de Leon

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2018 J 70 World Championship on Yacht Scoring - A complete web based regatta administration and yacht scoring program".
  2. ^ a b Browning, Randy (2017). "J/70 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. ^ "List of J Boats builders". Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Partial list of hull number built and operational in July 2019". Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Kieler Woche 2016 manage2sail". manage2sail.com.
  6. ^ "J70 European Championship Vigo - 2018". j70europeans2018.com.
  7. ^ "J70 European Championship Charlottenlund - 2021". manage2sail.com.
  8. ^ "2022 J70 European Championship - Hyères" (PDF). coych.org.
  9. ^ "2023 J70 European Championship - Weymouth". yachtscoring.com.
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