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Topic: J-80

Posted By: Flint
Subject: J-80
Date Posted: 28 Sep 05 at 9:15am

I am looking to buy a J-80.and am looking for some info about it e.g
how dose it sail?
dose it prefer upwind/downwind?
what it the min amount of people that take to sail it? 2?3?

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Posted By: Stefan Lloyd
Date Posted: 28 Sep 05 at 9:49am

People certainly race them in two-handed events, so it can be done. I suspect, like most keelboats, the more people you cram onto the rail, the faster it goes upwind and the upwind gain outweighs any downwind loss.

I've never sailed a J/80 but I've sailed other J-designs and they like downwind best.

Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 28 Sep 05 at 5:27pm

downwind is good, just dont capsize! i agree with stefan, ppl on the rail = fast upwind in some breeze

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Needs to sail more...

Posted By: 4-Yachting
Date Posted: 30 Sep 05 at 9:54am

Hi I found a nice review about this bot in
http://www.jboats.com/j80/j80practical.htm

this is jboats website so its not so objective but you can find lots of details there.

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Posted By: damp_freddie
Date Posted: 21 Oct 05 at 11:09pm

I have seen them sailed ok two handed.

Having sailed and won a two handed race in the Beneteau 25 platu I can say I am truly impressed with it and think yet more of the pen and board of Chateau Farr.....

which is there a class off near you?

Posted By: Stefan Lloyd
Date Posted: 22 Oct 05 at 10:57am

There is no Beneteau 25 class racing in the UK. They came into the market too late, just after other sportsboat classes took off here. There are a couple racing under SBR in the Solent.

Posted By: damp_freddie
Date Posted: 24 Oct 05 at 10:31pm

Originally posted by Stefan Lloyd

There is no Beneteau 25 class racing in the UK. They came into the market too late, just after other sportsboat classes took off here. There are a couple racing under SBR in the Solent.

so far on the web I found two or three in the Puddle District, I remember 2 at Pwellhi and there is at least one in scotland....2 on the solent and maybe some scattered around the south coast etc.

The j80 worlds was in Falmouth so that is a pretty big draw. However there are 87 in germany and maybe 150 between France, Italy, Spain and Portugal with some high quality sailors in the B 25.

I seem to remember everyone 'on the pace' bought cork 1720s - and had to find six beds at events!

Posted By: Stefan Lloyd
Date Posted: 25 Oct 05 at 5:23am

Yes there are a few B25s around in the UK but that doesn't mean there is class racing. As you say 1720s were taking off at the time, plus the more directly comparable 707s. There were a fair number of people "on the pace" in those too.

Posted By: damp_freddie
Date Posted: 25 Oct 05 at 1:21pm

Originally posted by Stefan Lloyd

Yes there are a few B25s around in the UK but that doesn't mean there is class racing. As you say 1720s were taking off at the time, plus the more directly comparable 707s. There were a fair number of people "on the pace" in those too.

actually yes, don't forget the 707 if there is even small fleet near you. I did a season of wednesday nights on one and we had it planing 4 nights out of 5 in a run of force 5s. It can win in mixed fleets too. Stable planing platform and an ideal learner-developer boat

But the j80 sleeps 4 does it not? which maybe another plus

Posted By: Stefan Lloyd
Date Posted: 25 Oct 05 at 5:22pm

The 707 also theorectically sleeps 4; there was a "berth cushions" option. I know people who have slept in them. However I owned one for 4 years and never found bedding down amid the damp sails and aroma from the petrol cans an appealing prospect. I can't imagine the J80 being very much more comfortable.