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The J/70 is a 22’8”(6.93m) one design sailboat designed by Alan Johnstone (United States). She is built since 2012 by J/Boats (United States). Shehasbeenawarded "2013 - European Yacht of the Year: Special Yacht".

J/70's main features

Model

J/70

Hull type

Monohull

Category

One design sailboat

Sailboat builder

J/Boats

Sailboat designer

Alan Johnstone

Country

United States

Construction

GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich fiberglass polyester

First built hull

2012

Last built hull

Still in production

Award(s)

  • 2013: European Yacht of the Year: Special Yacht

    Appendages

    Lifting keel : fin with bulb, lifting

    Helm

    Single tiller

    Rudder

    Single transom hung rudder

    Unsinkable

    No

    Trailerable

    Yes

    EC design category

    iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions)

    A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m
    B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m
    C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m
    D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m

    C

    Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)

    About

    35 400

    (2020)

    J/70's main dimensions

    Hull length

    22’ 8”6.93 m

    Waterline length

    20’ 6”6.24 m

    Beam (width)

    7’ 5”2.25 m

    Draft

    4’ 10”1.45 m

    Draft when appendages up

    3’0.9 m

    Mast height from DWL

    32’ 10”10 m

    Light displacement (MLC)

    1753 lb795 kg

    Ballast weight

    639 lb290 kg

    Ballast type

    Lead

    J/70's rig and sails

    Upwind sail area

    284 ft²26.38 m²

    Downwind sail area

    657 ft²61.07 m²

    Mainsail area

    173 ft²16.07 m²

    Jib area

    111 ft²10.31 m²

    Asymmetric spinnaker area

    484 ft²45 m²

    I

    iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)

    26’ 10”8.16 m

    J

    iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)

    7’ 8”2.34 m

    P

    iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)

    26’ 1”7.97 m

    E

    iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)

    9’ 5”2.88 m

    Rigging type

    Sloop Marconi fractional

    Mast configuration

    Deck stepped mast

    Rotating spars

    No

    Number of levels of spreaders

    1

    Spreaders angle

    Swept-back

    Spars construction

    Carbon fiber spars

    Standing rigging

    1x19 strand wire continuous

    J/70's performances

    Upwind sail area to displacement

    iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

    The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

    Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.

    331 ft²/T30.74 m²/T

    Downwind sail area to displacement

    iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

    The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

    766 ft²/T71.16 m²/T

    Displacement-length ratio (DLR)

    iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
    The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

    a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.

    93

    Ballast ratio

    iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.

    The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.

    36 %

    Critical hull speed

    iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
    The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.

    6.06 knots

    J/70's auxiliary engine

    Engine(s)

    1 outboard engine

    Engine(s) power (min./max.)

    3 HP / 4 HP

    Fuel type

    Gas

    J/70's accommodations and layout

    Cockpit

    Open aft cockpit

    Berth(s)

    2

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