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About J/80 North American Class
The international J/80 class has over 1600 boats which are safe and offshore capable. Fun, fast, and able to get up on plane downwind with a huge asymmetrical spinnaker on a retractable sprit the class has large local fleets in New England, the Chesapeake, Toronto, and in Austin Texas. The OD rules specify a max crew weight of 770 lbs however the boat can be singlehanded for day sailing. Trailerable, the boat is set up with a single point lift that make it easy to hoist.
Design
Boats Produced: 1632 as of early 2020
Class boat builder(s):
TPI, Jcomposites (France), china
Approximately how many boats are in the USA/North America? 250+
Where is your One-Design class typically sailed in the USA? List regions of the country:
Chesapeake, lake Winnipesaukee, Seattle, Buzzards Bay, Austin, Tx, Toronto
Does this class have a spinnaker or gennaker? Yes
Ideal combined weight of range of crew: 770
Boat Designed in 1991
Beam: 8’
Weight of rigged boat without sails: 2,900 lbs
Draft: 4’9”
Mast Height: 37’