A Magical Boat
When your home is near the water, J/105 may be your ideal
sailboat. Count up the number of nights spent sleeping
aboard and compare that to the number of picnic sails when
you would have liked a larger, more comfortable cockpit.
J/105 is the answer. Her large cockpit combined with simple
4-5 berth week-ending layout results in two significant
owner benefits: (1) A savings of $50,000 in little-used
furniture, systems and cabinetry needed for extended cruising,
and (2) A boat that's easier to handle, more comfortable
in waves and more fun to sail for its size. J/105 has the
stability, rig and sail controls to handle 15-20 knot winds
without the need of reefing. It has the strength and seaworthiness
for ocean going passages.
Sailing World Magazine's panel of experts selected J/105
as Boat-of-the-Year among racer-cruisers in 1992. Since
then over 630 have been launched worldwide, fulfilling
a variety of needs. Enthusiasm for this great boat continues
to blossom with an active owner's association and owner
maintained web site to help you get the most from your
boat. J/105 is the most successful modern one-design
keelboat class over 30' in the World. There are one-design
starts in virtually every major sailing center across the
US and several class starts across Europe. Single handed
sailors have raced and cruised to Bermuda; an older couple
is enjoys cruising in Maine and winning the Monhegan Race
after giving up their Alden 54; and America's Cup helmsman
race for prize money around the country in a professional
match racing circuit.
"A gust of wind, blowing about 25 mph, accelerated
the J/105 up to a sustained speed of over 14 knots."
J/105 makes sailing easier and smoother. No pitching,
no rolling about and no panic drills. You may never have
to leave her comfortable cockpit. Gone are feverish routines
of course and sail changes. Enjoy the luxury of a dodger
while napping on full-length cockpit cushions. Only one
jib to tend. Roll it in or out. The spinnaker is contained
in a snuffer. Jibing is a one person operation. Simply
let go the old sheet, then trim in the new one.
Good-bye big racing crews and foredeck work. Hello fun
and relaxation. Whether blowing 5 mph or 20 mph, you will
want to set J/105's asymmetric spinnaker - even with just
two people aboard! It adds a new dimension to sailing enjoyment:
It's (1) safer with total snuffing or partial quick-reefing
from the cockpit, (2) easier with one person controlling
all sails, (3) smoother with a better-balanced sailplan
which helps you steer out of trouble, (4) stiffer due to
a low VCG and the spinnaker's lower center of area and
flat, open leech, and (5) faster over waves thanks to the
power and lift of this unique spinnaker design.
