J/80
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The J/80 is a one design racing keelboat. It has been built by Tillotson Pearson since 1992, for J/Boats in the United States, with over 1,700 built and still in production . At one time it was produced by Waterline Systems, also in the US.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- international class
- Subclass of
- keelboat
- Country of origin
- United States
- Mass
- 1315
- Image
- J80 SUVLM06 4.jpg
- Length
- 6.71
- Has parts of class
- spinnaker
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- Commons category
- J/80 (keelboat)
- beam
- 2.51
- draft
- 1.49
- inception
- 1993-01-01
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The J/80 is a one design racing keelboat. It has been built by Tillotson Pearson since 1992, for J/Boats in the United States, with over 1,700 built and still in production . At one time it was produced by Waterline Systems, also in the US.
==Design== thumb|left|J/80 flying its asymmetrical spinnaker Designed by Rod Johnstone, the hull is built predominantly of fiberglass, with a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed swept fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast. The cockpit is long and the hull has a sealed buoyancy compartment on the bow. The design has a hull speed of .
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