J/80

The International J/80 is a fixed keel one-design sportsboat. It is built by J/Boats and certified for offshore sailing, normally crewed by 3 to 5 people. As well as its mainsail & headsail, the J/80 has a 65 m² (700 sq ft) gennaker for downwind sailing, which when the wind rises over 15 knots gets the boat on the plane downwind.

J/80

Class symbol
J80 sailing in Helsinki +
Development
Designer	Rod Johnstone
Year	1992
Design	One-Design
Name	J/80
Crew	3 – 5
Boat
Crew	3 – 5
Draft	1.49 m (4 ft 11 in)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	GRP
Hull weight	1,315 kg (2,899 lb)
LOA	8 m (26 ft)
LWL	6.71 m (22.0 ft)
Beam	2.51 m (8 ft 3 in)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	Fixed
Rig
Rig type	Fractional rig
Mast length	11.43 m (37.5 ft)
Sails
Mainsail area	17.42 m2 (187.5 sq ft)
Jib/genoa area	13.9 m2 (150 sq ft)
Spinnaker area	65 m2 (700 sq ft)

With over 1590 J/80's worldwide, the J/80 is one of Europe's and North America's best selling sportsboats. Recognized by the ISAF, the International J/80 Class Association promotes activities and regattas worldwide. For class racing, sails are restricted to only a main, headsail and gennaker with total crew weight at 338.6 kg (746 lb) with no limit on crew numbers.

According to Sailing World Magazine, "The J/80 is easier to handle, less intimidating, safer and better suited for sailing offshore than other modern sport boats tested."[1]

In 2007, two Swedish men (Andreas Granberg and Jens Utbult) crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a J/80.