Tuesday, April 21, 2015

J/112E Performance Cruiser Update

J/112E performance cruiser sailboat- first hull(Les Sables d’Olonne, France)- J/112E hull #1 is out of the mold and production is off and running at J Composites in Les Sables d’Olonne, France.   Hull #2 follows shortly as things gear up for a mid-summer product launch and busy fall boatshow schedule in Europe and North America. More progress photos and details to come!

J/112E is the newest addition to J/Boats’ “E” Series of versatile performance sailing yachts. The “E” is for elegance and evolution in performance cruising design.

This dual purpose design has a spacious two-cabin accommodation plan and a comfortable, ergonomic cockpit.  The all-new  J/112E is as well suited for the annual cruise as she is sprinting to Mackinac Island or short-handing through rough weather on long passages.

Her moderate displacement design with a high aspect, non-overlapping sailplan has proven to be a very efficient configuration.  It provides ample sail power in light winds (while most others are motoring), and offers easy to down-shift options when the wind builds. J’s are known for being able to sail well under mainsail alone, jib alone, and nearly any combination of mainsail and small jib. The J/112E is no exception. All one needs is a mainsail and 105% jib to enjoy easy, high performance sailing in winds from 5 to 25 knots.  For downwind fun or extensive offshore passages, one can deploy with minimal effort the asymmetric spinnaker from the retractable carbon sprit.  Learn more about this exciting new performance cruiser at the fall boat shows!   For more J/112E performance cruiser sailboat information