Umm, Scuttlebutt had a link to the new "stability test level"... I can't say I agree with the "safety" notion...2 J30s survived the worst Fastnet race, one with mast, one without (I believe it rolled). Its seems to be a sign of the times, as KeyWest, Chi-Mac drop off the list of races we could participate in...good thing "Friction Loss" didn't wait longer to race to Hawaii, and miss winning, safely

we don't have to look very far for a bolt-on fix for the J30 keel. Whatever happened to Whistler and it's bolt on Jim Taylor keel? which was meant to enhance off shore performance.




Photos from the www.

Jim Taylor's website

Owner put her in last year for the first time in many, did well Wed night series out of the Boston Yacht Club.

I think that the boat which you say lost the mast in the fastnet race was juggernought which only cracked the gooseneck which was an experimental part by westerly yachts.