J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment French Made Js

I believe that hulls for these boats are actually made in Poland and transfered to France for build out. Makes sense from $ point of view and the Polish have a long tradition of boat building.

while this thread looks broken ... I think we are talking about the J97. which reminds me of a souped up beneteau. [cabin insides]

At newport show the non skid deck surface was the most agressive i have seen.

Meanwhile J95 #2 scheduled to race Spin against us in Avow Hospice Race next Sat. more on that subsequently.

have already got my sail booked on j97 One of our club members is suppossed to have one delivered in March.

J/95 was picked as Boat of the Year and J/97 as Best Club Racer in Sailing World's Jan/Feb 2010 issue. It will be interesting to see how this plays out compared to the J/29 and J/30 back in the 1980's and if one, the other or both catches on. J/95 has a longer waterline length and weighs 2,600 lbs less so it may be the faster of the two. The J/97 has cruising amenities, but perplexes me by having 5'11" of headroom. Isn't Rod was a bit taller than that?

I agree. I think these Js may be too pricey. I did not understand the headroom on the 97. The 95 would be a cool boat to cruise on the Chesapeake Bay.