STATUS: SAILING (2017 - PRESENT)

I was exposed to J Boats from the moment I began sailing on the western Long Island Sound and New York Harbor in 2006. I learned to sail in the J/24, sailed my first North American championships in a J/105, delivered a J/160 to Maine, and almost bought the cherriest of J/109s in 2016. When it came time to buying my first "big" boat, although I was attracted to the consistent performance of the Js and their resoundingly classic lines, I eschewed their ubiquity, opting instead for the 21-foot beast that is the Pogo 2--one of only a handful of Mini Transats actively sailed between Annapolis and Newport.

In deciding to move on from the Pogo 2, my brief was simple: a fast boat that capable both on and off the race course--one that will deliver years of adventure with my family, but also deliver the type of solo and short-handed adventures to which I seem to be attracted despite my tendencies to hallucinate. Over six years of ownership, I couldn’t be happier with the J/120 as a platform for all that I have wanted to accomplish on the water. Here’s a little taste:

Second in class (PHRF-DH): 2020 Indian Harbor YC Gearbuster
Second in class (PHRF-DH): 2020 Stamford YC Vineyard Race
Third in class (PHRF-DH): 2019 Indian Harbor YC Gearbuster (sailing solo)
First in class (Class 1), solo leg: 2019 Bermuda 1-2
Second in class (PHRF-Plus One): 2019 Larchmont YC Edlu
First: 2009 J/120 North American Championships (as Eagle)

In the coming years, I hoping or another Bermuda 1-2, more single-handed regattas, and some extended cruising.

SPECIFICATIONS

Home - Sea Cliff, New York
Hull - #38
Year - 1996
Designer - Rod Johnstone
Builder - TPI Composites

LOA - 40 feet
Beam - 12 feet
Draft - 7 feet
Air Draft - 56.75 feet

Displacement - 13,900 lbs.
Ballast - 6,000 lbs.

Mainsail - 478.7 sq. ft.
155% Genoa - 587.3 sq. ft.
135% Genoa - 511.5 sq. ft.
100% Jib - 378.9 sq. ft.
Cruising Spinnaker - 1,835 sq. ft.
Racing Spinnaker - 1,705.6 sq. ft.

Displacement to length (D/L) ratio - 99.0