boatbuildlog

Production model

J/88

Built by J/Boats

A 29 ft 2 in fractional sloop designed by Alan Johnstone, built from 2013. She carries 9 ft 6 in beam, 6 ft 6 in draft and 4,990 lb displacement. Hull form is fin with a transom-hung rudder.

J/Boats were founded in Rhode Island in 1977 by Rod and Bob Johnstone, and their designs have defined one-design keelboat racing in America ever since. The figures below come from owners who logged work on this boat here.

What building a J/88 actually takes

Medians from the build logs kept on this site, not the designer’s estimate. Nobody has logged this boat here yet, so they are empty until the first builder does.

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Builds of this boat

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C&C 29 C&C 29′ 7″ (9.02 m) 0
Pearson 30 Pearson 29′ 9″ (9.08 m) 0
Hunter 290 Hunter 28′ 7″ (8.71 m) 0