J/111 Explained

J/111
Insignia:
J
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111
Insignia Size:150px
Designer:Alan Johnstone
Location:United States
Year:2010
Builder:J/Boats
Role:One-design Racer-Cruiser
Draft:7.18feet
Displacement:93700NaN0
Hull Type:monohull
Construction:fiberglass
Loa:36.42feet
Lwl:32.71feet
Beam:10.8feet
Engine:Volvo D1-20 180NaN0 diesel engine
Keel Type:fin keel with weighted bulb
Ballast:35160NaN0
Rudder Type:internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
I:47.74feet
J:13.85feet
P:45.24feet
E:14.5feet
Sailplan:fractional rigged sloop
Sailarea Main:327.99square feet
Sailarea Headsail:330.6square feet
Sailarea Gen:1399square feet
Sailarea Total:658.59square feet

The J/111 is an American sailboat that was designed by Alan Johnstone as a one-design racer-cruiser and first built in 2010. The boat is named for its length overall in decimeters.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

The design is a World Sailing international class keelboat.[7]

Production

The design has been built by J/Boats in the United States, since 2010 and remains in production.[1] [2] [8] [9]

Design

The J/111 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. Construction is glass reinforced polyester and a balsa fiberglass vinylester sandwich via vacuum bag molding. It has a fractional sloop rig with a keel-stepped carbon fiber mast with two sets of swept spreaders, an aluminum boom and steel rod rigging. It has a retractable bowsprit, a plumb stem, an open and sightly reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed cast iron, fin keel with a weighted lead bulb. It displaces 93700NaN0 and carries 35160NaN0 of ballast.[1] [2] [5]

The boat has a draft of 7.18feet with the standard keel.[1] [2]

The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo D1-20 diesel engine of 180NaN0 for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The holding tank is [1] [2] [5]

The design has sleeping accommodation for six to eight people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settee berths in the main cabin around a folding table, two aft quarter berths, plus two optional fold-up sea-berths. The galley is located on the port side at the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The enclosed head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side. Cabin head room is 70inches.[1] [2] [6] [5]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with an asymmetrical spinnaker of 1399square feet, flown from the retractable bowsprit.[1] [2] [5]

The design has a hull speed of 7.66kn.[2] [5]

Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the J/111 Class Association.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: J/111 sailboat . 24 April 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220424212609/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/j111. 24 April 2022. live.
  2. Web site: J/111. 24 April 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220424222635/https://sailboat.guide/j/j111. 24 April 2022. live.
  3. Web site: Alan Johnstone. 24 April 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20200709173013/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/johnstone-alan. 9 July 2020. live.
  4. Web site: Alan Johnstone. 24 April 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220424222637/https://sailboat.guide/alan-johnstone. 24 April 2022. live.
  5. Web site: J/111. 24 April 2022. Boat-Specs.com. 2020. https://archive.today/20220424230054/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/sailboats/j-boats/j-111. 24 April 2022. live.
  6. Web site: J/111. 24 April 2022. J/Boats. J/Boats. jboats.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220424224144/https://www.jboats.com/j111. 24 April 2022. live.
  7. Web site: Boat Class J/111. 24 April 2022. World Sailing. World Sailing. sailing.org. 2022. https://archive.today/20220424210939/https://www.sailing.org/classes/j111. 24 April 2022. live.
  8. Web site: J Boats. 24 April 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20200719211259/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/j-boats. 19 July 2020. live.
  9. Web site: J Boats. 24 April 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220318222335/https://sailboat.guide/j. 18 March 2022. live.
  10. Web site: J/111 Class Association. 24 April 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220424212641/https://sailboatdata.com/association/j111-class-association. 24 April 2022. live.