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J/109 Standard

Sailboat specifications

The J/109 is a 35’4” (10.75m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by Rod Johnstone (United States). She was built since 2001 (and now discontinued) by J/Boats (United States) with 360 hulls completed.

The J/109 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Shoal draft version (see all the versions compared).

J/109's main features

Model
J/109
Version
Standard
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Cruiser-racer sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Country
United States
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich balsa fiberglass vinylester (vacuum infusion)
Number of hulls built
360
First built hull
2001
Last built hull
Discontinued
Appendages
Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
Helm
Single helm wheel
Rudder
Single spade rudder
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
EC design category
 iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions)

A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m
B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m
C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m
D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m
A
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
N/A

J/109's main dimensions

Hull length
35’ 4”10.75 m
Waterline length
30’ 6”9.3 m
Beam (width)
11’ 6”3.51 m
Draft
6’ 11”2.1 m
Light displacement (MLC)
10913 lb4950 kg
Ballast weight
3880 lb1760 kg
Ballast type
Lead
French customs tonnage
11.04 Tx

J/109's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
657 ft²61 m²
Downwind sail area
1485 ft²138 m²
Mainsail area
301 ft²28 m²
Genoa area
355 ft²33 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker area
1184 ft²110 m²
I
 iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment)
46’ 6”14.17 m
J
 iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay)
13’ 4”4.05 m
P
 iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head)
43’ 2”13.18 m
E
 iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew)
15’ 6”4.72 m
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi fractional
Mast configuration
Keel stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
2
Spreaders angle
Swept-back
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
Single-strand (ROD)

J/109's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
226 ft²/T21 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.
511 ft²/T47.51 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
 iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.
174
Ballast ratio
 iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.

The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.
36 %
Critical hull speed
 iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.
7.40 knots

J/109's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power (min./max.)
18 HP / 28 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
22.5 gal85 liters

J/109's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Open aft cockpit
Cabin(s)
2
Berth(s) (min./max.)
4 / 6
Head(s)
1
Freshwater tank capacity
25.4 gal96 liters
Fridge/ice-box capacity
23.8 gal90 liters
Maximum headroom
6’ 2”1.88 m
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