Sailing's First Triple-Crown Winner!
And then some....
"How does it sail? Magnificently! The boat proved a true pleasure to helm, to sail, and to be aboard." -
Sail Magazine
"So after dockside inspections and on-the-water tests were complete, such judges' comments as "honest, well-executed design" and "really hit the mark" were in abundance. And when it came time to cast their category votes, the judges concluded that this solidly built, capable coastal cruiser would excel at meeting the needs of many a sailing family who choose to do their voyaging closer to home. Because of this, they named the J/95 the Best Weekender and followed up by also naming it the Domestic Boat of the Year." -
Cruising World Magazine
Watch a J/95 Sea Trial Off Stonington, CT
J/95 Seatrials off Stonington, CT
This elegant 31 foot design offers a new level of sailing joy, and broadens the daysailing and weekending horizons of those living on the many shallow bays of New England, the Cape, Great South Bay, the Jersey Shore and Chesapeake, Low Country of Georgia and the Carolinas, the Intracoastal, Bahamas, Florida Keys, the Gulf Coast, inland lakes of the Mid & South West and estuaries of Northern California and the Pacific Northwest.
Because it’s a J Boat, you know the J/95 will be a great sailing and seaworthy boat in any depth of water. The latest in modern hull design with long waterline is combined with a Hall spars mast and low VCG (vertical center of gravity) lead keel containing a fully retractable centerboard. The result is an exceptionally fast and stable boat capable of sailing in 3 feet of water. J/95 will outperform existing, deeper-draft keel dayboats of the retro genre by a wide margin and in many cases at a fraction of the cost. The J/95 offers the best of both worlds….now you can moor a beautiful yacht off the end of your dock without having to limit how far you can sail in a day.
The J/95 features a comfortable T-shaped cockpit (the same size as the 40 foot J/122) with available transom locker; wheel steering; a retractable bow sprit in a hidden housing for some downwind fun with masthead asymmetric spinnaker; two berths for the occasional overnight adventure; enclosed marine head; and a 14 hp Yanmar diesel auxiliary saildrive to get you home if the wind dies. J/95 is unique in that it’s designed to sail well on all points whether in “shoal” mode with board up or in “deep” mode with the board down. Not since the introduction of the J/22 in 1983 has such an exciting new keelboat been available to sailors who live near shoal water areas. These areas are simply not reachable with most keelboats, let alone one that looks and performs so beautifully.
Rod Johnstone of J/Boats Interview
