J/111
By Adam Cort
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With a carbon fiber mast from Hall and a high-performance sail plan, the J/111 is fast and fun to sail upwind J/Boats |
According to designer Alan Johnstone, the brief for the new 36ft 6in J/111 one-design was for a boat that he and the rest of the J/Boats crew would want to sail—and it shows.
During a recent daysail off Newport, Rhode Island, hull #1 reveled in picture perfect sailing conditions, with winds out of the east in the mid to high teens. Sailing to windward, the boat was balanced and easy to drive through the moderate swells. Off the wind, the boat lit up under a massive, but easy to handle A-sail.
Passport 615
Although there were many well-executed new ideas for systems on several boats, the award for "best systems" goes to the Passport 615
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