This racer was designed by Rod Johnstone and built of fiberglass and balsa core in 1991 by TPI in Portsmouth, R.I. The J/39 was a semi-custom yacht, originally designed for the IMS Grand Prix racing circuit. She is Hull #3 of approximately 20 that were built from 1991 to 1993. In her racing debut, she won her IMS Class in Key West Race Week in 1992 and was named "Boat of the Week". Later she has raced PHRF in Long Island Sound and in 1995 won the Gitana Trophy awarded by the YRA to the boat having the best overall record for the season.
The J/39's overall dimensions, its carbon fiber rig, interior and other specifications are very similar to the current J/120 except that it is a masthead rigged boat which uses regular spinnakers and pole instead of an asymmetrical spinnaker on a retractable sprit pole; and, it has a racing two grooved headstay foil in lieu of furling headsails. This model of the J/39 has the larger, racing style cockpit, yet like the J/120, it does have an enclosed stern and wheel steering. The interior is typical for J Boats with white bulkheads, chrome grab rails and varnished teak trim.
The yacht was modified in 2000/2001 to improve the cruising accommodations by installing an owner's double berth forward, an extra long quarterberth aft and it was converted from the original tiller to J/120 wheel steering.
She is a very good looking, well maintained yacht and is an ideal dual purpose boat for a club level racer who also wants to cruise fast and comfortably with family and friends.
Most recently in 2001 with the current owner, she has won the Mayor's Cup, the Breakwater Irregular's Spring Series, the Stamford Yacht Club Saturday Series and the SYC Naiad Trophy for the best overall score of a Division 1 boat for the entire season.
Accommodations
The interior accommodations are laid out similarly to the new J/120. It sleeps seven people: one double berth forward, two settee berths and two pilot berths in the main cabin and one quarterberth aft to starboard. There is a very large navigation station and oversized, fully enclosed head with a manual marine toilet, a sink and foot pumped cold water shower.
Opposite the head is a hanging locker and shelves for safety equipment and miscellaneous ship's gear. In the peak, forward of the double berth is storage for 14 Type I Offshore lifejackets. There is llimited sail storage in bins under the forward double berth. For racing, these cushions are removed allowing storage for all racing sails. The port quarterberth area is used for storage of running rigging, dock lines, fenders, tools, emergency tiller, cleaning gear, etc.
In the main cabin, there is a fold down teak dining table for 6 people. The galley is to port and is equipped with a new Origo "absorption type" safety alcohol stove and single sink with foot pump. There is good counter space plus adequate storage bins and cabinets. Hot and cold pressure water could be installed. The interior trim is varnished teak with teak and holly sole and was refinished to new boat condition in early 2001. The settee and bunk cushions are dark blue.
Galley
Electronics
Full Ockam instruments with six displays Ritchie 6" binnacle compass with light, mounted in a J/120 pedestal Ockam computer based wind and boat speed racing instruments Depthfinder Loran C
(2) cockpit bulkhead mounted compasses Ockam digital compass VHF radio Magellan GPS
Electrical & Mechanical
The toilet has a 10 gallon holding tank with a two way discharge valve. Electric automatic and manual bilge pumps
SOLAS flares Fire extinguishers
Sails & Rigging
There is a full, 15 sail inventory.
Fully equipped for racing. All high tech rigging and complete sail inventory - nine headsails, four spinnakers, and two mainsails. The 1999 mainsail was converted to a cruising main by replacing the bolt rope with slugs so it would stay on the mast. All sheets, guys, running backstays and halyards are of Kevlar, Technora or Spectra. There is also a super light spinnaker sheet, spinnaker changing strap, short sheet for barber hauler and Cunningham. Navtec rod rigging supports a three spreader, 1994 Hall Spars racing carbon fiber mast. The boom and spinnaker pole are also carbon fiber and from Hall Spars in 1994. The original alloy mast, which was used for just two seasons, has been kept as a spare.
North Mainsail from 1998 Shore Sails cruising/delivery mainsail from 1995 Quantum 145% Heavy #1 & #3 Genoas - new in Fall 2000 1998 Light/Medium North Sails #1 1995 Shore Sails Light #1 Second #3 Halsey #4 - like new
NEW: North 3DL Mainsail NEW: .5 oz. Airex 600 Spinnaker 4 Spinnakers: 1998 North 0.6 oz Runner Shore 0.6 oz Reacher 0.75 oz and 1.5 oz (chicken chute) for use in heavy air Heavy #1 #2 Genoa #2 Reacher
Deck & Hull
There are six opening ports, two main hatches and a small hatch in the head. She has a white hull, J Boat light blue accents and dark blue canvas sail and sheet covers. The bottom, keel and rudder are exceptionally well faired, sprayed with BaltoPlate and wet sanded to a glass-like finish.
Edson wheel steering with 48" alloy wheel Fortress anchor and 100' rode Rod rigging Hydraulic backstay Wire lifelines - new in 2000 - have blue roller padding (3) cloth covered fenders Docklines Boat book Shadetree all weather cockpit awning Running back/checkstays Boom vang (2) Harken 3-speed #48 primary winches (4) 2-speed winches for spinnaker sheets, halyards and reefing line (2) Messenger 2-speed winches for the double ended main sheet Emergency tiller US Coast Guard safety equipment
Comments
This racer was designed by Rod Johnstone and built of fiberglass and balsa core in 1991 by TPI in Portsmouth, R.I. The J/39 was a semi-custom yacht, originally designed for the IMS Grand Prix racing circuit. She is Hull #3 of approximately 20 that were built from 1991 to 1993. In her racing debut, she won her IMS Class in Key West Race Week in 1992 and was named "Boat of the Week". Later she has raced PHRF in Long Island Sound and in 1995 won the Gitana Trophy awarded by the YRA to the boat having the best overall record for the season.
The J/39's overall dimensions, its carbon fiber rig, interior and other specifications are very similar to the current J/120 except that it is a masthead rigged boat which uses regular spinnakers and pole instead of an asymmetrical spinnaker on a retractable sprit pole; and, it has a racing two grooved headstay foil in lieu of furling headsails. This model of the J/39 has the larger, racing style cockpit, yet like the J/120, it does have an enclosed stern and wheel steering. The interior is typical for J Boats with white bulkheads, chrome grab rails and varnished teak trim.
The yacht was modified in 2000/2001 to improve the cruising accommodations by installing an owner's double berth forward, an extra long quarterberth aft and it was converted from the original tiller to J/120 wheel steering.
She is a very good looking, well maintained yacht and is an ideal dual purpose boat for a club level racer who also wants to cruise fast and comfortably with family and friends.
Most recently in 2001 with the current owner, she has won the Mayor's Cup, the Breakwater Irregular's Spring Series, the Stamford Yacht Club Saturday Series and the SYC Naiad Trophy for the best overall score of a Division 1 boat for the entire season.
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