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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Alan Johnstone |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 2012 |
| No. built | more than 1324 (2018)[1] |
| Builder(s) | J Boats |
| Name | J/70 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 1,790 lb (810 kg) |
| Draft | 4.92 ft (1.50 m) |
| Hull | |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 22.74 ft (6.93 m) |
| LWL | 20.47 ft (6.24 m) |
| Beam | 7.38 ft (2.25 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 628 lb (285 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-hung |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Fractional rigged sloop |
| I foretriangle height | 26.77 ft (8.16 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 7.68 ft (2.34 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 26.16 ft (7.97 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 9.44 ft (2.88 m) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 123.48 sq ft (11.472 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 102.80 sq ft (9.550 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 491 sq ft (45.6 m2) |
| Total sail area | 226.27 sq ft (21.021 m2) |
J/70 is a trailerable, 6.93-metre (22.7 ft) American sailboat class designed by Alan Johnstone and first built in 2012.[2]
The boat is built for J Boats by three builders, CCF Composites in the United States, J/Composites in Europe and J/Boats Argentina in South America.[3] At least 1451 had been constructed by 2019.[4]
The J/70 is a small racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder, a retractable bowsprit and a lifting keel. It displaces 1,790 lb (812 kg) and carries 628 lb (285 kg) of lead ballast. The boat features a very large asymmetrical spinnaker with an area of 491 sq ft (45.6 m2), flown from the carbon fiber bowsprit.[2]
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Main article: J/70 World Championship |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Kiel[5] |  ItalyClaudia Rossi Matteo Mason Simone Spangaro Michele Paoletti |
 MonacoStefano Roberti Enrico Fonda Ludovic Broquaire Filippo Lamantia |
 SpainGonzalo Araújo Guilherme Almeida Diego Fructuoso Nacho Giamonna |
| 2018 Vigo[6] | Italy Alberto Rossi |
Spain Luis Bugallo |
Italy Umberto de Luca |
| 2021 Charlottenlund[7] | Spain José María Torcida Francisco Palacio Rayco Tabares Pablo Santurde Luis Martín Cabiedes |
 Great BritainPaul Ward |
 United StatesMichael Goldfarb |
| 2022 Hyères[8] | Great Britain Jonathan Calascione James Peters Morgan Peach Dave Kohler |
United States Richard Witzel Carlos Robles Tomas Dietrich Bernardo Freitas |
 TurkeyAhmet Eker Burak Zengin Yaşar Arıbaş Cem Gözen |
| 2023 Weymouth[9] | United States Douglas Rastello Steve Hunt John Wallace Morgan Trubovich |
 PortugalVasco Serpa Paulo Manso Diogo Pinto Hugo Rocha |
Turkey Gülboy Güryel Ali Tezdiker Massimo Bortoletto Victor Diaz de Leon |
