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J80
The J/80 is an American Trailer sailer, trailerable sailboat that was designed by Rod Johnstone as a one design Sailing (sport), racer and first built in 1992. The design is a recognized International Sailing Federation World championships in sailing, world class with a crew of three sailors. Production The design has been built by Tillotson Pearson since 1992, for J/Boats in the United States, with over 1,600 built and it remains in production. At one time it was produced by Waterline Systems, also located in the US. Design The J/80 is a racing keelboat, with the hull built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a Fractional rig, fractional sloop rig with a retractable bowsprit controlled from the cockpit by a deployment line. The hull has a raked stem, a plumb Transom (nautical), transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed swept fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast. The cockpit is long and the hull has a sealed buoyancy compartment on the bow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Championships In Sailing
World championships in sailing are world championships organised or sanctioned by World Sailing (formerly the International Sailing Federation or ISAF). As a sport, sailing has the largest number of world championships due to the diversity of equipment and disciplines. Championships The number of titles is due to the diversity of equipment. Sanctioned World Championships fall into the following categories: World Sailing - Initiated Championships World Sailing - Sanctioned World Championships * ISAF Open Match Racing World Championship (Presently awarded to the overall winner of the World Match Racing Tour originally an world sailing event) * Nations Cup * Offshore Racing Congress Rating System ** Currently ORCi ** former ORC Worlds include the IMS, IMS 500, IMS 670, 1/4 TON, 1/2 TON and 1 TON ClassWorld Championships * International Radio Sailing Association Class World Championships ** IRSA / 10 Rater World Championship ** IRSA / Radio A Class World Championship ** IRSA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
