# J/70

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This article is about the sailboat. For similarly named topics, see [J70 (disambiguation)](/source/J70_(disambiguation)).

**J/70** is a [trailerable](/source/Trailer_sailer), 6.93-metre (22.7-foot) American [sailboat](/source/Sailboat) class designed by [Alan Johnstone](/source/Alan_Johnstone_(naval_architect)) and first built in 2012.[2]

## Production

The boat is built for [J Boats](/source/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]

## Design

The J/70 is a small racing [keelboat](/source/Keelboat), built predominantly of [fiberglass](/source/Fiberglass). It has a [fractional](/source/Fractional_rig) [sloop](/source/Sloop) rig, a transom-hung [rudder](/source/Rudder), a retractable [bowsprit](/source/Bowsprit) and a [lifting keel](/source/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](/source/Asymmetrical_spinnaker) with an area of 491 sq ft (45.6 m2), flown from the [carbon fiber](/source/Carbon_fiber) [bowsprit](/source/Bowsprit).[2]

## Events

### World Championship

Main article: [J/70 World Championship](/source/J/70_World_Championship)

## See also

- [List of sailing boat types](/source/List_of_sailing_boat_types)

## References

1. ["2018 J 70 World Championship on Yacht Scoring - A complete web based regatta administration and yacht scoring program"](https://yachtscoring.com/event_results_detail.cfm?Race_Number=11&eID=4512)

1. Browning, Randy (2017). ["J/70 sailboat specifications and details"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084912/http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=7523). *sailboatdata.com*. Archived from [the original](http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=7523) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

1. ["List of J Boats builders"](http://www.jboats.com/contact-us/builders). Retrieved 26 November 2017.

1. ["Partial list of hull number built and operational in July 2019"](https://yachtscoring.com/current_event_entries.cfm?eID=6149). Retrieved 7 December 2018.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.jboats.com/j70-one-design-sailboat)

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