Mini J-Class

[Don Z.]

Google has failed me... but maybe someone else saw it.

In what I believe was the October, 2004 issue of Sailing World, there was a "fluff piece" on a Mini-J Class being developed. It was the same basic idea as a Mini-12 or a 2.4mR, but was a little longer with more sail. At the time, I went to their web page, but I book marked it on another computer and now I can't find it! Did anyone else see this, and if so, do you have a link?

[Don Z.]

Google has failed me... but maybe someone else saw it.

In what I believe was the October, 2004 issue of Sailing World, there was a "fluff piece" on a Mini-J Class being developed. It was the same basic idea as a Mini-12 or a 2.4mR, but was a little longer with more sail. At the time, I went to their web page, but I book marked it on another computer and now I can't find it! Did anyone else see this, and if so, do you have a link?

[Don Z.]

Google has failed me... but maybe someone else saw it.

In what I believe was the October, 2004 issue of Sailing World, there was a "fluff piece" on a Mini-J Class being developed. It was the same basic idea as a Mini-12 or a 2.4mR, but was a little longer with more sail. At the time, I went to their web page, but I book marked it on another computer and now I can't find it! Did anyone else see this, and if so, do you have a link?

[Tim Judge]

Mini Js were made in Cowes, UK in the 1980s....the Endeavour J is designed after the J class Endeavour: 20'4" LOA, 12' LWL, 3'6" Beam and Draft...same lines. I tried to post photos but the files are to large. You can see them on Boatdesign.net. Just search for Min J

[Don Z.]

First off, I'm not sure why my original post printed three times, but...

Yes, this is the type of boat of which I was asking:
http://www.boatdesign.net/gallery/data/500/MinJTrailered.JPG

Interesting, you say that was from the 80s, and I believe you... but I remember a few from '04 as well... I do know I found their website on the 'wayback machine. I copied the specs down as:

SPECIFICATIONS
SINGLE HANDED COASTAL RANGE CUTTER
One mast rigged sloop. “ Tanagra” has been designed as a 1/8 scale replica of the J Class “Endeavour II” which was constructed for the British challenge of the 1937 Americas’ Cup.
Hull :
Loa/Lod : 5.15 m 15’-10”
Lwl : 3.31 m 10’-02”
Dwl: 3.35 m 10’-03”
Max. B : 1.00 m 3’-01”
Water line B : 0.96 m 3’-00”
Max. draft : 0.83 m 2’-07”
Canoe body draft : 0.65 m 2’-00”
Midship freeboard : 0.38 m 15”
Canoe weight: 410 kg 904 #
Internal lead ballast : 248 kg 547 #
Av. Crew and accessories : 120 kg 265 #
Overall displacement: 0.500 m3 17cub /ft. seawater

[Tim Judge]

Don...glad you found the picture of my boat. I have a PDF of the original literature from the Martha's Vineyard Shipyard, but it exceeds the 19.5 kb file size for an upload (:confused:) as it is a simple 4 page PDF. Send me your email and I will be glad to send it along. Tom Hale who owned the MVSY imported 6 of the boats. I know of a few around, and the plug is still in the UK. The boats were made by Mustang Marine...now defunct as I understand. Lots of fun to sail, though it is a bit like waterboarding. I changed the name of my boat from Ariel to Kay Fore in honor of her "mothers" sail number.

I think you may be thinking of a scandinavian company that built a scaled down J class that looked more like Endeavour II or Ranger in that it had the canoe bow....if I remember the website I will send it along.
TJ

[rbgarr]

I saw one of the mini-Js exactly like the one on the trailer sailing in Bristol (RI) harbor this summer. It was participating in an evening beer can race with about thirty other boats. From a distance I could see she she was being single handed and had very little freeboard.