2014 J Boats J/8829ft

• Boat Name:  SABRIEL
• Year: 2014
• Builder:  J-Composites, France
• Designer:  J/Boat Design / R. Johnstone
• Engine:  Volvo D1-13 12hp with saildrive
  
• Location:  Swanwick Marina
• 2022 IRC Rating: 1.016

• LOA:  29 ft 2 in / 8.8m
• LWL:  26 ft 8 in / 8.1m
• Beam:  9 ft 5 in / 2.9m
• Draft:  6 ft 5 in / 1.9m
• Dry Weight:  2263 kgs
• Ballast:  635 kgs

• Volvo D1-13 12hp engine
• Saildrive
• 2-blade feathering propeller
  
• Engine regularly serviced
  
• Systems:
• 75 amp/hr standard battery
• Second battery and box with changeover switch

2020/2021 Sails:

• Main - North 3Di Raw
• J1 - North 3Di Raw (on tuff luff)
• J2 - North 3Di Raw (on tuff luff) 

Additional Competition Sails:

• J3 Heavy Jib
• Class Compliant A2 Spinnaker
• IRC A2 Spinnaker
• A5 Reaching Spinnaker 

Note: Inventory also includes a significant number of additional sails in varying condition.

• Backstay system
• Kicker
• Main halyard
• Jib halyard
• Spinnaker halyard
• Bowsprit control line
• Spinnaker tack line
• Mainsheet
• Spinnaker sheet
• Fine tune sheet
• Mainsheet traveller control lines
• Jib traveller control lines
• Bowsprit stop line
• Lifelines
• Tiller with tiller extension
• Emergency boarding ladder
• Anchor and leaded warp

• Upholstery for saloon cushions (Sunbrella Ardoise)
• 2 x settee berths in saloon
• Open forepeak light weight layout version
• Navigation station
• Toilet with custom cover
• Companionway washboard with custom bag

• B&G Zeus Touch 7" colour chart plotter
• B&G speed/depth and wind sensors
• 3 x B&G Triton 20/20's on mast bracket
• Navicom RT550 AIS VHF
• Navigation lights

Sailing Comfort with Speed to Burn
J/88 truly hits the sweet-spot in J Boats' new generation of performance sprit boats. This mid-sized 29' (8.8m) family speedster is fast, fun and stable with the security and comfort of a sit-in cockpit, inboard diesel, overnighting interior and onboard head.

J/88 is all about the joy of sailing - the exhilarating feel of a boat that responds instantly to slight changes in trim and course. The joy of sailing a well-balanced boat upwind in a breeze and then hoisting the masthead A-sail and flying over the waves downwind, with only a few fingers lightly holding the tiller. When the wind dies to a whisper, the J/88 with its high aspect, non-overlapping sail plan (no genoas), has the sail power and low hull resistance to ghost along while other have to motor.

Handling the J/88 is a Breeze
The mainsail and furling jib can be deployed in minutes. All halyards and sheets lead to the cockpit, and the primary winches are within reach of the driver - so solo tacking is an option without need of a self-tacking system. When you're ready for turbo-mode, the asymmetric spinnaker, flown from a retractable carbon bowsprit, can be hoisted, jibed and taken down by just a two person crew.

Performance and sailing comfort result from stability, and the J/88 is optimised where it counts to provide a smooth ride: a two-spreader, carbon fibre, deck-stepped mast and a 6.5' (1.98m) fixed L-shaped keel with low VCG (vertical centre of gravity) lead bulb. This combined with a balanced, efficient hull form explains why the J/88 has such exceptional directional stability and control, even in challenging conditions.

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice. 

It is not guaranteed that the safety gear listed on the specification comes within the manufacturer's safety guidelines i.e. expiry dates and servicing and is therefore sold as is.