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J/46

J/Boats · 1995–2003 · Sloop rig

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LOA46'
Beam13.8'
Draft6.2'
Displ.12.0t
Rigsloop
HullFiberglass

Bluewater Evidence · Ocean Proven

95% confidence
Doc.CapableProven

6 named J/46s have finished ocean races in the official results: Tabasco (Newport Bermuda Race 2004, 2006, 2008), Breezing Up (Newport Bermuda Race 2006, 2008), Andiamo (Pacific Cup 2004), Riva (Pacific Cup 2010), and 2 more.

Overview

The J/46 is a Rod Johnstone performance cruiser from J/Boats’ cruising line, built from 1995 to 2003, with 35 built according to sailboatdata.com. Its place in this catalog rests on its ocean racing record: 6 different boats of the design have finished the Pacific Cup from San Francisco to Hawaii or the Newport Bermuda Race in the official results.

Design and Construction

sailboatdata.com lists the underbody as fin with bulb and spade rudder, 46 ft overall on a 40.5 ft waterline, with 13.8 ft of beam and 6.2 ft of draft. Displacement is about 24,000 lb with 9,400 lb of ballast, and the masthead sloop carries about 1,021 sq ft.

Ocean Racing Record

Tabasco (John Levinson) finished the Newport Bermuda Race (2004, 2006, 2008). Breezing Up (W. Bradford Willauer) finished the Newport Bermuda Race (2006, 2008). Andiamo (Robert Pace) finished the Pacific Cup (2004). Riva (Scott Campbell) finished the Pacific Cup (2010). Other finishers include Abracadabra, Patricia J.

Passage records

Tabasco· John Levinson2008

Newport Bermuda Race (2004, 2006, 2008)

Finished 3 times in the official results.

Source: Newport Bermuda Race official results

Breezing Up· W. Bradford Willauer2008

Newport Bermuda Race (2006, 2008)

Finished 2 times in the official results.

Source: Newport Bermuda Race official results

Andiamo· Robert Pace2004

Pacific Cup (2004)

Finished 1 time in the official results.

Source: Pacific Cup official results archive, 1980-2012

Riva· Scott Campbell2010

Pacific Cup (2010)

Finished 1 time in the official results.

Source: Pacific Cup official results archive, 1980-2012

Seabiscuit· Nathan C, Owen2012

Newport Bermuda Race (2010, 2012)

Finished 2 times in the official results.

Source: 2012 Newport-Bermuda Race final results (ORR)

Medley2016

Annapolis to Bermuda Ocean Race (2016)

Finished.

Source: Annapolis to Bermuda Ocean Race official results (Yachtscoring) 2016 results

Andiamo2015

Transpac (2015)

Finished.

Source: Transpacific Yacht Club: Transpac 2015 official results (Yachtscoring)

Hawke· Gordon Vineyard2005

Marion-Bermuda Race (2001, 2005)

Finished 2 times in the official results.

Source: Marion-Bermuda Race 2005 results

Breezing Up· W. Bradford Willauer2017

Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race (2017)

Finished.

Source: Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race 2017 results

Linnray2001

Marina del Rey to Puerto Vallarta Race (2001)

Finished.

Source: Del Rey Yacht Club Marina del Rey to Puerto Vallarta Race 2001 results

Andiamo2001

Marina del Rey to Puerto Vallarta Race (2001)

Finished.

Source: Del Rey Yacht Club Marina del Rey to Puerto Vallarta Race 2001 results

Dynamite I2007

Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race (2007)

Finished.

Source: Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race 2007 results

Sedna2007

Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race (2007)

Finished.

Source: Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race 2007 results

Aragorn· Richard and Leslie York2006

Circumnavigation, east to west: West Indies, Panama, Australia, Indonesia, India, Suez, Mediterranean, Canary Islands

Completed; Cruising Club of America Circumnavigation Award, 2006.

Source: Cruising Club of America: Circumnavigation Award, Richard and Leslie York (2006)

Cielita· Edmund B. Cabot2011

Scotland to Iceland via the Faroe Islands

Cruising Club of America Royal Cruising Club Trophy, 2011.

Source: Cruising Club of America: Royal Cruising Club Trophy, Edmund B. Cabot (2011)

Jessica Jay2002

ARC (2002)

Finished; design printed as J46 in the official results.

Source: World Cruising Club: ARC 2002 results

Resolute· D. Scott Miller2023

Bermuda 1-2 Yacht Race (2023)

Finished both legs, singlehanded to Bermuda and doublehanded back.

Source: Bermuda 1-2 Yacht Race 2023 results

What sailing channels say about the J/46, quoted from video transcripts with a link to the exact moment. Opinions belong to the speakers; the written review above stays independent of them.

discusses

The owner gives the boat as 46 feet overall and 40 and a half feet on the waterline, with a keel-stepped mast about 65 feet tall that makes some bridges difficult. It has swept-back spreaders.

Sailing Sweet Ruca

Tech Talk - Sail Boat Tour: Our J Boats J/46 Sailboat SV Sweet Ruca - Sailing Sweet Ruca

▶ watch at 1:14
discusses⚙ rig

The owners had an inner forestay added in Annapolis. It runs up to the top spreader, where it connects to the mast.

Sailing Sweet Ruca

Tech Talk - Sail Boat Tour: Our J Boats J/46 Sailboat SV Sweet Ruca - Sailing Sweet Ruca

▶ watch at 1:45
discusses

Onboard race vlog on a J/46 owned by Bob, in the 2012 Newport to Ensenada race. The presenter, a guest crew member, reports the boat making 8 knots in about 12 knots of wind on a straight leg.

discusses

The broker, walking a 1999 boat on a mooring in Newport Beach, points out how "wide and beamy and flat" the decks are and says that makes moving around safe. The boat has in-boom furling with a full-batten main, a 100% jib and a 130% genoa on a roller furler, and two asymmetrical spinnakers.

Adam Fischer Yachts (South Coast Yachts)

1999 J Boats J/46 - “Mister J” Listing Walkthrough

▶ watch at 0:49
discusses

The broker lists the tankage as 110 gallons of fresh water and 90 gallons of fuel, with a Yanmar diesel at about 2300 hours that he describes as regularly serviced, with no oil leaks. He says the bottom was painted a couple of months earlier.

Adam Fischer Yachts (South Coast Yachts)

1999 J Boats J/46 - “Mister J” Listing Walkthrough

▶ watch at 12:35
discusses

In the forward head the broker notes that the mast is keel-stepped, coming "all the way down to the Keel". He also says, as a sales claim, that the boat has been to Tahiti and back a couple of times.

Adam Fischer Yachts (South Coast Yachts)

1999 J Boats J/46 - “Mister J” Listing Walkthrough

▶ watch at 17:18
  1. [1]MagazineSAIL: Eight Bells, A Conversation with Ned Cabot (2012)- Names Cielita as Cabot's J/46, which he was preparing to bring back from Iceland in 2012.
  2. [2]SpecificationsCruising Club of America yacht profile: Aragorn- Profile gives the class as J-46, owner Richard W. York, built 2000. Sail-World's 2006 cruiser profile of Aragorn also calls her a J46.
  3. [3]SpecificationsJ/46 - SailboatData.com- Dimensions, displacement, ballast, sail area, keel, rig, designer and production.
  4. [4]EditorialNewport Bermuda Race official results- Official results; J/46 finishes.
  5. [5]EditorialPacific Cup official results archive, 1980-2012- Official results; J/46 finishes.
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