The J Class is one of several classes deriving from the Universal Rule for racing boats. The rule was established in 1903 and rates double-masted racers (classes A through H) and single-masted racers (classes I through S). From 1914 to 1937, the rule was used to determine eligibility for the Americas Cup. In the late …
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Considered some of the most beautiful yachts ever built, the story of the J Class is defined by fierce transatlantic competition for the America’s Cup, followed by an era of steep decline, and the modern-day revival. Find out more.
J Class: the enduring appeal of the world’s most …
The J Class – so named because it was the letter allocated to its particular size by the Universal Rule to which the yachts were built (K and M Class yachts were, for example, shorter on...
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The 1903 America’s Cup match witnessed the most extreme yachts built to this rule: Reliance and Shamrock III. 1929 - 1937. Discover the history behind the J Class during the period 1851 - 1928.
The ultimate J Class yachtspotter’s guide
The J Class is one of the most beautiful and powerful classes of sailing yacht in the world. But do you know your Shamrock V from Svea? Endeavour from Hanuman? Here's a handy guide...
Yachts
In total nine J Class yachts are currently active, including three original surviving Js - Velsheda, Shamrock and Endeavour - and six replicas that have been built since 2003; Ranger, Rainbow, Hanuman, Lionheart, Topaz and Svea.
The history of the J class
Seven J Class are currently sailing, these original yachts plus four modern builds: Ranger, Rainbow, Lionheart and Hanuman. Another, J8, is due launches May 2015 and a further two are...
A story of decadence: the history of the J Class yacht
The birth of the J Class. In 1929, Sir Thomas Lipton, the Scotsman who built an empire of grocery shops and tea, commissioned a new sailing yacht in a final effort to wrestle the America’s Cup from its host nation (the race had …
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The J Class is one of several classes deriving from the Universal Rule for racing boats. The rule was established in 1903 and rates double-masted racers (classes A through H) and single-masted racers (classes I through S). From 1914 to 1937, the rule was used to determine eligibility for the Americas Cup. In the late …
Considered some of the most beautiful yachts ever built, the story of the J Class is defined by fierce transatlantic competition for the America’s Cup, followed by an era of steep decline, and the modern-day revival. Find out more.
The J Class – so named because it was the letter allocated to its particular size by the Universal Rule to which the yachts were built (K and M Class yachts were, for example, shorter on...
The 1903 America’s Cup match witnessed the most extreme yachts built to this rule: Reliance and Shamrock III. 1929 - 1937. Discover the history behind the J Class during the period 1851 - 1928.
The J Class is one of the most beautiful and powerful classes of sailing yacht in the world. But do you know your Shamrock V from Svea? Endeavour from Hanuman? Here's a handy guide...
In total nine J Class yachts are currently active, including three original surviving Js - Velsheda, Shamrock and Endeavour - and six replicas that have been built since 2003; Ranger, Rainbow, Hanuman, Lionheart, Topaz and Svea.
Seven J Class are currently sailing, these original yachts plus four modern builds: Ranger, Rainbow, Lionheart and Hanuman. Another, J8, is due launches May 2015 and a further two are...
The birth of the J Class. In 1929, Sir Thomas Lipton, the Scotsman who built an empire of grocery shops and tea, commissioned a new sailing yacht in a final effort to wrestle the America’s Cup from its host nation (the race had …