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Passage-making downwind under spinnaker - with only 2
people on a 40 footer - is now so easy, you'll have fun
doing it every time you go sailing. J/120's numbers upwind
are amazing too. Exceptional performance and construction
earned J/120 the distinction of being CRUISING WORLD
magazine's OVERALL BOAT OF THE YEAR and the BEST VALUE in
a full-sized cruising boat.
Downwind, it's a Whole New
World. With an asymmetric spinnaker she'll do 7.2 knots at
150 degrees true wind angle in 10 knots of wind with a VMG
of 6.3. Other cruisers might keep up if they used an
engine. Flying one of an asymmetrical is a one person job.
Snuffer controls lead back to the cockpit. No one goes on
deck when deploying, jibing, or dousing the spinnaker. To
jibe, simply let off one sheet and pull in the other. It's
safer. One comer of the spinnaker (the "tack") is always
secure to t e bowsprit, eliminating wild oscillations. The
center-of-effort is located further forward and lower.
Meaning balanced, "finger-tip" control rather than "white
knuckled" round-up broaches. The asymmetric's greater
power drives the apparent wind 30-50 degrees forward of
the true wind angle. In light air and lumpy seas, the
sail's greater area acts as a stabilizer. Deep sailing
angles (165 degrees True Wind Angle) can be achieved by
easing the sheet to project the u to windward - as if it
were pulled ac by a spinnaker pole.
Joy of Sailing. J/120
sails the same speed, with less effort than boats nearly
20 feet longer. Isn't it time you sailed the J/120 or
another of the award-winning J/Sprit designs from 26 to 53
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