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  1. Gallery

    The J Class Association's photo gallery. Select an album to see more photos. Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2024 . View Gallery. The Superyacht Cup Palma, 2024, Day 4 . View Gallery. The Superyacht Cup Palma, 2024, Day 2. View Gallery. The Superyacht Cup Palma, 2024 Day 1. View Gallery. Hanuman refit 2024.

  2. 245 J Class Yachts Stock Photos & High-Res Pictures

    Browse 245 j class yachts photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. aerial view of j-class cutter ranger in the antigua classic yacht regatta, antigua & barbuda - j class yachts stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images.

  3. Home

    The J Class Association was founded in 2000 to protect the interests of the Class, present and future, and organises an annual calendar of racing for these magnificent yachts. 2024 Calendar. 19-22 June.

  4. A pocket guide to the J Class yachts

    J Class yacht Velsheda sailplan. LOA: 39.25m/128ft 9in · LWL: 27.8m/91ft 3in · Beam: 6.57m/21ft 7in · Disp: 180 tonnes. Original lines: Charles E Nicholson. Modified design: Dykstra Naval ...

  5. J Class (yacht)

    Universal Rule. J Class yachts Velsheda, Topaz and Svea downwind legs. 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 ...

  6. The ultimate J Class yachtspotter's guide

    Ranger is a 41.55 metre replica of the J Class yacht of the same name, which was built for the 1937 America's Cup by a syndicate led by railroad heir Harold Vanderbilt. Starling Burgess and Olin Stephens had been asked to produce eight sets of lines and the one selected as most suitable for the conditions expected off Newport, Rhode Island — design number 77C — was one of Burgess ...

  7. J Class picture highlights: spectacular images of 7 J Class sailing

    The J Class also performed a stunning exhibition race on the America's Cup course on the Great Sound on Saturday, shortly before the first America's Cup match, for the thousands of fans in the ...

  8. 242 J Class Yachts Stock Photos and High-res Pictures

    Browse Getty Images' premium collection of high-quality, authentic J Class Yachts stock photos, royalty-free images, and pictures. J Class Yachts stock photos are available in a variety of sizes and formats to fit your needs.

  9. J Class: the enduring appeal of the world's most majestic yachts

    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 ...

  10. Yachts

    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.

  11. J Class Yacht Photos and Images

    We have more than 475,000,000 assets on Shutterstock.com as of November 30, 2023. Find J Class Yacht stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. Thousands of new, high-quality pictures added every day.

  12. J Class Yachts World Championship

    J Class Yachts. Go inside the world of the iconic J Class yachts with reports on board these famous vessels, ... 6 of the best photos from the 2017 J Class World Championships. J Class. J Class World Championships 2017 - Race Day Three. J Class. J Class World Championships 2017 - Race Day Two.

  13. America's Cup

    The J-Class website points out that there are 10 unbuilt J designs from the 1930's, so the possibilities for more J-Class yachts are intriguing. Yachting World reported in May, 2003, that construction was underway on a yacht replicating the famous G.L Watson design Britannia. Photos showed a nearly completed hull at Solombala Shipyard, in ...

  14. J class yacht hi-res stock photography and images

    RM EYH28M - Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK, Wednesday, 29 July 2015. Three magnificent J-Class Yachts (Ranger, Lionheart and Velsheda) take part in the Race Around the Island. The event is organised by the the Royal Yacht Squadron (RYS) as part of their Bicentenary International Regatta. Credit: Sam Kurtul / Alamy Live News.

  15. J-Class Rainbow

    J-Class Rainbow - 131′ -2012. I would like to stay updated about the latest news and developments at Hoek Brokerage. Built by the Dutch Masters at Holland Jachtbouw in 2012, RAINBOW is quite simply, the best of her breed. One of the most recently launched J-Class reproductions, Dykstra Naval Architects developed RAINBOW from the original ...

  16. Inside J Class yacht Svea

    A serial yacht owner and experienced racer, his sights were firmly set on the J Class regatta in Bermuda. This is the biggest year for the J Class since they raced for the America's Cup in the ...

  17. The best photos from the 2017 J Class World Championships

    The inaugural J Class World Championships drew to a close in Newport over the weekend (August 26), with Lionheart (pictured above, left) coming out on top. The owner-skipped yacht was a worthy winner, finishing in the top three for all seven races of the regatta. Tactician Bouwe Bekking led the crew to the title with consecutive second-place finishes in the final two races.

  18. Endeavour (yacht)

    Endeavour is a J-class yacht built for the 1934 America's Cup by Camper and Nicholson in Gosport, England.She was built for Thomas Sopwith who used his aviation design expertise to ensure the yacht was the most advanced of its day with a steel hull and mast. [1] She was 130-foot (40 m) and launched in 1934 and won many races in her first season including against the J's Velsheda and Shamrock V.

  19. J class yachts hi-res stock photography and images

    ajax news photos. 1978. bursledon, england. - endeavour - j class yacht rescued from scrapyard - the two men responsible for saving the rotting hull of t.o.m.spowith's 1934 america's cup challenger endeavour, john amos (l) and graham jack on the tip of the yacht's long counter stern after yacht was towed from a mud berth in cowes to the hamble river.

  20. 305 J Class Yacht Stock Photos & High-Res Pictures

    Browse 305 j class yacht photos and images available, or search for america's cup to find more great photos and pictures. aerial view of j-class cutter ranger in the antigua classic yacht regatta, antigua & barbuda - j class yacht stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images.

  21. Vanderbilt´s J-Class yacht Rainbow (1934)

    Harold S. Vanderbilt´s J-class boat Rainbow photographed on August 17 1934 during the King´s Cup Race off Newport, Rhode Island. My processing and colorization of a photo in the Maritime Museum archive in Stockholm (Fo134393). The photographer is not known. The Rainbow, which successfully defended the America´s Cup in 1934, was built in 1930 in just 100 days by the Herreshoff Manufacturing ...

  22. 244 J Class Yachts Stock Photos and High-res Pictures

    Browse 244 j class yachts photos and images available, or search for classic yachts to find more great photos and pictures. aerial view of j-class cutter ranger in the antigua classic yacht regatta, antigua & barbuda - j class yachts stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images.