J/22 at 1800 lbs. can be towed behind an SUV and be launched on the local yacht club hoist. With its easy-to-rig, deck-stepped mast, you can be from trailer to sailing in 30 minutes. The key to J/22's success as a training boat is durability.

The J/22 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass over a Baltex core, with teak wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 1,790 lb (812 kg) and carries 700 lb (318 kg) of lead ballast.

People say the J/22 is the best sailing boat they’ve ever been on. It’s responsive, stable with a fixed lead keel and safe, as much fun to singlehand with main only as it is to plane under spinnaker in 18 knots of wind. J/22 at 1800 lbs can be towed behind an SUV and be launched with the local yacht club hoist.

Lloyds approved Baltek end grained balsa core laminated construction. Hand Lay-up E-glass in both hull and deck. Hulls molded in one piece for fairness and finish. Vinylester resin in outer …

Feb 22, 2025 · Host San Diego Yacht Club won the seventh edition of the Women’s J/22 Invitational held February 15-16 in San Diego, CA. Twenty-four teams from across the USA, Canada and Mexico competed in J/22s, with the home club nipping defending champion California Yacht Club by a half-point, with the 2023 winner […]

It was a family affair at the top of the leaderboard for the 2025 J/22 Midwinter Championship hosted by Rush Creek Yacht Club in Heath, TX. Chris. Read More

Fun to sail & towable with family SUV. Racing hard with the crew or just enjoying a casual afternoon sail with friends, you'll always be in complete control in the J/22. Seven foot cockpit with inboard seats. 1,600 new J/22 friends worldwide.

Houston Yacht Club is home to Fleet 6. The boats are popular in the Club’s regattas as well as the Galveston Bay regional regattas. The Club has hosted the US J/22 Class Midwinter and North American Championship Regattas numerous times.

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Consider, though, that the typical summertime coastal cruiser will rarely encounter the wind and seas that an ocean going yacht will meet. Numbers below 20 indicate a lightweight racing boat, small dinghy and such;