"Sabriel" is a well sorted J/88 which has been optimised for IRC racing making her well-equipped and ready to go on the Club Racing scene. She has benefitted from some recent refurbishment works.
J/88's are fun and fast to sail, either fully crewed or shorthanded. A lot of boat for the money and even more performance per £ !!
PART EXCHANGE opportunities welcome through Sea Ventures
Yacht Information
"Sabriel" is a well sorted J/88 which has been optimised for IRC racing making her well-equipped and ready to go on the Club Racing scene. She has benefitted from some recent refurbishment works.
J/88's are fun and fast to sail, either fully crewed or shorthanded. A lot of boat for the money and even more performance per £ !!
PART EXCHANGE opportunities welcome through Sea Ventures
Yacht Information
- Boat Name: SABRIEL
- Year: 2014
- Builder: J-Composites, France
- Designer: J/Boat Design / R. Johnstone
- Engine: Volvo D1-13 12hp with saildrive
- Location: Swanwick Marina
- 2022 IRC Rating: 1.016
Dimensions
- LOA: 29 ft 2 in / 8.8m
- LWL: 26 ft 8 in / 8.1m
- Beam: 9 ft 5 in / 2.9m
- Draft: 6 ft 5 in / 1.9m
- Dry Weight: 2263 kgs
- Ballast: 635 kgs
Engine And Systems
- Volvo D1-13 12hp engine
- Saildrive
- 2-blade feathering propeller
- Engine regularly serviced
- Systems:
- 75 amp/hr standard battery
- Second battery and box with changeover switch
Sails
2020/2021 Sails:
- Main - North 3Di Raw
- J1 - North 3Di Raw (on tuff luff)
- J2 - North 3Di Raw (on tuff luff)
Additional Competition Sails:
- J3 Heavy Jib
- Class Compliant A2 Spinnaker
- IRC A2 Spinnaker
- A5 Reaching Spinnaker
Note: Inventory also includes a significant number of additional sails in varying condition.
Running Rigging And Deck Gear
- Backstay system
- Kicker
- Main halyard
- Jib halyard
- Spinnaker halyard
- Bowsprit control line
- Spinnaker tack line
- Mainsheet
- Spinnaker sheet
- Fine tune sheet
- Mainsheet traveller control lines
- Jib traveller control lines
- Bowsprit stop line
- Lifelines
- Tiller with tiller extension
- Emergency boarding ladder
- Anchor and leaded warp
Domestic Inventory
- Upholstery for saloon cushions (Sunbrella Ardoise)
- 2 x settee berths in saloon
- Open forepeak light weight layout version
- Navigation station
- Toilet with custom cover
- Companionway washboard with custom bag
Navigation Equipment
- B&G Zeus Touch 7" colour chart plotter
- B&G speed/depth and wind sensors
- 3 x B&G Triton 20/20's on mast bracket
- Navicom RT550 AIS VHF
- Navigation lights
Manufacturers Brochure Description
Sailing Comfort with Speed to Burn
J/88 truly hits the sweet-spot in J Boats' new generation of performance sprit boats. This mid-sized 29' (8.8m) family speedster is fast, fun and stable with the security and comfort of a sit-in cockpit, inboard diesel, overnighting interior and onboard head.
J/88 is all about the joy of sailing - the exhilarating feel of a boat that responds instantly to slight changes in trim and course. The joy of sailing a well-balanced boat upwind in a breeze and then hoisting the masthead A-sail and flying over the waves downwind, with only a few fingers lightly holding the tiller. When the wind dies to a whisper, the J/88 with its high aspect, non-overlapping sail plan (no genoas), has the sail power and low hull resistance to ghost along while other have to motor.
Handling the J/88 is a Breeze
The mainsail and furling jib can be deployed in minutes. All halyards and sheets lead to the cockpit, and the primary winches are within reach of the driver - so solo tacking is an option without need of a self-tacking system. When you're ready for turbo-mode, the asymmetric spinnaker, flown from a retractable carbon bowsprit, can be hoisted, jibed and taken down by just a two person crew.
Performance and sailing comfort result from stability, and the J/88 is optimised where it counts to provide a smooth ride: a two-spreader, carbon fibre, deck-stepped mast and a 6.5' (1.98m) fixed L-shaped keel with low VCG (vertical centre of gravity) lead bulb. This combined with a balanced, efficient hull form explains why the J/88 has such exceptional directional stability and control, even in challenging conditions.
