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LIST OF J CLASS

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A "J-Class" yacht is a single masted racing sailboat built to the specifications of the Universal Rule. The J-Class are considered the peak racers of the era when the Universal Rule determined eligibility in the Americas Cup.
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 1920s the trend was towards smaller boats and so agreement among American yacht clubs led to rule changes such that after 1937 the International Rule would be used for 12-metre class boats.

Year built Sail no. Name Designer First owner LWL LOA Remarks
1893 K1 Britannia George Lennox Watson Prince Albert Edward     1931 converted to J class, under reconstruction [2011]
1907 K7 White Heather II William Fife III Myles Burton Kennedy     1930 converted to J class, scrapped for lead for keel of Velsheda.
1928 JK2
K2		 Astra Charles E. Nicholson Sir Adam Mortimer Singer     1931 converted to J class, 1987 restored
1928 K4 Cambria William Fife III Sir William Berry     1995 and 2001 restored, 2003 converted to J class
1929 K8 Candida Charles E. Nicholson Hermann Anton Andreae     1931 converted to J class, 1989 restored
1930 JK3 Shamrock V Charles E. Nicholson/
Camper & Nicholson, Gosport		 Sir Thomas Lipton 81 119 AC loser to Enterprise. Original extant, restored in 1989 by Elizabeth Meyer and in 2000 at Pendennis in Falmouth.
1930 1 Weetamoe Clinton Hoadley Crane/
Herreshoff, Bristol RI		 George Nichols syndicate 83 126 used for training, scrapped in 1938.
1930 JUS2
J2		 Yankee Frank Cabot Paine/
Lawley & Son, Dorchester MA		 J. S. Lawrence syndicate 84 124 used for training, active in regattas until 1937, scrapped in 1941.
1930 3 Whirlwind Lewis F. Herreshoff/
Lawley & Son		 L. K. Thorne syndicate 86 130 used for training, scrapped in 1935
1930 4
J1		 Enterprise Starling Burgess/
Herreshoff, Bristol RI		 Harold S. Vanderbilt 80 120 defeated Shamrock V 4-0,
scrapped in 1935.
1933 JK7 Velsheda Charles E. Nicholson,
built at Camper & Nicholson		 William L. Stephenson 83 129 no AC participation, original extant,
modernized and restored several times since 1983, most recently 2001.
1934 JK4 Endeavour Charles E. Nicholson,
built at Camper & Nicholson		 Sir Thomas Sopwith 83 129 AC loser to Rainbow;
sold to Elizabeth Meyer in 1984, restored in 1989,
later again restored, modernized and sold.
1934 JH2 Rainbow Starling Burgess/
Herreshoff, Bristol RI		 Harold S. Vanderbilt 82 123 defeated Endeavour 4-2,
scrapped in 1940.
1936 JK6 Endeavour II Charles E. Nicholson/
Camper & Nicholson		 Sir Thomas Sopwith 87 135 AC loser to Ranger,
scrapped in 1968.
1937 J5 Ranger Starling Burgess and Olin Stephens/
Bath Iron Works, Bath ME		 Harold S. Vanderbilt 87 136 defeated Endeavour II 4-0; alternative design 77-C; scrapped in 1941.