J/9 Wins Daysailer Category of SAIL’s 2022 Best Boat Awards
The 28 ft J/9 competed in the “Daysailer” category against other top new boats under 30 feet. Performance Daysailer Ultimately a boat that takes care of its crew, the review…
The J/9 Goes Electric with the Torqeedo Pod Drive
The J/9 daysailer incorporates many features designed to set new standards for comfortable, easy, and efficient sailing. One of them is a Torqeedo electric pod drive, which J/Boats offers as…
J/9 Option Packages Update 7/9/2021
Torqeedo Electric Engine Package After nearly two months of active demo use and trouble-free operation, we’re pleased to confirm the Torqeedo Cruise 4.0 package as the J/9 electric engine option.…
J/9 Aces Sailing Test with Flying Colors
June 14, 2021 What a wonderful three weeks it’s been sailing the J/9 and discovering just how special this new design is. We’ve put it through the paces in a…
Review: The NEW J/9 under sail
Comfortably Sailing the NEW J/9 Daysailer! J/9 Review It was a fun week on Narragansett Bay as the new J/9 daysailer completed her commissioning process and testing of the environmentally-friendly…
Just Launched: The NEW J/9 Daysailer!
It’s been an exciting week at J/Boats with final preparations for launching the new J/9 daysailer at Stanley’s Boatyard in Barrington, Rhode Island. Under the watchful eye of designer…
J/9 Daysailer Update for April 2021
Hull #1 is out of the mold! Sitting on a shop cradle, the hull is stunning, seemingly already gliding effortlessly through the water. Shown here in the prototype shop at…
J/9 Progress Update March 5, 2021
Spring is nearly around the corner and will be very welcome, especially after a recent arctic air mass plunged most of North America into a deep freeze for over a…
January J/9 Update – Gulf Coast
The J/9 hull mold was recently completed at CCF Composites and is now being waxed in preparation for the molding of hull #1 next week. In the picture below, the…