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In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: Like the other J/boats, the J/22 is well built and well fitted out (Baltek-cored laminates, Harken deck fittings, Hall spars, etc.) Responsive, fast, and early-planing, built for safety with buoyancy tanks and offshore hatches, she is a very popular round-the-buoys racing class ...
The smallest model, the Dragonfly 25, [3] is narrow enough (2.3m) to not need special permits, as is the Dragonfly 28 (which at 2.54m is just under the 2.55m legal limit in the European Union). These trimarans have low draft and can be beached since both the centreboard and the rudder can be lifted.
Trailer sailers that are readily towed by a car are generally shorter than 25 feet (7.6 m) length overall and weigh less than 5,000 pounds (2,300 kg). [34] Near-shore yachts typically range in size from 33–45 feet (10–14 m) length overall. [5] Offshore yachts typically exceed 45 feet (14 m) length overall. [36]
J/Boats is an American boat builder based in Newport, Rhode Island and founded by Rod Johnstone in 1977. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
The new Flipper models also received international recognition: the Flipper 600 DC was selected as a finalist in the European Powerboat of the Year competition in the category of boats under 25 feet. In addition, the Flipper 600 SC was nominated for Best of Boats 2014 in the category of pleasure boats.
In the 1970s, several units were built in different countries (including the RV Kaimalino by the US Navy, [4] and an 80 ft (24 m) ferry in Japan). Since the 1980s, oceanographic research vessels , pilot tenders, yachts and other craft are more routinely being built with the SWATH hull type.
A typical small rowboat can cost under US$100, $1,000 for a small speedboat, tens of thousands of dollars for a cruising sailboat, and about $2,000,000 for a Vendée Globe class sailboat. A 25 meters (82 ft) trawler may cost $2.5 million, and a 1,000-person-capacity high-speed passenger ferry can cost in the neighborhood of $50 million.
The Class 40 monohulls are high-performance racing boats, designed principally for single-handed or small crew offshore competition. Class 40 monohulls sit in size between boats the small offshore classes of the Classe Mini and Beneteau Figaro 3 and the pinnacle class the IMOCA 60 .