Introduced in 1991 as the first modern day keelboat with bow-sprit and asymmetric spinnaker, J-105 today is the most successful one-design keelboat class over 30′ in the USA with over 680 boats sailing worldwide. A fun and forgiving performance boat that is easy to sail J-105 offers low maintenance with a simple layout, has great performance, a large cockpit, predictable handling characteristics.

The J-105 makes a great, cheap starter boat for those looking to get into shorthanded sailing. A lot of bang for the buck and very competitive under the IRC Handicap rule with proven offshore results. “Jeltz” is a cost competitive way to get into a very competitive and fun part part of the racing scene.