2011 J Boats J97
The J/97 great accommodation in a 30 foot J with standing headroom, private owners’ cabin and private heads aft. A genuine dual role boat with a fantastic record under IRC coupled with super easy handling for the short-handed sailor. A true performance sailing yacht the J/97 will keep you on your toes!
‘Jes’ is a 2011 example and has had only three very careful owners. She comes to the market with a host of One Sails and North Sails from 2017 as well as an almost new 2024 Ullman A2 2022. The chartplotter with AIS was upgraded in 2025, the fridge compressor replaced in 2024 and the head and cooker replaced in 2022, no expense has been spared on keeping ‘Jes’ well maintained. The current owner has also pro-actively undertaken a new Saildrive and service as well as new anti-foul in spring 2026 so this boat is ready to sail this season without the need for further maintenance. Price to performance ratio this J/97 will be sure to have you and your crew smiling, whilst delivering strong competition.
Currently berthed afloat in Hamble Point Marina. Please contact Key Yachting to arrange a viewing appointment!
Specifications
Basic Boat Info
Dimensions
Additional Info
Construction
- J97 built to standard specification with a Volvo D1-20 saildrive (New Varifold propellor 2025)
- Patented “SCRIMP” resin infusion system moulding of hull and deck
- Bulb keel in lead
- Foredeck moulded toerail
- Large cockpit storage locker on starboard
- Removeable transom bench
- Emergency swim ladder
- Seacocks (New in 2022)
- Balanced spade rudder with self-aligning bearings (Rudder dropped, bearings replaced in 2022)
Pressurised cold-water system to galley sink and heads
Spars & Rigging & Deck Gear
- Tapered aluminium mast with double airfoil spreader clear anodised
- Lateral Dyform rigging with rod headstay (rigging checked in 2022)
- Tuff Luff (New in 2022)
- Backstay with split bottom portion, adjustment tackle led to either side of cockpit
- Boom with internal outhaul 6:1 purchase system, mainsail reef line sheaves, mainsheet and rigid vang tangs
- Carbon bowsprit controlled from cockpit, retracting into a watertight box
- Rod kicker with cascade purchase system
- Jib in-hauler system, upgraded 2025
- 2 Harken 44.2 STA (self-tailing) primary winches
- 2 Harken 40.2 STA (self-tailing) halyard winches
- Mainsheet purchase and fine tune
- Harken adjustable mainsheet traveller with 4 :1 purchase mounted on cockpit seats
- Harken jib single tracks with 5 :1 car control led to cleats by coach roof
- 4 mooring cleats
- 2 opening ports on saloon coach roof sides
- 2 opening ports for aft cabin and toilet compartment
- Tiller with Spinlock extension
- Cunningham
- Guard wires (replaced in 2022)
- Two spinnaker halyards (New in 2025)
- Genoa Halyard (New in 2025)
- Main halyard (New in 2021)
- Spinnaker Sheets, tackline
- Jib sheets (New in 2024)
Hawk wind indicator (new 2024)
Sails
- North Sails Main & Jib Dacron Delivery sails
- North Sails Jib
- North Sails A2 & A4
- 2022 One Sails small heavy weight spinnaker
- 2017 One Sails 4T Forte J1
- 2017 One Sails 4T Forte J2
- 2017 One Sails 4T Forte J3
- 2017 One Sails 4T Forte Mainsail
- 2017 One Sails Code Zero (Minimal use)
2024 Ulmann Sails A2 (Minimal Use)
Electrics/Electronics
- Raymarine Axiom 9 touchscreen Chart Plotter (2025)
- Raymarine AIS700T AIS Transceiver (2025)
- Raymarine Micro Talk Gateway (2021)
- Raymarine Autopilot with remote control
- Raymarine Instruments in cockpit & Mast, with TackTick multi remote
- Raymarine wireless remote display starter system
- Raymarine speed and depth system with triducer
- Raymarine T120 - Wireless wind transmitter (New battery 2025)
- Raymarine Compass transducer (2025)
- Raymarine dual maxi display on mast
- Icom ICM 330GE VHF Radio (2021)
- Fusion MS-RS60 Audio with cabin and cockpit speakers (2023)
- V-Tronix Cockpit speaker for VHF
- Eberspacher D2 heater with 2 outlets
Volvo Penta rev counter (2024)
Equipment
- 3.8kg alloy anchor + leaded rope
- Mainsail cover
- Sprayhood
- Warps
- Fenders
- Plastimo water tank (2024)
- Cooker (2022)
- Heads (2022)
- Interior upholstery (very lightly used)
- Padded protection on Nav station sink and fridge
- Ensign and flagstaff
- Lifebelt and throwline
- Aquasignal LED navigation lights (2025)
- New Engine battery (2024)
- Fridge Compressor (2024)
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