

2019 J Boats J121
Darkwood is an extensively equipped J/121 with a specification focused on offshore racing and practical sailing with a smaller crew. Her inventory includes an IRC keel, Axxon carbon fibre boom, upgraded water ballast system and B&G H5000 instrumentation with autopilot and Expedition software. A substantial sail wardrobe, including 2025 North 3Di headsails and a 2024 mainsail, is complemented by numerous deck hardware upgrades and an extensive offshore safety inventory.
Further photographs at the bottom of the page.
Specifications
Basic Boat Info
Dimensions
Additional Info
Hull, keel & steering
- IRC keel.
- Underbody finished in Durepox.
- Additional deck reinforcement fitted during construction for a staysail padeye.
- Flush-fitting Forespar seacocks.
- Gori two-blade racing propeller.
- Emergency steering fittings, emergency tiller and steering oar with rowlock.
- Two through-hull fittings for an endoscope; endoscope available to purchase separately.
Rig & deck equipment
- Axxon carbon fibre boom.
- Two folding steps at the base of the Axxon mast.
- Cyclops 5/8 Smart-tune forestay load sensor.
- Extended Harken jib tracks with Harken big boat cars.
- Additional padeyes for outboard sheeting.
- Cam cleats for spinnaker and Code Zero sheets.
- Upgraded mainsheet system.
- Six Spinlock XCS and five Spinlock XX clutches, replacing the original Antal clutches.
- Antal RC290 mooring cleats.
- Black powder-coated stanchions, pulpit and pushpit.
- Four winch handles and one backstay handle.
Running rigging
- Two spinnaker halyards.
- One jib halyard, new August 2025, plus two spares.
- One staysail halyard.
- One main halyard plus one spare.
- Two tack lines, including one with a 2:1 purchase.
- One pole outhaul.
- One inner forestay and downhaul.
- Two jib sheets.
- Six spinnaker sheets.
- One mainsheet plus one spare.
- Two tweakers.
- Two ascenders with Dyneema strops.
- Two handy billies.
- Various spare lines and Tylaskas.
Sails
All sails by North Sails unless otherwise stated.
Mainsails
- 2024 3Di Endurance mainsail, two reefs.
- 2020 3Di Endurance mainsail, one reef.
- 2019 3Di Endurance mainsail, two reefs.
Headsails
- 2025 J1 3Di.
- 2025 J2.5 3Di Endurance.
- 2022 J1 3Di.
- 2019 J2.5 3Di Endurance.
- 2019 J3.5 3Di Endurance.
- 2019 J1 3Di (now recycled).
Spinnakers & reaching sails
- 2023 Sanders A2.
- 2022 A1.5 and A4.
- 2020 blast reacher with furler.
- 2020 genoa staysail with furler.
- 2020 spinnaker staysail with furler.
- 2019 Code Zero with furler.
- 2019 A2 — damaged.
- 2019 A3.
- North Sails spinnaker snuffer for short-handed use.
Storm sails
- 2019 storm jib with furler.
- 2019 storm trysail.
Navigation, electronics & audio
- B&G H5000 Hydra base pack.
- Two B&G Zeus 3-9 multifunction displays.
- Two B&G H5000 graphic displays.
- Four mast-mounted B&G 20/20 displays.
- B&G H5000 autopilot with Jefa direct drive kit.
- B&G V20 VHF with cockpit speaker.
- Onboard computer with Expedition software.
- Fusion RA55 stereo.
Electrical, tanks & pumping systems
- Dedicated engine starter battery.
- Mastervolt battery monitor, new 2022.
- Shore power system with Mastervolt charger and two UK double sockets.
- Fuel tank relocated from the aft cabin to beneath the port saloon berth.
- Upgraded water ballast intakes and two pumps.
- Additional emergency bilge pumping arrangements via the engine water intake and water ballast pumps.
- Holding tank removed but available.
Interior & galley
- Eno Grand Large cooker with two burners and large oven.
- Saloon table with cover.
- Fabric door to the forward cabin.
- Curtain for the lifejacket storage area.
- Spectra hanging rails for oilskins and lifejackets.
- Support straps at the galley and chart table.
- Three lee cloths and ten interior storage pockets by Pig Bags.
- Arrow-slit portlights in the aft face of the cockpit bulkhead.
- Bean bag, new October 2025.
- Two sleeping bags, two blankets and pillows.
Covers & canvas
- Dolphin Sails storm dodger sprayhood over the companionway.
- Pig Bags boom cover, pig outs and wheel covers.
- Five cockpit bags and liferaft papousse by Pig Bags.
- Over-boom deck and cockpit cover.
- Two reef nappies.
Safety equipment
Reported as OSR Category 2 compliant.
- Ocean Safety six-person liferaft; next service due March 2028.
- Grab bag equipped for more than 24 hours, including a manual watermaker.
- Additional grab bag with GPS, torch, reserve navigation lights, flares, radar reflector, foghorn and emergency VHF antenna.
- Flares with expiry dates in December 2026 and February 2027.
- First aid kit and first aid book.
- Seven Kru lifejackets with AIS and tethers.
- Eight spare cylinders/rearming kits.
- Three additional inshore lifejackets.
- Jonbuoy with AIS.
- 406 MHz EPIRB.
- Lifebuoy with light, whistle and drogue.
- Heaving line.
- Three jackstays.
- Two strong buckets with lanyards.
- Secondary radio receiver with long-wave reception.
- Two fire extinguishers, new March 2024.
- Wooden plugs adjacent to all through-hull fittings.
- Angle grinder and saw with spare blades.
- Sail numbers.
- Gas certificate dated June 2024.
Anchoring, spares & additional equipment
- Two anchors, 10m of chain and 90m of anchoring line on a reel.
- Three Pig Bags block fenders.
- Cradle with custom splashes and separate ladder.
- Custom carbon ensign staff and carbon burgee staff, with burgee line and masthead fitting.
- RT-11 Loos gauge.
- Sail repair kit.
- Engine and water ballast pump spares.
- Stanley tool bag with tools and spares.
- Two gas cylinders.
- Eight 10-litre solid water containers and one 7-litre collapsible container.
- Boat hook and bin.




