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J Boats J121

Valletta, MT

£215,000

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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

Tax Status:
Tax Paid
Boat Name:
Darkwood
Make:
J Boats
Model:
J121
Year:
2019
Condition:
Used
Category:
Sail
Construction:
Fiberglass
Keel Type:
Fin

Dimensions

Length Overall:
39.7 feet
Beam:
12.4 feet
Displacement:

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.