USA Debut in Newport/Annapolis Sailboat Shows
The J/97 will make her boatshow debut at the Newport Boat Show on September 17-20. Hull #6 arrived in Bristol, RI and will be launched by September 7th. The J/97 will be available for demos in Newport before and after the Newport Show. If you're interested in taking a tour/demo of the new J/97, please contact J/Boats or a dealer.
The timing couldn’t be better for the USA introduction of the new J/97: Hull #2 just finished a nearly clean sweep of their IRC Class at Cowes Week and earned the coveted Overall Black Fleet prize for outstanding performance in the fleet; and the USA sailing market is starting to show life with new boat inquiries at J Boats (over the past 8 weeks) at double the monthly rate of the previous 18 months.
We’re excited to debut the J/95 and J/97 together at the Newport and Annapolis shows. Two new, clearly differentiated, designs with cool design features, high performance value and the easy handling attributes J Boats are known for.