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The J/80 is one of the most popular one-design classes in the world with over 1,600 sailing in thirty fleets in twelve countries. There are large fleets in North America, Europe and Asia and here in Hong Kong we have a fleet of twenty privately owned J/80s racing out of our home base at RHKYC Middle Island.

This modern design racing keelboat is well balanced and forgiving in light airs. Once the wind picks up the oversized (67m²) asymmetric spinnaker ensures an exciting ride downwind which requires good crew coordination and skilful helming to keep her on her feet. In heavy winds ‘thrills and spills’ are guaranteed!

Our racing season extends from September until May and includes five Class series. Each series takes place over four race days with three Windward/Leeward races each day. Our Class Championship is held off Lamma Island in December and is made up of eight races. That’s a total of sixty eight Class races which combined with the major Club events in Victoria Harbour makes for a busy season!

We’re always looking for keen racers to join our regular crews. To facilitate this we run a crew WhatsApp group and a Crew Board which is hosted on the Teamer sports management platform. If you’re interested in racing with us please refer to the JOIN US page on our J/80 Class Association website for registration details.

J/80 FACEBOOK PAGE
J/80 CLASS ASSOCIATION
J/80 YOUTUBE CHANNEL

(Sign on can be done from the Tuesday onwards before each race day)
(Remember to select all crew 'ONBOARD')

J/80 COMMITTEE

Class President - Fraser Boyd
Class Secretary - Andrew Blank
Class Treasurer - Peter Lake
Fleet Captain - Steve McGill
Fleet Spares Officer - Max Dubreuil
HHYC Liason - Adam Glendinning 

If you are interested in learning more about the J/80, please feel free to contact the J/80 Class Secretary at j80@rhkyc.org.hk

 GENERAL INFORMATION

• Sailing Calendar
• Series Results
• Crew Available
• Class Rules
• Race Management
• Marine Presentation for Class Boats
• J/80 International Website

 RACING VIDEOS

• J/80 Class Champs - March 2021
• J/80 Class Champs 2019
• J/80 Fools 4 - 26 May 2018
• J/80 Class Champs 2018

NOTICES OF RACE 2021-2022

All notices of race are in PDF format and it can be retrieved and printed for use. The PDF file required Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded for free from ADOBE.

Standard Sailing Instructions

• Autumn Series, Winter Series, Frostbite Series, March Series and Fools Series revised on 08 Oct 2021
• Class Championships - coming soon