2026 J Boats J/80 for Sale – 26 ft – Charleston, SC, United States

Sailing can be the world's best family sport. The key is a boat that holds the attention and interest of many types of sailors, young and old. J/80 does it all, with thrilling 15 knot rides under spinnaker or relaxed sunset cruises with mainsail only. SAILING WORLD rated J/80 as easier to handle, less intimidating, safer and better suited for sailing offshore than other modern sportboats tested. If you would like to expand your sailing horizons with a modern sportboat outside protected harbors and lakes, there's only one choice: the J/80.

This is an advertisement for a new, built-to-order boat from the J/Boats factory. Please reach out for more information including pricing, options, and delivery date.

Hull & Deck Construction

• Composite hull and deck of GRP balsa sandwich with E-glass fabrics, additional reinforcing in way of highly loaded hardware.
• Vinylester and ISO NPG gelcoat in hull for osmotic gelcoat blister protection.
• Molded GRP main bulkhead to absorb the direct loads of the shrouds and mast compression.
• Mast step loads are distributed to aluminum frame fastened to the main bulkhead.
• Hull is reinforced in way of keel with several transverse molded stringers.

Deck Hardware

• Large modern cockpit with molded foot braces on centerline.
• Non slip finish to all horizontal deck surfaces in white.
• Molded Toe-rail forward.
• Bolts, screws and fitting are all made of stainless steel, marine grade anodized.
• Stainless steel forestay attachment plate.
• Stainless steel pulpit single lifeline.
• “U” bolt on the foredeck.
• Stainless steel chain plates for cap shrouds, lower, shrouds and backstay.
• Opening hatch (420 x 420 mm) mounted on cabin trunk forward of mast.
• Two black anodized jib T tracks with cars.
• Boom vang system (12:1) with swivel mounted cleats, on both sides of the coach roof.
• Mainsheet traveler with coaming mounted (2:1) control line, cleats.
• Mainsheet system (5:1) with swivel cam cleat and ratchet block on cockpit sole.
• Cleats and blocks for backstay adjustment (4:1) led forward in cockpit to port and starboard.
• Two 30:1 primary winches with cam cleats.
• Internal bowsprit launching line led aft through fairleads to cabin trunk cam cleat.
• Bullseye fairleads for furler control line (port with cam cleat) and tack line (starboard) to cabin side mounted clutch.
• Two halyard storage bags shipped loose.
• Spinnaker sheet blocks outboard of winches and aft.
• Two stern pulpits.
• Single continuous lifeline.
• One fixed cabin window on each side of cabin side.
• GRP main sliding hatch with acrylic one piece offshore drop board.
• Winch handle.
• Bow and stern running lights.

Keel & Rudder

• Low VCG keel cast from lead and antimony, faired and finished with an epoxy primer and secured by way of stainless steel bolts to the integral molded hull sump.
• Reinforced FRP rudder on transom with stainless steel fittings.
• Laminated varnished wood tiller, with adjustable tiller extension.

Spars & Rigging

• Mast and boom in anodized aluminum.
• Headsail roller furling on headstay.
• Two pairs of swept spreaders.
• Stainless steel wire standing rigging with turnbuckle adjusters.
• Backstay with adjustment tackle led to both sides of the cockpit.
• Complete running rigging package.

Outboard Motor

• Optional owner supplied, minimum 3.5hp long shaft recommended.
• Low transom suitable for direct mounting of a 3 or 4 hp outboard.

Interior

• Removable cabin sole.
• Molded settee berths with access to storage below.
• Large forward V-berth platform with two access panels above mast step.
• Large removable molded step with space for an outboard and cooler to be stored aft.
• Crane lifting bar integral to keel bolt system.
• Interior reading light.
• Electrical panel.
• Battery box with straps (battery owner supplied).