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Sailboat Specs for Enthusiasts

The International FJ is a centerboard dinghy designed by Uus van Essen, first built in 1956, with a length overall of 13.22 ft and a displacement of 165 lb. It features a fractional sloop rigging type and has a total sail area of 104 ft². The boat has been produced by various builders and is recognized by the Flying Junior Class International Association.

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Sailboat Specs for Enthusiasts

The International FJ is a centerboard dinghy designed by Uus van Essen, first built in 1956, with a length overall of 13.22 ft and a displacement of 165 lb. It features a fractional sloop rigging type and has a total sail area of 104 ft². The boat has been produced by various builders and is recognized by the Flying Junior Class International Association.

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INTERNATIONAL FJ

Sailboat Specifications

Hull Type: Centerboard Dinghy

Rigging Type: Fractional Sloop

LOA: 13.22 ft / 4.03 m

LWL: 12.25 ft / 3.73 m

S.A. (reported): 104.00 ft² / 9.66 m²

Beam: 5.25 ft / 1.60 m

Displacement: 165.00 lb / 75 kg

Max Draft: 2.50 ft / 0.76 m

Min Draft: 0.58 ft / 0.18 m

Construction: Molded Plywood/FG

First Built: 1956

# Built: 4600

Advance Sailboat Corp. (USA) Alpa Yachts (ITA) Centro


Nautico Adriatico Comar Yachts Costantini (Chantier Naval
Builder: Costantini) Grampian Marine Nautivela (ITA) Paceship
Yachts Ltd. Schock W.D. Whitecap Composites (USA) Zim
Sailing (USA)

Designer: Uus van Essen

Sailboat Calculations

S.A. / Displ.: 55.35

Disp: / Len: 40.07

Comfort Ratio: 2.23

Capsize Screening Formula: 3.83

Hull Speed: 4.69 kn


Pounds/Inch Immersion: 229.80 pounds/inch

Sailboat Organizations

Designer: Uus van Essen

Advance Sailboat Corp. (USA) Alpa Yachts (ITA) Centro Nautico


Adriatico Comar Yachts Costantini (Chantier Naval Costantini)
Builders:
Grampian Marine Nautivela (ITA) Paceship Yachts Ltd. Schock W.D.
Whitecap Composites (USA) Zim Sailing (USA)

Associations: Flying Junior Class International Association

Additional Notes

Formerly FLYING DUTCHMAN JUNIOR, FLYING JUNIOR.


As of 1980 the name was officially changed to INTERNATIONAL FJ.
First built of Fiberglass in 1960.
A 'Club' version (CLUB FJ) is of heavier construction with approximately the same dimensions.
There have been a number of other variants including the DEMON, a stretched version of the same
design, and the PIRATE, said to be a FJ hull with a TASER deck and seen mostly in Canada.
(Formerly listed here as FLYING JUNIOR (INTERNATIONAL FJ).)
Spinnaker Area: 8m2/86 [Link].

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