International FJ
The International FJ is a Dutch sailboat that was designed by Uus Van Essen and Conrad Gülcher as a trainer and one design racer, first built in 1956.
International FJ start at the 2007 World Championships in San Francisco Bay | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Uus Van Essen and Conrad Gülcher |
| Location | Netherlands |
| Year | 1956 |
| No. built | 4600 |
| Builder(s) | Grampian Marine Paceship Yachts Chantier Naval Costantini Alpa Yachts Centro Nautico Adriatico Comar Yachts Nautivela Advance Sailboat Corp W. D. Schock Corp Whitecap Composites Zim Sailing |
| Role | Trainer and racer |
| Name | International FJ |
| Boat | |
| Crew | two |
| Displacement | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Draft | 2.50 ft (0.76 m) with centerboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 13.22 ft (4.03 m) |
| LWL | 12.25 ft (3.73 m) |
| Beam | 5.25 ft (1.60 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Centerboard |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Total sail area | 104.00 sq ft (9.662 m2) |
The boat was initially called the Flying Dutchman Junior (after the Flying Dutchman one design racer), as it was designed as a trainer for that Olympic sailing class boat. It was later called the Flying Junior. In 1980 the name was again officially changed to the International FJ.
The design became a World Sailing accepted International class in 1972-73.
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