J Boats J9

The J/9 is a modern 28-foot daysailer designed to make sailing easier, more comfortable, and more enjoyable for everyone aboard. Featuring an exceptionally comfortable cockpit with deep seating, smart sail control layout, and a swim-platform transom for easy boarding, it delivers spirited performance with simple handling whether you’re sailing solo or with friends and family. Inside, the thoughtful interior offers shelter, ventilation, and storage — with the optional V-berth for overnighting — making the J/9 a versatile blend of performance and comfort on the water.

The J/9 is a modern, 28-foot daysailer designed for ease of sailing, comfort, and inclusivity. Featuring a large, deep cockpit with four corner seats, a convenient swim platform with transom access, and a simplified mainsail control system. It can be powered by a traditional Yanmar diesel or an optional electric motor, and offers a modest interior with a functional, yet simple, cabin space for a weekend trip.

• Hull and deck molded with biaxial and unidirectional E-glass fabrics and Corecell foam for optimal strength to weight ratio.

• High aspect, balanced spade rudder mounted in self-aligning, low friction rudder bearings.

• 5:1 Harken mainsheet system leading to boom-mounted ratchet block/cam near the tiller.

• Halyard lead blocks mounted at mast base, halyard organizers and double rope clutches one per side.

• Stainless bow rail, stanchions and stern rails with single 20” height lifeline, starboard boarding gate and transom gate.

• Tapered, fractional, keel-stepped aluminum mast with single sweptback spreaders attached with stainless thru-bar. Mast includes halyard sheaves, fittings for boom and boom vang attachments, masthead crane, shroud termination points, lazy jack attachment points, and a steaming light. Spars are anodized and powder-coated white.

• Aluminum boom with 8:1 outhaul, mainsheet attachment points, sheaves for the outhaul and reef line.

• Standing rigging: 1x19 wire forestay & side rigging with adjustable open-body turnbuckles. Soft Dyneema backstay.

• Running rigging package including main halyard, jib halyard, main sheet, two jib sheets, reef line, furler line, lazy jacks.

• Main cabin with full length settee berth and removable backrest to port, double seat to starboard, storage compartments outboard and below the berth/seats.

• Teak and holly style synthetic high-wear cabin sole in main cabin with centerline access to bilge.

• Head platform with Raritan PH-II WC, TP holder, holding tank and deck pump out fitting.