J120 Jameerah sustains keel damage at Fastnet

[Hard On The Wind]

They made it back to port but you wonder how. Many of the J120s with a hull number less than 25 have had that happen to them. The first 24 boats were built with the floor grid being added after the hull had cured and it would break free in a heavy sea state. After hull 24 the grid was laid up at the same time as the hull and the were infused at the same time.

Anyone know what hull #  Jameerah is?  

I know Rudy Hasl's J120 Hassle Free had that happen to it. It was hull # 17 or 18. J Boats knew they were a problem but was keeping the matter a secret from the owners.

The photo was given to me being represented to be Jameerah.

 

[solosailor]

I see a future video from a clueless new boat owner with YouTube aspirations.

 

[Reference]

That bottom paint job makes me cry inside…

 

[cill123]

 

[Sailabout]

That bottom paint job makes me cry inside…

golf ball theory

 

[George Dewey]

Where was she made?

 

[danstanford]

Isn't the J/120 a much older boat the 8 weeks old as stated in the article? 

 

[CordRipper]

Pretty sure that article was written in the 90s.  Andrew Hall has the J/121 Jackhammer now

 

[Squalamax]

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[Squalamax]

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Looks like the same boat. This pic is from the Beneteau 40.7 thread on the main page. The person who posted this claimed this was a Beneteau First 40 that sustained damage in Fastnet. 

Which is it? The J or the Bendy?  

 

[Hard On The Wind]

Looks like a different boat. The wound is not the same. Similar though.

 

[Matagi]

That is the J/120 in Lymington.

https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2021/august/08/lymington-rnli-assist-swanage-lifeboat-with-a-sailing-yacht-taking-on-water

 

[daffy]

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[Hard On The Wind]

That is the J/120 in Lymington.

https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2021/august/08/lymington-rnli-assist-swanage-lifeboat-with-a-sailing-yacht-taking-on-water

GBR3438 is Jameerah

 

[Crash]

The article Matagi link clearly states they hit something while racing Fasnet…so we can dispense with the “random” keel falls off boat stuff

 

[Matagi]

The article Matagi link clearly states they hit something while racing Fasnet…so we can dispense with the “random” keel falls off boat stuff

I like my keels attached, even when I hit something.

 

[Matagi]

Oh, and I never said 'random'. 

 

[Crash]

I didn’t mean you/your comments, and I too prefer my keel stays on even after I hit something 

In reality, I likely mixed up comments from the 40.7 thread on SA…

 

[gullwinkle]

GBR3438 is Jameerah

Why does half the crew have helmets on?