Sailboat Specifications
DefinitionsHull Type: | Centerboard Dinghy |
Rigging Type: | Fractional Sloop |
LOA: | 13.22 ft |
LWL: | 12.25 ft |
S.A. (reported): | 104.00 ft² |
Beam: | 5.25 ft |
Displacement: | 165.00 lb |
Max Draft: | 2.50 ft |
Min Draft: | 0.58 ft |
Construction: | Molded Plywood/FG |
First Built: | 1956 |
# Built: | 4600 |
Designer: | Van Essen/Gulcher |
Sailboat Calculations
DefinitionsS.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 Links
Designers: | Uus van Essen |
Builders: | Advance Sailboat Corp. (USA) |
Alpa Yachts (ITA) | |
Centro Nautico Adriatico | |
Comar Yachts | |
Costantini (Chantier Naval Costantini) | |
Grampian Marine | |
Nautivela (ITA) | |
Paceship Yachts Ltd. | |
Schock W.D. | |
Whitecap Composites (USA) | |
Zim Sailing (USA) | |
Associations: | Flying Junior Class International Association |
Dealers: | East Coast Sailboats |
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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 sq.ft.
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 sq.ft.
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