CNN Mainsail, Shirley Robertson - J-Class yacht revival

It's fatal if you cannot race these boats together. If you want to build your boat in aluminium that 's fine. You just have to carry a better wine cellar than anyone else and have better parties.
They work so far because they have managed to make massive savings in the weight of the rig which they have offset by greater comfort and added weight down below as well as more freeboard.
But you can't get into some sort of technical race that is just ridiculous in these boats.

J-class
A REAL MEAN RACING MACHINE!!!!
LET'S SAIL!!!!

Netscape OLD OLD stuff

Why are so many of these owners Dutch? lol

When I was 20 and newly arrived in Marseilles I came upon the J-boat, Cambria in the Vieux Port. She was, I believe, the last completely original J in existence. As it happened her owner, M. Pluvier a Belgian shipping and oil magnate, was in need of a cook with some knowledge of sailing and I was in need of a berth. It was a match made in heaven. I cooked for the owner and our crew of 7 for the next four months while we sailed the Cote d'Azure to Italy then South to Corsica. I had my 21st birthday while aboard and was treated to a wonderful French diner by the owner In the port of Nice (we were moored next to the battleship, Jean Bart). That was over 50 years ago, but the feel of her under full sail ... main, two jibs and an amazing double clewed genoa jib, aloft on its own stay and larger than the main sail, was indescribable. The feeling of unmatched power at the helm topped any sailing experience you've ever had. We came back into Marseilles for a two month refit and I was heartbroken to leave her ... my 1st true love.

Elizabeth Meyer is a Sailing Goddess

but it was the admirals-cup and not the america's cup

The PERFECT Country and Western Song...

J-CLASS = EPIC AND Majestic RACING

These are among the most beautiful of boats to ever ply the oceans. The trophy is known as "America's Cup" because the schooner "America" was the first to win it. The Deed of Gift specified that the cup should in in perpetuity be named after the first winner. The yacht was not named "The America" therefore the trophy should be referred to as "America's Cup" and not "The America's Cup."

I worked 5 years on the support vessel for velsheda, sailed and raced multiple times in velsheda, that where the days...

Неимоверное количество бездельников скопилось вокруг парусного спорта, превратившегося просто в бизнес корпораций.
Нет души у этих людей, только деньги. Кривляния седеющих "героев", покорителей морей умиляет. Они похожи на дураков, лежащих пачками на склонах Джомолунгмы. Только те уплатили цену, а эти кайфуют, встегивая всем фуфло о великой сложности судовождения.
Охуенная работа.

Nice name, the owner at 1.49 ;-)

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Beautiful and magnificent as they are is there a more blatant example of excess wealth going for the most frivolous reason? Isn't this just another example of how the inequality of wealth in this world wastes our resources in favor of the amusement of the few as against the needs of the many?

I once built one of these... even without knowing.

I want to know why Endeavour is not being raced! Goddamnit, why not?

Love the j class

Big crew.

Wonderful to see the revival of the most beautiful sailboat ever built, the J boat.

$20 million to build - $3 million per year to keep on the water. But still only 1/10th of the cost of a 100m superyacht, and far, far more beautiful. I guess there are worse ways for the super-rich to spend their fortunes.

Shirley!I´m not jealous!Not at all ;-) That ride on a J-class is a dream!

Elizabeth Meyer also is influential in the Concordia Yawl circles.

No electric rams required.

Hello Shirley, I also raced in Palma. In 1975. In a Europe. Like you!

My uncle (Prescott Wilson) designed the original sails in his Newport/NYC lofts back in the day :)

They could have eradicated disease and hunger in a third world country but instead they decided to restore, build and race J class yachts.

Okay why has no one built Reliance.

what do the letters mean under the J ? H1? K5, or just 2 ?

A bit sad, you're a billionaire but you're overweight and someone else is sailing your beautiful boat. Chances are someone else is also sailing your beautiful wife

The original boats that have been restored may be a bit slower than the replicas, but they are the ones that have a direct connection to the Americas Cup races of the 1930's. Otherwise, the only boat I can think of that matches, or perhaps even exceeds their majesty, would be the 2010 BMW/Oracle Trimaran cup boat. It was almost certainly the last boat of this size and stature that will ever race for the Cup.

Their works of art in motion

The owners i must say most racing is waist of money this isent this is Awsome great boats and as for owners their awsome

Elisabeth i understand how she felt ive never saled a boat but look at them

absolutely great coverage by Shirley Robertson

Elizabeth is absolutely the best for all she had done for Yachting...thank you

I am a newbee to this whole thing. My son & daughter got involved in rowing so i had to make these 5/5:30 AM treks...COVID...bloody COVID has brought this to halt unfortunately! But i loved every bit of it. The owners of these boats are millionaire businessmen who do it for the love, as they said early on in the documentary. If i were a millionaire i sure would indulge myself. That feeling, plus learning a critical skill has got to be memorable.

I just purchased a 1929 J-Class 12m, just getting ready to update the rigging etc for shorthand solo sailing…beyond excited,

Богатым снятся сны - бедные воплощают их в жизнь.

To me, like many others, I suspect the "International J Class" racing yachts, are the epitome of nautical design and marine engineering. Good to see that Shirley the commentator, acknowledged the fact that it was Elisabeth Meyer who virtually single-handedly pioneered the restoration of these amazing sailing behemoths. Huge Kudos to Ms. Meyer for that. She may mourn the intrusion of modern technology and production techniques, but if I may say, is this not what the original "J Class" design was all about..? Perhaps(hopefully) that will keep the class alive and even thriving...!

Po shlédnutí tohoto videa jsem si jistý, že vy "co řídíte svět" jste ještě větší košťata, než jsem si myslel a že jste ještě větší odpad, než jsem si myslel...

Nejde vůbec o to, kolik peněz máš...

Jde o to, co s nima děláš!

A vy jste dno a odpad společnosti... Celá Bodeguita i Prague Boats! I ty "chudý" policajti a policejní systém, který zatěžujete svým posranim ze strachu!!!

Nechci s nikým z vás mít nikdy nic společného.

Probably the only thing worth watching that CNN ever produced.

The J class was designed under what was called the Universal Rule which created boats that were very narrow, deep with long over hanging bows and sterns as well as low freeboards. Under the same design rule there were P, Q and especially R boats. Many R boats are still sailed on Lake Ontario from both the American and Canadian side. They are generally 38 to 43 feet long with 60 to 75 feet masts. There have also been built new ones in fibreglass from molds taken from an existing boat. Sailing in fresh lake water has helped to preserve them. I sailed on R8 DIANA for a number of years out of Toronto. We spent our winters working on the boat to keep her in competitive trim. It was a real privilege in a very small physical way to sail her.

Not not J boat, but J class ... no clue these people...

The oldest trophy in the world is THE CANFOR D CUP

Ideally, there is no shouting on deck. Go Go Go does not make a drill happen faster. A well run crew uses hand signals. This requires planned and practiced delegation of duties.

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Wow, Shirley I've listened to you many times as a commentator on sail boat races, but this was next level. Superb work, you made the show here.

Outstanding video. Thank you. The J's are most definitely the most beautiful sailing boat ever conceived. Wood, aluminum, doesn't matter, beauty in motion even in a slip.

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