Boat Overview

The J Boats J/160 is a 53-foot sailing masterpiece born from the collaboration of J/Boats and TPI Composites. Boasting advanced composite construction and a low centre of gravity, the J/160 offers efficiency with reduced sail needs, lower winch loads, and easy manageability akin to a 42-footer.

J/160 ‘Jeu d’Espirit’ was launched in 2000 and has truly lived up to the high performance cruising standard she was designed for.

Condition and Usage

‘Jeu d’Espirit’ has been very well maintained and equipped for long distance passages. With Atlantic crossings, med sailing and Fastnet’s under her belt, she comes with everything you need to spend plenty of time on board, and to travel wherever you choose! With a great sail wardrobe, classic J Boats retractable bow sprit and recently replaced standing rigging, ‘Jeu d’Espirit’ is in ready to sail condition.

Accommodation

Internally, the J/160 provides a spacious and comfortable accommodation with a high quality finish. Comfort on board is further enhanced by the installation of a generator, water maker, air conditioning, and heating. The large J-shaped galley offers ample prep, storage, and cooking space, as well as large fridge/chilled spaces for great provisioning. The boat features 3 double cabins with additional settee berths, a large C-seating area, and a dedicated chart table/nav station, ensuring the whole crew can sail and stay in comfort.

Location

Currently afloat in Beaulieu, Southampton. For more information and to arrange a viewing, please contact Key Yachting.

Additional Info

Construction

• SCRIMP method - using aircraft grade end grain balsa
• Additional reinforcing in high load areas
• GRP hull and deck surfaces
• Blue finish on hull
• Teak full length ORC toe rail amidships with integrated fair leads
• Aft chocks for helm
• Molded transom swim platform
• Aft cockpit lazarette lockers (watertight)
• Port side cockpit locker
• Gas locker
• Non-skid textured deck
• Two 179.5l aluminium fuel tanks
• Two 297l water tanks
• Hot and cold pressurised water system
• Stainless steel 45l water heater with both 240V heating element and engine water heating
• 113l forward holding tank
• 68l aft holding tank
• Two additional bladder tanks 140l each for extra fuel
• Anchor locker
• Outboard bracket
• Lee cloths in both aft cabins
• Jackstays
• Perspex companionway hatch

Engine

• 2 blade 22” Maxprop and ‘spurs’ rope cutter
• Engine belt driven additional 190 amp alternator
• Engine belt driven fridge freezer compressor
• Automatic engine space fire extinguisher

Sails

• Mainsail (2011)
• 130% Genoa (furling) (2014)
• 99% Blade with top (battened) (original)
• 4 Asymmetrics with furlers (original)
• Trysail and storm jib (separate mast track and halyard for trysail and dy'archy inner forestay for hank on trysail and no 4 foresail) (original)
• Spare battens
• Mainsail & Genoa currently being refurbed by Saunders

Spars and Rigging

• Hall Spars carbon mast (coated in off-white Awl grip above deck)
• Standing rigging replaced (2018)
• Three sets of tapered air foil spreaders
• Hall Spars aluminium boom with angle cuts (Blue to match hull)
• D-40 Quik vang
• Composite carbon fibre bowsprit
• Whisker pole, with mast fittings

Foredeck Port

• Second main halyard, using as topping lift
• Port asymmetric halyard (2024)
• Port genoa halyard
• Reef 1 tack

Foredeck Stbd

• Dy'archy halyard
• Stbd asymmetric halyard (2024)
• Stbd genoa halyard

Lines to Cockpit

• Main halyard with double jammer (2024)
• Cunningham
• No 2 reef tack
• No 3 reef clew
• Genoa furler
• Port & starboard genoa car position adjuster
• Main outhaul
• Vang
• No 2 reef clew
• No 3 reef tack
• Asymmetric pole outhaul
• Stbd & Port running back stay
• Mainsheet and traveller with adjustment blocks are located behind the binnacle

Deck Gear

• 2x Lewmar AEST 66-3 3-speed self-tailing primary electric winches
• 2x Lewmar 54AST 2-speed self-tailing secondary winches
• 2x Lewmar 50AST 2-speed self-tailing mainsheet winches
• 2x Lewmar 48AST 2-speed halyard winch
• 5x Lewmar winch handles
• Lewmar concept 2000 dual direction windlass
• Windlass control in cockpit and in fwd locker

Hardware and Blocks

• Lewmar mainsheet traveller
• 4x clear anodized genoa and jib tracks, control lines are joined and the tracks have blocks
• 4x double Lewmar clutches
• Lewmar 1014 spinnaker tack outhaul clutch mounted on deck (stbd)

Accommodation

• Settee berths (port and starboard)
• Interior upholstery in ultra suede
• Forward facing nav table
• Full size pilot berth
• Large J shaped galley with two deep stainless steel sinks
• Ice box / refrigerator new engine driven compressor (2022)
• Three burner stove and oven
• Large double berth (owners cabin, fwd)
• Two heads
• Two showers
• Double berth (port, aft)
• Double berth (starboard, aft)
• Ample storage throughout
• Salt water galley foot pump
• Fresh water galley foot pump
• Fans in all cabins

Electronics & Systems Electronics

• Raymarine ST60 speed, depth, wind systems
• 2x Raymarine ST60 compass displays
• 2x Raymarine ST60 close hauled wind instrument
• 7x Raymarine ST60 multi displays
• Gyroplus transducer
• Simrad AIS/DSC transmit and receive (2023)
• RS40-B Simrad VHF
• Raymarine R74CRC colour radar plotter
• Raymarine RL70 GPS
• Navigation lights
• Masthead tri-colour light
• 4x 180 amp AGM batteries in two banks, A and B with separate switches
• 80 amp engine start battery
• Promatic series SS40 battery charger
• ICOM 1710 SSB Radio/CD player, speakers in main cabin (SSB disconnected)
• Wifi transmitter fitted to the AIS for display on a tablet
• New engine battery (2024)

Other Systems

• Westerbeke 7.6 BTD generator new gen 2022
• Sea recovery SRC 600 AED watermaker
• MarineAir air conditioning system (owners cabin, main cabin, & aft cabins)
• Espar D8L diesel heater

Safety Equipment

• 3 Fire extinguishers in cabins
• Automatic fire extinguisher in engine space
• Six man lifeguard liferaft with cradle and hydro release
• Second life raft in aft lazarette
• 2x Horseshoe buoy
• Jackstays
• Fire blanket
• Numerous clip on points in cockpit and around the deck as per RORC

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