J27 Class Site

Welcome to the J-27 Class Google Site.

1) Navigate by clicking on the drop downs at the top

2) Please check your boat on the "Class List" page, and see if the info we have is complete and correct.

3) This site is a work in progress. Come back often for new information to get the most out of your J-27.

Please join the J27 Class Google Group to participate in group discussions and edit the site.

Why so many J27 web sites?

There are a few sites and groups dedicated to the J27:

This one. This site replicates the content on from the J27 wikispace site (http://j27.wikispaces.com/) that will be shut down in mid 2018. Like the wikispace site, it is unique in that it is the “unofficial” site, and its content is material only put out by owners and users of the J27, not by the class association nor the manufacturer(s). Want to know how the people that sail the boat rig it? Want to know how to secure a trailer, and what size trailer is needed as reported by those who actually tow the boat? Want to know how to seal the windows based on advice from years of practical use? You will find it here.

The J27 Yahoo Group. The group still exists and is a forum for sharing info. We've tried to bring the best of the Yahoo group to this site with the creation of the J27 Google Group.

This site is an outgrowth of conversations that have occurred among members of the Yahoo J27 Group as well as information that people have entered into the wiki pages of the site on their own. It represents the collective wisdom of J27 owners who are enjoying their boats and still keeping them competitive after 25+ years.

David Epstein started the wiki site and others have added material, had a photo contest, etc. when they saw fit. Want something posted or some information given out? You may do it yourself.

And the “official” site of the JBoat manufacturer’s interest in the J27. http://www.jowners.org/ You must register to be accepted as a user of the site, and you must be an owner or manufacturer before you will be accepted. The webmaster is listed on the site, and the site is owned by JBoats.

Feel free to add information to this site whenever you want. It is the one that is run by the boat owners themselves and relies on the experiences and knowledge shared by those owners for the good of the J27 community. You might also attach your name so we can thank you for your help. While not as open as the wikispace, we'll post items as they come in. Please join the J27 group and share the material there. It'll have to work until we can find a better solution.

Contributors - at least somewhere on the site

• Balance Act
• Blackadder
• Coyote
• Cuckoo Voodoo
• Curved Air
• Giga Hurts
• Gunnar 27
• Independence
• Jambo
• Messing About
• Nut Case
• Ob La Di
• PHRF Sailor
• Revenge
• Shade of Avalon
• Slo-Poke
• Smackwater Jack
• Stranger
• Tesser
• The Wizard
• Thin Float