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"Snapshot" is a J/99 based in Howth, Ireland and has been competing on the local IRC scene to great effect.
Winner of the Sovereigns Cup 2021, Irish Boat of the Year 2022 and Round Ireland 2nd Overall, she is the one to have!
Professionally maintained since new in 2021 and a very well optimized boat, to deliver the best IRC performance possible.
An optimized keel fin, as well as upgraded deck hardware and an extensive North Sails wardrobe, puts this very tidy yacht right in the top drawer.
Rig
Sloop
Rig Sail plan type - Fractional with two spreaders
Spar material - Aluminium Black painted Mast with Carbon boom.
Carbon symmetric spinnaker pole, rigged with bridle
Fixed bowsprit and bobstay,
Rod standing rigging.
Twin groove forestay foil
Cascade Backstay adjustment with Dyneema Backstay
High quality 'race' running rigging package, including:
2 x Asymmetric Spinnaker Guys
2 Masthead Spinnaker halyards
2 jib halyards
2:1 main halyard
Spinnaker pole halyard/topping lift and downhaul
2 x Asymmetric Spinnaker sheets
2 x Spinnaker guys
2 x Spinnaker sheets
2 x Jib sheets
Code Zero Furling System
2nd spinnaker and jib halyards
Continuous mainsheet
Mainsheet Fine Tune
Broker comments
Race record
J99 Snapshot is without doubt one of the most successful J/99's on the European scene.
Regularly winning local events and club races and featuring on the podium at both National and International events.
Below is a sample of successes for each race season:
2024
5th IRC Europeans 2024
2nd J Cup 2024
1st HYC Autumn League
2023
1st IRC Double hander Race HYC
2nd IRC 1 Sovereigns Week Championship Cork
2nd Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta
2022
HYC Autumn League 1st
ICRA Boat of the year 2022
1st IRC 3 Round Ireland Yacht Race
2nd IRC Overall Round Ireland Yacht Race
2nd Wave Regatta
2021
2nd HYC Autumn League
1st IRC Double hander Race HYC
1st Overall Winner Sovereigns Week Championship Cork
1st IRC 1 Sovereigns Week Championship Cork
Equipment and safety gear
Anchor and chain
Extra manual bilge pump (to augment automatic bilge pump)
Horseshoe buoy
Fire extinguisher
Fire blanket
Softwood bungs
Spare emergency tiller
Padded lifeline covers for hiking
Extras
Heating Diesel Air Top 2000 STC (Marine) from Webasto
Boom Cover
Winch Handles
Accommodation
Two full length settee, L shaped galley, nav station starboard, forepeak is dedicated for the head and sail storage.
2 Double aft cabins with privacy doors
Roomy interior with clean lines and uncluttered spaces
Water tank & material Approx. 100 litre flexible water tank
Toilets Jabsco manual
Cooker & fuel 2 burner cooking station on gas
Fridge & power source Ice box 12V
Deck Gear
Jefa direct drive autopilot unit
2x Harken 46 self-tailing primary winches
2x Harken 40 self-tailing halyard winches
Winches serviced May 2024
2 x deck mounted ‘buttons’ for cross sheeting for halyard winches
Engine, electrics
Volvo Penta D1-20
Year 2020
Power 18 hp
Engine hours 462 hours
Fuel Diesel
Propulsion Sail drive with folding two blade propellor
Cooling system Direct water cooling
Fuel tanks 50 litre fuel tank
Battery 100 amp AGM house battery and 70 amp AGM engine start battery
Battery charger 220V battery charger
Alternator 115 A alternator
Engines Serviced annually 2021, 2022/23, 2024.
Navigation and electronics
INSTRUMENTS – all B & G Instrument Package – With connection for Laptop navigation below.
Vulcan 9 for Navigation on Deck.
TRON B&G H5000 Hercules CPU
DISPLAYS
2 X TRON B&G H5000 GFD
TRON B&G Vulcan 9 - Europe North
SENSORS
TRON B&G Precision 9 Compass
TRON B&G ZG100 GPS
TRON B&G WS310 Wired horizontal MUH
TRON Airmar DT800 Depth/Temp Transducer - Flush
TRON B&G Paddlewheel – Flush
Vulcan 9 cmap
COMMS
TRON B&G V20S VHF
EM TRAC AIS
AUTOPILOT
TRON B&G H5000 Pilot Computer
TRON B&G H5000 Pilot Controller
TRON RF25 NMEA2000
General
Designer Alan Johnstone
Shipyard J/boats France
Hull number 53
CE-category CE-A
Displacement 4188 kg
Ballast 162 kg
Steering system Tiller steering
Rudder Single spade rudder
Keel Fixed lead fin keel
J/99 Specifications
Hull & Deck
• End grained balsa/foam composite construction using biaxial and unidirectional glass with ISO NPG gelcoat and vinylester resin on the outer hull layer.
• “SCRIMP” resin infusion molding process for optimum laminate strength and light weight with 65% glass content in structural skins.
• Structural engineering and construction to exceed ISO 12215 requirements for Cat A.
• White gelcoat hull finish.
• All bulkheads are laminated or bonded to both the hull and deck.
• Main bulkhead is substantially built with composite sandwich construction & materials.
• Resin infused high-strength structural grid is at the heart of the J/99 structural layout and directly accepts all primary keel and mast base loads while connecting together and providing stiffness for the hull, deck and primary bulkheads.
• Low VCG (vertical center of gravity), high aspect ratio standard keel built with an encapsulated cast iron fin and integral lead wedge shoe and then thru-bolted and bonded to the hull with substantial backing plates. Option for all lead deep fin keel.
• Molded non-skid surfaces on the horizontal deck surfaces.
• Molded toe rails on the foredeck and outboard of primary winches.
• High-aspect, balanced spade rudder constructed from biaxial and unidirectional glass, stainless steel stock mounted in JP3 self-aligning bearings.
• Cockpit layout design optimized for short-handed sailing.
• Bottom finish Nautix A3 High Performance Ablative Antifouling sprayed finish
• Hull flush seacocks when closed.
Snapshot is still with her first owner from new and currently located out of the water, dry stored for the winter months.