J Boats 35' J/109

J/Boats built its name on yachts that sail fast, handle easily with a small crew, and stay comfortable enough to cruise. Designed in a collaborative effort by Rod and Alan Johnstone, the J/109 is the dual-purpose expression of that idea. Under sail she adds up to a stiff, powerful boat that is quick around the buoys, with a proper interior for weekends and longer passages.

JEOPARDY has proven herself on the race course. She was ranked 20th in 48° North's 2012 review of the region's top racing boats, and she took first place at the 2024 PHRF J/Fest in Seattle at Shilshole. Her cushions were kept ashore for racing, so the satin-varnished cherry interior has stayed fresh. A current North Sails inventory keeps her competitive.

She is equally at home on a Wednesday-night race, a run north to the San Juan and Gulf Islands, or a summer of Puget Sound cruising. She is a well-sorted performance cruiser, ready for her next owners.

JEOPARDY is located at Shilshole Bay Marina and available for viewing by appointment.

Highlights

• No collisions or groundings
• Bottom painted August 2026 over an epoxy barrier coat; no gelcoat or fiberglass blisters reported. Yearly haul-outs and engine maintenance at CSR Marine
• Zincs, engine oil and transmission oil all replaced August 2026
• North Sails Code Zero with top-down furling (2025)
• North Sails fully battened main and two furling headsails (2024)
• Rod standing rigging
• Hydraulic backstay adjuster
• Yanmar 3GM30F diesel with saildrive and three-blade folding propeller
• Diesel forced-air cabin heat that runs without the engine
• Refrigeration with freezer
• Propane stove with oven
• Pressure fresh water with shower below and a transom shower

Accommodations & Interior

Below, JEOPARDY is finished in satin-varnished cherry over a teak cabin sole, the warm interior that sets the J/109 apart from stripped-out racers. Forward is the owner's stateroom with a queen-size berth. Moving aft, the salon opens to the galley and the head with shower. A second sleeping cabin sits in the port quarter. Two staterooms and one head make her an easy boat for a couple or a small family to cruise.

• Satin-varnished cherry joinery throughout
• Teak folding salon table
• Teak cabin sole
• Cushions kept ashore during racing
• Diesel forced-air heat

Galley

The galley is set up for real meals underway, not just sandwiches between races.

• Stainless steel sink
• Hot fresh water, pressurized
• 12V refrigeration with freezer
• Icebox
• Three-burner propane stove with oven

Cabins

• Forward queen-size double V-berth
• Port quarter cabin with double berth

Head

• Manual marine head
• 20 gal holding tank with Y-valve
• Shower

Sails & Rigging

Her sail wardrobe was renewed by North Sails in 2024 and 2025. That is a competitive inventory for the race course that also makes for easy, efficient cruising.

• North Sails fully battened mainsail, 335 sq ft (2024)
• North Sails 100% #1 genoa on roller furler (2024)
• North Sails #2 genoa on roller furler (2024)
• North Sails Code Zero with top-down furling system (NEW 2025)
• Keel-stepped mast
• Rod standing rigging
• Hydraulic backstay adjuster
• Boom vang
• Spinnaker pole

Deck & Steering

The J/109's cockpit works as well for a full race crew as it does for two people out for an afternoon sail.

• Wheel steering, mechanical
• Stainless steel anchor roller, never used; removed but included in sale
• Four winches
• Lifesling
• Cockpit cushions
• Swim ladder
• Freshwater washdown
• Transom shower

Mechanical

Her original Yanmar has had a tune-up at every annual haul-out since new, and it was serviced again in August 2026.

• Yanmar 3GM30F three-cylinder diesel, 27 hp
• 3,500 engine hours
• Yanmar saildrive
• Three-blade folding propeller
• Fuel burn approximately 0.6–0.8 gph
• Range approximately 100–150 miles under power

Plumbing & Heating

The diesel heat runs without the engine, which stretches her Northwest season well into fall and winter.

• Diesel forced-air heating system
• 70 gal fresh water in two tanks (one rigid plastic, one flexible bladder)
• Pressure water system
• Manual marine head with 20 gal holding tank and Y-valve
• Manual and electric bilge pumps

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

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