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Optimist J Sails / JSail

JSails – pick your cut according to the weight of the sailor and cloth type preferred.

This product is currently out of stock and unavailable.

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J Sails have been at the front of the fleet for years, both nationally and internationally. Price varies with shipping and exchange rate. Pre ordered and pre-paid sails are currently $795 – PLEASE ORDER HERE

If urgent or you need to check our current stock phone 021 724577.

WetnWindy is the main JSail stockist and distributor in New Zealand and occasionally holds stock. .

Pre-ordered and paid sails are ordered in batches of 5-6 sails.  You need to plan ahead as there is often a delay in collating orders. These sails are cheaper and have your sail number already attached.

Stock sails are more expensive as we have to apply the sail numbers and fund stocking the sails. Limited stock only. Or you can apply your own numbers and reduce the cost.

Sail Types Classic and Version2

Green-classic    JGreen-spec

JSail Green – up to 35 kg

IT HAS BEEN CREATED FOR BOTH BEGINNERS AND ADVANCED SAILORS.THE SHAPE WILL BE APPRECIATED MOSTLY BY LIGHT AND LESS POWERFUL SAILORS WHO NEED A SAIL THAT IS EASY TO USE AND THAT ENABLES THEM TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR SKILLS.

GOOD ACCELARATION IS THE GREEN SAIL’S CHARACTERISTIC FEATURE AND OBVIOUSLY IT PLAYS CRUCIAL ROLE AT THE KEY MOMENTS OF RACES. FAST START, TACKING, DIFFICULT RACE WITH CHANGING WIND ARE ALL AMONG THE SITUATIONS WHERE YOU CAN STRONGLY COUNT ON YOUR GREEN MODEL.

A FLATTER PROFILE OF THE SAIL IS ITS KEY FEATURE. WHILE DESIGNING IT WE WERE FOCUSED ON LIGHT SAILORS’ NEEDS AS WELL AS EXCELLENT ACCELERATION PROPERTIES. IT HAS BEEN CREATED FOR BOTH BEGINNERS AND ADVANCED SAILORS.

JBlue    jblue-spec

JSail Blue – 35 to 43kg Sailors

THE MOST VERSATILE OF ALL OUR SAILS. IT HAS A GOOD POTENTIAL OF HIGH SPEED AND IS VERY EASY TO USE.
FOR MANY YEARS IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR OPTIMIST SAIL MODELS IN THE WORLD.
THE BLUE MODEL WILL BE APPRECIATED BY SAILORS OF ALL SKILL LEVELS. IT IS AIMED AT FAST SPEED AND A REASONABLE COMFORT OF USE.
ITS MEDIUM DEPTH ALLOWS FOR A PROPER THRUST AND AT THE SAME TIME IT ENABLES FAST ACCELERATION.

JRed  JRed-spec

JSail Red –  from 43kg

A TRUE GAME-CHANGER IN THE JSAIL HISTORY.THE OLDEST JSAIL PRODUCT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE MARKET FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 YEARS, INTRODUCED BACK THEN AS A “RED CLASSIC”. IT FULLY COMBINES POWER AND THRUST MAKING IT A PROPER CHOICE FOR SAILORS THAT NEED MORE.
THE PROPER DYNAMIC WORK WITH BODY AND SHEETS ALLOWS FOR USING ITS FULL POTENTIAL. ITS GREATER DEPTH RESULTS IN A HUGE POWER WHICH ALLOWS FOR REAL HIGH SPEED.
IT IS OFFERED TO SAILORS WHO ARE NOT FULLY SATISFIED WITH THEIR SPEED WHILE ON THE JBLUE MODEL.
IT REQUIRES A PERFECT SAILING TECHNIQUE AND IN RETURN IT OFFERS EXCELLENT SPEED. IT IS EXCELLENT AT DOWNWIND COURSES

JBlack    JBlack-spec

JSail Black – from 50kg

A POWERFUL MACHINE FOR THE BIGGEST AND HEAVIEST SAILORS.ENORMOUS THRUST IS THE MAIN FEATURE OF THE BLACK MODEL.
JBLACK WILL BE APPRECIATED BY SAILORS WHO NEED STILL MORE POWER. THIS WILL REQUIRE A SPECIFIC WORK STYLE FROM THE SAILOR WHICH WILL RESULT IN AMAZING PERFORMANCE.
JBLACK IS A VERY POWERFUL SAIL HOWEVER ACCELERATION IS NOT AS RAPID AS WITH OTHER CLASSIC LINE SAIL MODELS.

 

JGreen-v2    JGreen-spec

JSail Green V2 <35kg sailors Version 2. (Diamond)

THE JGREEN 2.0 HAS BEEN CREATED FOR BOTH BEGINNING AND ADVANCED SAILORS.WHILE DESIGNING IT WE WERE FOCUSED ON LIGHT SAILORS NEEDS AS WELL AS EXCELLENT ACCELERATION PROPERTIES.

FAST START, TACKING, DIFFICULT RACE WITH CHANGING WIND ARE ALL AMONG THE SITUATIONS WHERE YOU CAN STRONGLY COUNT ON YOUR GREEN 2.0 SAIL.THE SHAPE WILL BE APPRECIATED MOSTLY BY LIGHT AND LESS POWERFUL SAILORS WHO NEED A SAIL THAT IS EASY TO USE AND THAT ENABLES THEM TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR SKILLS.

THE GREEN 2.0 PROFILE HAS BEEN REDESIGNED IN THE TRAILING EDGE AREA WHICH INCREASED THE SAIL’S WORKABLE ANGLE RANGE AT CROSSWIND COURSE.

JBlue-v2    JBluev2-spec

JSail Blue V2 36 to 43kg Sailors (Diamond)

IT HAS BEEN CREATED FOR SAILORS WHO ARE GOOD AT PROFITING FROM DIFFERENT SPEED DURING RACES.
ITS MEDIUM DEPTH ALLOWS FOR SUFFICIENT POWER FOR MOST SAILORS AND AT THE SAME TIME IT ENABLES FAST ACCELERATION. IT CAN ACHIEVE GREAT SPEED. COMFORT OF SAILING IN STRONG WIND HAS BEEN IMPROVED. IT IS THE MOST POPULAR MODEL THAT IS USED BY SAILORS OF ALL WEIGHT RANGES. IT IS EXCELLENT IN SHORT CHOPPY WAVE CONDITIONS. IT IS ALSO PERFECT FOR SAILING ON LAKES.

JRedV2    JRedv2-spec

JSail Red V2 >43kg Sailors (Diamond)

NEXT GENERATION OF THE WELL KNOWN RED MODEL. ITS DESIGN IS OBVIOUSLY BASED ON THE RED CLASSIC SAIL. THE ENTIRE 2.0 SAIL LINE IS FEATURED WITH A CHANGED SAIL PROFILE. NO CHANGES IN WEIGHT RANGES HAVE BEEN MADE.
IT HAS BEEN CREATED FOR SAILORS WHO ARE NOT FULLY SATISFIED WITH THEIR SPEED WHILE ON THE JBLUE MODELS.
IT REQUIRES A PERFECT SAILING TECHNIQUE AND IN RETURN IT OFFERS EXCELLENT SPEED.
IT IS EXCELLENT AT DOWNWIND COURSES. ITS GREATER DEPTH RESULTS IN A HUGE POWER WHICH ALLOWS FOR REAL HIGH SPEED.  IT IS VERY GOOD AT INERTIAL FLOW AT WEAK WINDS.
COMFORT IMPROVEMENT IN STRONG WINDS IS THE MAJOR CHANGE IN RED 2.0.

jblackv2    JBlackv2-spec

JSail Black V2 – from 50kg

JBLACK WILL BE APPRECIATED BY SAILORS WHO STILL NEED  MORE POWER. THIS WILL REQUIRE A SPECIFIC WORK STYLE FROM THE SAILOR WHICH WILL RESULT IN AMAZING PERFORMANCE.
IT HAS SIMILAR PROPERTIES TO THOSE OF THE RED 2.0 WITH ITS SPHERICITY REDESIGNED DUE TO WHICH THE PROFILE HAS THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS THROUGHOUT THE SAIL’S HEIGHT.
THIS MODEL WILL FORGIVE MORE MISTAKES FROM THE SAILOR.

JSail B3

JSail Blue B3 – from 34-44kg NEW

Blue 3 is the newest sail from JSAIL, completely redesigned model was approved by coaches and sailors.

The center of lift was raised and moved even further to luff, it allows to flatten exit even more. Which results in incredible reactivity and easy handling. It is a very responsive and universal model that will be appreciated by a wide range of sailors. Very good acceleration and pointing ability are the characteristics of this sail.

NO OBLIQUE SEAM, REDESIGNED CORNERS, TAPPERED BATTENS.

 

Cloth Types

There are two types of sail cloth. The difference is mostly visible and you will not find any considerable difference in performance.

Plain Cloth – Slightly lighter at 2.8 oz and creases tend to occur randomly. Prefered throughout Europe.
Square Cloth – Slightly heavier at 2.99 oz and creases tend to occur along the lines. New Zealand and South American’s tend to prefer square cloth.

WetnWindy recommend you read and set up your sail as per the tuning guide supplied by the manufacturer. These guides have often been created by top sailors, whom have used the sails, along side of the manufacturer.

All sails are supplied with sail ties, a sail bag and a measuring certificate. (which has to be endorsed if we apply your numbers)

Weight 5 kg
Dimensions 19 × 19 × 206 cm
JSail-sail

Classic Green, Classic Blue, Classic Red, Classic Black, Version 2 (Diamond) Green, Version 2 (Diamond) Blue, Version 2 (Diamond) Red, Version 2 (Diamond) Black, JBlue B3 NEW

JSail-cloth

JSail-Plain Cloth, JSail-Squared Cloth

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