J | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Drake Sparkman of Sparkman & Stephens |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1947 |
| No. built | 7200 |
| Builder(s) | Clark Boat Company, Lippincott Boat Works, Formula Yachts, Beaton Boat Works, McNair Boat Works, Saybrook Yacht Yard, Allen Boat Company |
| Role | Sail training |
| Name | Blue Jay |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 275 lb (125 kg) |
| Draft | 3.67 ft (1.12 m) with the centerboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Plywood or fiberglass |
| LOA | 13.50 ft (4.11 m) |
| LWL | 11.25 ft (3.43 m) |
| Beam | 5.17 ft (1.58 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | centerboard |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 62 sq ft (5.8 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 28 sq ft (2.6 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 56 sq ft (5.2 m2) |
| Total sail area | 90.00 sq ft (8.361 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 108.7 |
The Blue Jay is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Drake Sparkman of Sparkman & Stephens as a trainer for the Lightning one-design racer. The Blue Jay was first built in 1947.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Blue Jay sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 26-27. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
- ^ International Blue Jay Class Association (2008). "Brief history of the Blue Jay class". sailbluejay.org. Archived from the original on 14 March 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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