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The Club FJ is a tough, agile performer for beginners to elite sailors. The Club is a fantastic choice for clubs and junior programs looking to introduce young sailors to double-handed sailing with a spinnaker. Our Collegiate version (no spinnaker) is the most popular boat in college sailing.

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Introduces young sailors to double-handed sailing The Club FJ is a tough, agile performer for beginners to elite sailors. The Club is a fantastic choice for clubs and junior programs looking to introduce young sailors to double-handed sailing with a spinnaker. Our Collegiate version (no spinnaker) is the most popular boat in college sailing; more collegiate sailing teams in North America sail our FJ than any other double-handed sailboat.

The International Flying Junior or FJ is a sailing dinghy which was originally designed in 1955 in the Netherlands by renowned boat designer Van Essen and Olympic sailor Conrad Gülcher. The FJ was built to serve as a training boat for the then Olympic-class Flying Dutchman. The FJ has a beam of 4’11” and an overall sail area of 100 square feet (9.3 m 2 ). These dimensions make the FJ an ideal class to teach young sailors the skills of boat handling and racing.

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Flying Junior

November 30, 1999 by Sail1Design Editor Leave a Comment

• Early 1960’s, the Class Rules were modified to lengthen the mast, providing more speed, and clearance under the boom.
• Early 1970’s, the Flying Junior became the International Flying Junior. Accordingly, FJs built since 1972 must carry the IYRU “Builder Fee Paid” metal plaque permanently affixed in the cockpit, signifying that the IYRU royalty has been paid. These fees are the only source of income for the International Class.
• In 1980, recognizing that the name “Junior” did not accurately describe the current usage of the boat, the International Class changed the name to “International FJ”. 1980’s included a larger spinnaker (from 80 sq. ft. to about 88) and allowed shape cut into the sail (the original spinnaker rules required it to be two flat planes of cloth). Under the new rules, the bigger size, plus spherical cutting of spinnakers give a much faster sail.
• In 1990, the International Class added the trapeze for the crew, (added for the U.S. class in 1994). Officially, the crew must be at least 12 years of age to use the trapeze.

Under consideration, as of 1/1/00:a larger spinnaker, slightly larger main. Class website: http://www.cfjclass.org/

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International FJ

International FJ is a 13 ′ 2 ″ / 4 m monohull sailboat designed by Uus van Essen and built by Schock W.D., Grampian Marine, Advance Sailboat Corp., Paceship Yachts Ltd., Alpa Yachts, Centro Nautico Adriatico, Whitecap Composites, Costantini (Chantier Naval Costantini), Nautivela, Zim Sailing, and Comar Yachts starting in 1956.

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Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

Formerly FLYING DUTCHMAN JUNIOR, FLYING JUNIOR. As of 1980 the name was officially changed to INTERNATIONAL FJ. First built of Fiberglass in 1960. A ‘Club’ version (CLUB FJ) is of heavier construction with approximately the same dimensions. There have been a number of other variants including the DEMON, a stretched version of the same design, and the PIRATE, said to be a FJ hull with a TASER deck and seen mostly in Canada. (Formerly listed here as FLYING JUNIOR (INTERNATIONAL FJ).) Spinnaker Area: 8m2/86 sq.ft.

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Sandy made our motto in 1957 and we build the same quality boat that we did back then. We've never cut corners here at Flying Scot Inc, and we never will. Our boats are sound and hold up against the toughest conditions. Our customers have always written us the best sailboat reviews because of our quality and customer service. The Flying Scot family does not refer to just us here at the factory. It's a Flying Scot Nation, our roots are deep, and our customers are like family. There is simply no better class, but don't take our word for it, see what our other customers say below.

After 32 years of hard service in a 15 knot wind my lower gudgeon failed on a Sunday. I called the folks at Flying Scot first thing Monday morning. By noon they had my boat in the shop and by noon on Wednesday, less than 48 hours after the call, the boat had been professionally repaired and was back in the water.They saved my vacation! Well done!

From first contact to delivery, our relationship with Tyler and the family and dedicated team at Flying Scot Inc. has been outstanding. Tyler was patient, knowledgeable, gracious and extremely helpful in guiding us in our decision making process. Upon delivery to Glen Lake, MI, Tyler was awesome in rigging the boat and taking us on an orientation sail. His experience and insight were shared in a humble and encouraging manner. Our boat is sensational, drawing rave reviews from family and friends who have sailed with us and the friends who have enjoyed the beautiful new boat on the water. We have the highest regard for all those involved in building our family’s sailing future. Bill Witler and family.

I can not express how thrilled I am with Flying Scot! Their customer service throughout the entire process of buying a new boat was beyond extraordinary. Tyler went above and beyond to work with us to insure our every need was met. The boat is absolutely stunning and sails like a dream. We could not be happier!

The over half century legacy of a Flying Scot sailboat speaks for itself; that is probably why you are reading this review. This is not by accident. The real legacy is the experienced team/family making them in the western Maryland town of Deer Park. They not only have a passion for sailing, but also emphasize with the customer point of view. Our experience could not have been better! Although standard offers are Racing and Recreational models, they are knowable, flexible, and sensitive to customer desires. We wanted our FS to be family oriented, but not preclude performance and future racing. “Fun” was the word we used to describe many of our choices. Tyler Andrews was able to take his considerable experience and design a boat to match our general description: detune racing model rather than building up a recreational model. Even spent extra effort to find custom color we wanted for the hull. Only one word describes our experience working with the whole professional Flying Scot team to launch our new sailboat (Free Spirit): FUN!

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