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J/Fest Registration is Open!

Our First Registration for the 2018 J/Fest Northwest is in and wouldn’t you know it, it’s a J/44 signed up for the cruising class!  How cool would it be to see a J/44 one design division at J/Fest in June? Asylum, the 1990 J/44 owned by Kyle Caldwell and Jamie Thomas!  Congratulations on being the first to […]

Lease a J/70 Today. Build Your Fleet!

J/Boats and Dockline are pleased to announce the first-of-its-kind lease program for J/70s. Lease a J/70 today, starting at $799/month* for 36 months! Boat, trailer and sails are included. Leasing, as an alternative to purchasing, has been popular in other industries for years and is booming in the automobile and RV markets, thanks to a […]

J/Fest is Back!

J/FEST NORTHWEST 2018 June (22nd) 23rd – 24th Sail Northwest, your northwest J/Boat dealer, invites you to join us for the comeback of the original J/FEST.  For 26 years, we produced some of the best racing and after race socializing available on the planet.  This is two-day regatta (with a Friday night PHRF fun race) […]

Best Performance Boat Winner!

Sail Magazines Best Performance Boat 30 to 40fT   The All New J/121 Click here for a full walk-thru video review The people at J/Boats are obviously good designers and boatbuilders. Their record in this area stands for itself. However, ever since the advent of Rod Johnstone’s iconic J/24, they have also shown an uncanny […]

The Greatest Race in America.

Round the County – America’s Greatest Sailboat Race – yeah, you know, it probably is America’s greatest sailboat race.  There are some cool ones out there that bring in the numbers, the Mac, or the races to Mexico and Hawaii and I’m sure some others as well but as an admittedly biased Pacific Northwest Sailor […]

J/121 Offshore Sail Review

J/121 Offshore Test Update (Annapolis to Newport)  The debut of the new J/121 Offshore Speedster in the Newport and Annapolis Sailboat Shows was welcomed by enthusiastic J/sailors from across the spectrum of experience.  Long-distance offshore cruisers, one-design offshore racers, and a number of performance-oriented couples that enjoy coastal cruising without having to turn on the […]

J/121 Wins Best in Show at Newport!

The NEW J/121 made her boat show debut at the Newport International Boat Show last weekend and took home the award for Best New Sailboat. It was a great way to kick off the official introduction of the J/121, but didn’t compare to the tremendous reaction from the hundreds of sailors who were able to […]

Our Broker Podium’s at Nationals!

Our Broker Ben Braden trailered his Moore 24 down to Richmond Yacht Club, San Francisco and competed in the always tough and eclectic Moore 24 Fleet for their 2017 Nationals competition.  3 days of racing in 25+ left Braden on the Podium, finishing 3rd place after 9 races.  Read more about the event below: Holy […]

SailFest 2017 Race #1

The 2017 SailFest series kicked off Friday August 4th with some amazing conditions!  20 boats escaped the heat of the city and made it out for the 7pm start off Shilshole Marina and found themselves in very comfortable temperatures sailing along on a nice northerly that kept building until their rails began to push down […]