DARKWOOD
Class ASemi-displacementCruiser/Racer

DARKWOOD — GBR 2664R

Model: J/121

3C COMPOSITERod Johnstone

Updated

DARKWOOD (GBR 2664R) is a J/121 designed by Rod Johnstone and built by 3C COMPOSITE. She has been racing since 2025. She sails with a deeper keel than most J/121s. Against a typical J/121 she is quicker upwind in light air.

DARKWOOD GBR 2664R - Rod Johnstone - 3C COMPOSITE

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

3

Race starts

0

Wins

33%

Podiums

36

Race Edge

J/121: 57

485.3s/mile

Rating 2026

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn53
10–16 kn11
Over 16 kn78
DARKWOODA typical J/121How Race Edge works
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Length

12.19 m

40′ 0″

Beam

3.75 m

Draft

2.36 m

Displacement

6.2 t

Sail area

89 m²

On the podium

Where DARKWOOD finishes when she goes racing.

0

Wins

1

Seconds

0

Thirds

3

Starts

Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.

Regattas

Every regatta we found with DARKWOOD on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • GreeceAegean 600202626
  • ItalyRiva per Uno, Due e Tutti20262
  • MaltaRolex Middle Sea Race202536

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Round the buoys, or offshore

A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat.

Round the buoys

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Not enough data yet: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

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Not enough data yet: 3 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

The boats DARKWOOD meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

Other competitors (114)

Met too few times for a figure.

FINAL FINAL (Pac 52, 2 meetings), PNEUMA (JPK 10.30, 2 meetings), ABOAT TIME (Swan 42, 2 meetings), VARUNA (Cookson 50, 2 meetings), KARPO (Elan 450, 2 meetings), DIAVOLINA (JPK 10.30, 2 meetings), UPSCALE (Neo 400, 2 meetings), ALEMARO (Neo 430, 2 meetings), HOBART (Dehler 41 (Judel/Vrolijk), 2 meetings), BURI (Elan 333, 2 meetings), SCRICCA (Comet 38 (Vallicelli), 2 meetings), BORA FAST (Sun Fast 3600, 2 meetings), SHOCKWAVE 3 (90' Sloop, 1 meeting), MARY S (JPK 10.30, 1 meeting), FOREVER K (Cookson 50, 1 meeting), VALENTINA (Salona 38, 1 meeting), CARBONITA (Neo 570, 1 meeting), BIG SKY VO 65 (Vor 65, 1 meeting), COLOMBRE (JPK 10.80, 1 meeting), SUSANO'O (Italia 11.98, 1 meeting), OPTIMUM 4 (Dehler 30 OD, 1 meeting), XIPHOS (XR 41, 1 meeting), XCALIBUR (XR 41, 1 meeting), CHACAL (HH 42, 1 meeting), BE CALM (First 36, 1 meeting), MUNJEK RS (Sun Fast 3300, 1 meeting), TRINITY (Solaris 44, 1 meeting), LIBERTINE (JPK 11.80, 1 meeting), WILD JOE (Reichel/pugh 60, 1 meeting), AXIOMA (XR 41, 1 meeting), RENOIR (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 1 meeting), QUATRAILLE (Sly 42, 1 meeting), AIOLIA (J/11, 1 meeting), MELITI (Garcia 86, 1 meeting), AETHER (Dehler 30 OD, 1 meeting), ISERA (First 36, 1 meeting), LAVORO III (Dehler 30 OD, 1 meeting), FALABRACH (Hr 48, 1 meeting), SPORTSKI VUK 44 (Grand Soleil 44 (Polli), 1 meeting), NADJA (More 55, 1 meeting), AETHOS (First 36, 1 meeting), LATAKA-BE (Archambault 40, 1 meeting), EROS (Pogo 50, 1 meeting), BUTTERFLY (Archambault 40, 1 meeting), ISO TIME (Grand Soleil 50 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), IZANAMI (First 53, 1 meeting), LIBERTE (Akilaria Rc 2, 1 meeting), HERMES 3 (Pogo 12.50, 1 meeting), WHISPER (Judel/vrolijk 62, 1 meeting), ZEPHYR (Sun Fast 3300, 1 meeting), MILOU (Sun Fast 3200, 1 meeting), AROBAS² (Irc 52, 1 meeting), ZEN (TP 52 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), DUFFY (Dufour 34, 1 meeting), KIBOKO TATU (Arcona 380, 1 meeting), MON ILE (First 40, 1 meeting), BLACK PEARL (Botin 56, 1 meeting), CALYPSO 3.0 (Farr 30, 1 meeting), JAN (J/109, 1 meeting), GEISHA (IMX 40, 1 meeting), QUO (Eleva 42, 1 meeting), VARUNA (Ker 56, 1 meeting), MR. J (J/111, 1 meeting), ELUSIVE II (First 45 (Briand), 1 meeting), BLUE MOON (TP 52 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), ADRIGOLE II (X-41, 1 meeting), NOLA (Mat 122, 1 meeting), ARS UNA (Adria, 1 meeting), ANTELOPE (Xp 44, 1 meeting), TONTON (Dufour 44, 1 meeting), BEWILD (Swan 42, 1 meeting), GAZELLE (Xp 44, 1 meeting), JACKKNIFE (J/125, 1 meeting), TOK SAILING (Mat 11.80, 1 meeting), HYDRA (DK 46, 1 meeting), DIMM (First 45 (Farr), 1 meeting), ELLE (Swan 56, 1 meeting), ARTIE III (HH 42, 1 meeting), LION’S STORY (Swan 42, 1 meeting), MORPHEUS (Sydney 43, 1 meeting), FAVORIT (Farr 45, 1 meeting), ANEMOS (Pogo 36, 1 meeting), SAGOLA (Farr 45, 1 meeting), VETARA (Pogo 36, 1 meeting), WINDRAUSCH (Pogo 36, 1 meeting), FLY (X-482, 1 meeting), NEOJIVARO (Neo 430, 1 meeting), OTRA VEZ (Ice 52, 1 meeting), LUNZ AM MEER (Swan 651, 1 meeting), BLACK PEARL (Pogo 40, 1 meeting), SALPARE (Swan 66, 1 meeting), KAZKA (Dufour 56, 1 meeting), BLUE HORIZON (Delphia 47, 1 meeting), CAIAROSSA (Shipman 72, 1 meeting), MELAGODO (First 34.7, 1 meeting), MINTAKA (First 36, 1 meeting), ZABRISKIE POINT (Figaro 2, 1 meeting), EXCALIBUR (X-35, 1 meeting), NIMBUS 2000 (, 1 meeting), ATAHUALPA (Sun Odyssey 45.2, 1 meeting), HONEY BADGER (IMX 38, 1 meeting), MATITU (Solaris 48, 1 meeting), ANEMOS (First 40.7, 1 meeting), AKELA (First 31.7, 1 meeting), SWIFT 2 (Pogo 44, 1 meeting), ID&A (Comet 36, 1 meeting), GASTONE (Bavaria 36, 1 meeting), ZUCCHERO E CANNELLA (Sun Odyssey 37, 1 meeting), CYGNUS (First 36.7, 1 meeting), KIKA 2 (Elan 410, 1 meeting), FLORESA (Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto), 1 meeting), DIVERSAMENTE (Rimar 41, 1 meeting), CASTA DIVA (Grand Soleil 50 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), FAHRENHEIT (Comet 38 (Vallicelli), 1 meeting)

How DARKWOOD compares with a typical J/121

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, J/121s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical J/121; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.21 kn
Beam reach-0.03 kn
Broad reach-0.05 kn
Downwind-0.03 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical J/121 on the upwind.

Speed at every angle

DARKWOOD in blue, a typical J/121 dashed.

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DARKWOOD in blue, a typical J/121 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other J/121s racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the J/121

Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.

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