DIRE WOLF
Class BDisplacementCruiser/Racer

DIRE WOLF — USA 12204

Model: J/122

J BOATSRod Johnstone

Updated

DIRE WOLF (USA 12204) is a J/122 designed by Rod Johnstone and built by J BOATS. She has been racing since 2024. She sails close to a typical J/122 at every angle.

DIRE WOLF USA 12204 - Rod Johnstone - J BOATS

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

8

Race starts

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Wins

0%

Podiums

88

Race Edge

J/122: 86

508.4s/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 kn92
10–16 kn38
Over 16 kn43
DIRE WOLFA typical J/122How Race Edge works
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Length

12.19 m

40′ 0″

Beam

3.64 m

Draft

2.23 m

Displacement

7.2 t

Sail area

92 m²

On the podium

Where DIRE WOLF finishes when she goes racing.

0

Wins

0

Seconds

0

Thirds

8

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 DIRE WOLF on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • World championshipORC World Championship2024101311910101110

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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: 6 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

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Not enough data yet: 2 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

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

DIRE WOLF aheadRival ahead
RIMA98 · Italia 11.9813%ahead in 1 of 8 meetings
SLEEPER · J/10563%ahead in 5 of 8 meetings
CHRISTOPHER DRAGON XII · Italia 11.980%ahead in 0 of 8 meetings
THE ROCC · J/1120%ahead in 0 of 8 meetings
WINDWHISPER44 · Grand Soleil 44 (Polli)13%ahead in 1 of 8 meetings
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FIREBALL · J/1110%ahead in 0 of 8 meetings
AFRICA B SQUAD · Farr 440%ahead in 0 of 8 meetings
LEADING EDGE · J/12213%ahead in 1 of 8 meetings
QUERENCIA · Italia 12.98 (Cossutti)50%ahead in 4 of 8 meetings
FLEETWOOD · Melges 3238%ahead in 3 of 8 meetings
RUMBLE · JPK 10.3050%ahead in 4 of 8 meetings
PEACEMAKER · Ker 11.513%ahead in 1 of 8 meetings
ECLIPSE · Redline 41100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings

How DIRE WOLF compares with a typical J/122

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, J/122s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical J/122; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.03 kn
Beam reach-0.01 kn
Broad reach+0.03 kn
Downwind+0.02 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she sails level with a typical J/122 across the course.

Speed at every angle

DIRE WOLF in blue, a typical J/122 dashed.

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DIRE WOLF in blue, a typical J/122 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other J/122s racing

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

More about the J/122

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

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