DUCKHAWK — GER 6471
Model: J/97
J-EUROPERod Johnstone
With the same sail number: QUIRON · J/97 · 2017
Updated
DUCKHAWK (GER 6471) is a J/97 designed by Rod Johnstone and built by J-EUROPE. She has been racing since 2026. She sails with a larger sail plan than most J/97s. Against a typical J/97 she is quicker downwind.
Racing record
91
Race Edge
J/97: 89
570.1s/mile
Rating 2026
Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.
Length
9.60 m
31′ 6″
Beam
3.35 m
Draft
1.91 m
Displacement
3.8 t
Sail area
54 m²
On the podium
Where DUCKHAWK finishes when she goes racing.
Not enough data yet for her podiums: we have not found her in a race with six boats or more, measured on handicap.
Regattas
Every regatta we found with DUCKHAWK on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
- Ærø Rund20262783
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Report a regattaHow DUCKHAWK compares with a typical J/97
Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, J/97s measured since 2025.
Above the line she is quicker than a typical J/97; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical J/97 on the broad reach.
Speed at every angle
DUCKHAWK in blue, a typical J/97 dashed.
DUCKHAWK in blue, a typical J/97 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Other J/97s racing
Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.
More about the J/97
Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.
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