FIRESTORM — GBR 8532R
Model: J/109
Updated
FIRESTORM (GBR 8532R) is a J/109 designed by Rod Johnstone and built by J/Boats. She has been racing since 2023. She sails close to a typical J/109 at every angle.
Racing record
Races with at least six boats3
Race starts
0
Wins
33%
Podiums
93
Race Edge
J/109: 79
554.4s/mile
Rating 2026
Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.
Length
10.76 m
35′ 4″
Beam
3.52 m
Draft
2.14 m
Displacement
5.1 t
Sail area
68 m²
On the podium
Where FIRESTORM finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
1
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 FIRESTORM on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
- ORC DH World Championship202634
50 Mijl Doublehanded202330
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Report a regattaRound 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: 2 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
1 more race without a published distance count in the podium figures, not in this split.
Who she races against
The boats FIRESTORM meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.
Other competitors (37)
Met too few times for a figure.
MOSHULU (Xp 38, 3 meetings), JETPACK (JPK 10.30, 2 meetings), LÄLLEKÖNIG (J/99, 2 meetings), CLAM (First 36, 2 meetings), ONE & ONLY (Sun Fast 3600, 2 meetings), TENET (JPK 10.30, 2 meetings), JONGEHEER (, 2 meetings), ANSJOVY (J/99, 2 meetings), STORM (Dehler 30 OD, 2 meetings), MISTRAL GAGNANT (J/105, 2 meetings), JIBE (J/109, 1 meeting), MAJIC (J/109, 1 meeting), NARWAL (J/112, 1 meeting), SAILSELECT (Varianta 37, 1 meeting), SPARKLINGS (Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), FLYER (Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), SKEEF (First 36.7, 1 meeting), GANXO (First 35 (Farr), 1 meeting), BATFISH (Figaro 2, 1 meeting), INSPIRIT (Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), HODSPUR (Hod 35, 1 meeting), DEHLERIOUS (Dehler 34 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), BLUE JUNE (Standfast 43, 1 meeting), FANDANGO (F & F 110, 1 meeting), POPCORN (Spirit 42.5, 1 meeting), VOLADA (Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), JUGGERKNOT (J/109, 1 meeting), JALLA!JALLA (J/105, 1 meeting), VINGILOT (De Ridder 36, 1 meeting), LAYAM (Dehler 36 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), GOTCHA2 (JOD 35, 1 meeting), RACY (Hanse 418, 1 meeting), FF NXX (Dufour 40, 1 meeting), TIME LESS (Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), OUTLANDER (Zilvermeeuw, 1 meeting), ANNE (F & F 110, 1 meeting), VINUR (J/109, 1 meeting)
How FIRESTORM compares with a typical J/109
Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, J/109s measured since 2025.
Above the line she is quicker than a typical J/109; 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 gives away time to a typical J/109 on the upwind.
Speed at every angle
FIRESTORM in blue, a typical J/109 dashed.
FIRESTORM in blue, a typical J/109 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Other J/109s racing
Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.
More about the J/109
Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.
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