JOKER
Class CDisplacementCruiser/Racer

JOKER — GER 8473

Model: J/109

J/BoatsRod Johnstone

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JOKER (GER 8473) is a J/109 designed by Rod Johnstone and built by J/Boats. She has been racing since 2026. She sails close to a typical J/109 at every angle.

JOKER GER 8473 - Rod Johnstone - J/Boats

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

20

Race starts

0

Wins

10%

Podiums

69

Race Edge

J/109: 79

545.3s/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 kn80
10–16 kn24
Over 16 kn48
JOKERA typical J/109How Race Edge works
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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 JOKER finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

10%

of 20 starts · J/109 fleet: 21%

Wins

0%

Wins0%0
Seconds0%0
Thirds10%2
Off the podium90%18

In one-design racing: 0 podiums in 1 start, counted apart: against identical boats a podium means something else.

Regattas

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

  • GermanyNordstadtwerke-Cup2026118
  • GermanyIm-Jaich-Cup202612
  • GermanyMiar2026386118127146103465487
  • GermanyFlensburger DunkelOne-design202617

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Who she races against

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

JOKER aheadRival ahead
LAFE · Dehler 2957%ahead in 12 of 21 meetings
NIRWANA · First 36.757%ahead in 12 of 21 meetings
CALLE STRÖMER · Ohlson 822%ahead in 4 of 18 meetings
POUR ELLE · Dolphin 8176%ahead in 13 of 17 meetings
OM · Archambault 3519%ahead in 3 of 16 meetings
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HARLEKIN · Lord Helmsman31%ahead in 5 of 16 meetings
HUGGEREN · Sp81%ahead in 13 of 16 meetings
KLEINES HAIJAIJAI · First 35 (Berret)80%ahead in 12 of 15 meetings
ILTSCHI · First 31.7100%ahead in 14 of 14 meetings
FILIPPA · Comfortina 3571%ahead in 10 of 14 meetings
CHARLOTTE · Hanse 29185%ahead in 11 of 13 meetings
FRU ANTJE · Crest 91046%ahead in 6 of 13 meetings
SKALDYR · JPK 3892%ahead in 11 of 12 meetings
LOCURA · X-36291%ahead in 10 of 11 meetings
SKUUM · Archambault 3580%ahead in 8 of 10 meetings
CIRCUS · Seaquest 3622%ahead in 2 of 9 meetings
Other competitors (6)

Met too few times for a figure.

XIRASOL (X-332, 4 meetings), CALINA (X-342, 4 meetings), JUBEL (J/109, 2 meetings), DIVA (Sun Fast 36, 1 meeting), DOGMATIX (X-332, 1 meeting), FUN4NINE (Pogo 36, 1 meeting)

How JOKER 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.

True wind
Upwind+0.00 kn
Beam reach+0.02 kn
Broad reach-0.02 kn
Downwind-0.02 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she sails level with a typical J/109 across the course.

Speed at every angle

JOKER in blue, a typical J/109 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

JOKER 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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