JPK 10.80
JPK Composites · Jacques Valer · 2013
Updated
The JPK 10.80 is a 10.88 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Jacques Valer and built by JPK Composites, first launched in 2013. It races in Class B. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 64% of the designs it races against.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 64% of the boats it races against.
34th of 92 in its class.
Updated — First Race Edge for this design. Enough boats of this design have now been measured to rank it. It is strongest in light and heavy air.
This design has been found in real race results — 21 starts across 11 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
10.88 m
35′ 8″
Beam
3.66 m
Draft
2.16 m
Displacement
4.9 t
Sail area
70 m²
On the podium
Where a JPK 10.80 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
24%
of 21 starts by 3 boats
Wins
24%
Read from 21 starts by 3 boats between 2023 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a JPK 10.80 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Aegean 6002026
Oslofjorden Rundt2026- Raymarine OneStar2026
- ORC DH World Championship2025
Campionato Italiano ORC - Triestina della Vela2025
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
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: 7 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a JPK 10.80 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Figaro 2 (7 meetings), Arcona 380 (6 meetings), J/121 (6 meetings), Sun Fast 3600 (5 meetings), J/109 (5 meetings), Albin Nova (5 meetings), First 40 (5 meetings), X-46 (5 meetings), X-55 (5 meetings), Linjett 33 (5 meetings), Dehler 32 (5 meetings), First 35 (Farr) (5 meetings), Solaris 36 (5 meetings), Elan S5 (4 meetings), First 36 (6 meetings), Elan 350 (5 meetings), X-302 (4 meetings), T 34 (4 meetings), Xp 44 (4 meetings), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (4 meetings), First 40.7 (5 meetings), Arcona 410 (3 meetings), Scanmar 33 (3 meetings), Diva 34 (3 meetings), Italia 9.98 (3 meetings), Finnflyer 34 (3 meetings), Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), Fareast 28 (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 43 (Carkeek) (2 meetings), Landmark 43 (2 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the JPK 10.80 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
5.45
38°
Beam reach
8.96
90°
Broad reach
10.62
135°
Downwind VMG
8.45
170°
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
This is a boat that wants breeze. On a windy coastal course it is in its element; on a light-air windward-leeward it has to be sailed well to hold on.
Where it gains
Its best ground is cracked off once it pipes up, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage on the run as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
There is no condition where it falls away badly, which is worth something over a season of mixed weather.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.8 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the downwind.
How fast is a JPK 10.80
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.56 | 4.93 | 5.35 | 5.45 |
| 52° | 5.41 | 7.07 | 7.53 | 7.69 |
| 60° | 5.71 | 7.28 | 7.75 | 7.96 |
| 75° | 5.93 | 7.42 | 8.04 | 8.48 |
| 90° | 6.09 | 7.66 | 8.24 | 8.96 |
| 110° | 6.05 | 7.81 | 8.74 | 9.73 |
| 120° | 5.88 | 7.72 | 8.81 | 10.30 |
| 135° | 5.28 | 7.34 | 8.44 | 10.62 |
| 150° | 4.42 | 6.63 | 7.88 | 9.56 |
| Run VMG | 3.83 | 5.75 | 7.07 | 8.45 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 530 kg.
Rigging
JPK 10.80 rig and sail dimensions
A JPK 10.80 carries 13.78 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.58 m boom, a forestay 14.22 m above the deck and a 5.04 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 8 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 88 to 125 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.