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(tag removed) article issues|article=October 2009|coi=October 2009|intromissing=October 2009|notability=October 2009|unreferenced=October 2009|date=October 2009}} (tag removed) mergeto|J/24|date=October 2009}} The IOR Offshore handicap sailing rule seemingly reached its zenith in the period that J/Boats built its two IOR boats. In fact, J/Boats was the largest builder of One Ton and Three-quarter Ton racing sailboats in the 1983 to 1986 period.

In 1985, J/Boats introduces two boats, one was a dramatic departure into "cruising" territory, the J/40 and the other was the "son of J/41", the J/34. J/Boats introduces it's first cruising sailboat, the J/40, that then goes on to win Class in Chicago-Mackinac. The picture of the J/42 sistership sailboat is shown below sailing upwind.



This is a picture of a J/40 cruising sailboat (pictured below) on a mooring without sails in Brenton Cove, Newport Harbor, Newport, Rhode Island.



The interior of the J/40 cruising sailboat was a significant departure from previous J/Boats designs. The interior was finished in both varnished teak as well as in classic "Herreshoff" style white formica with teak trim. Pictures below depict the differences between the two styles of interior finish.

The J/34 (pictured below) became the best selling IOR design in America. The J/34 is a 34 foot long sailboat that was designed to be sailed in the light to medium air sailing conditions so often found in America's waters. It's "big brother", Charley Scott's J/41 SMILES, wins SORC Overall- at the time the most significant offshore sailboat racing series raced around the peninsula/ State of Florida. The SORC started on the West Coast of Florida in St. Petersburg, Florida out of St. Petersburg Yacht Club. It then raced around the Dry Tortugas, Florida Keys to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Thereafter, the SORC competed off Miami, Florida and ended up in Nassau, Bahamas for the final race called the Nassau Cup.