User:Stuj24/J-Boats/1998

J/160 PIPEDREAM wins Round-the-World Rally (American division) with a crew of five. Owner Scott Piper departs on cruise around the world in opposite direction!

High tech built J/90 and J/125 usher in new wave of technology - carbon composite construction with 50% ballast/displacement ratios. J/90 wins "Sportboat of the Year" from Sailing World. J/125 wins at Block Island Race Week and St. Francis Big Boat Series.

J/120s sweep top 3 spots in Newport to Ensenada Race.

The J/22 featured in ISAF World Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for the women's match-racing and fleet disciplines.

The US Master's Championship held in J/105s for the first time in San Francisco at St. Francis Yacht Club.

The J/80 becomes fastest growing one-design in Sweden with 20 boats sailing.

J/120 reaches hull #100, with 28 boats sailing in Southern California.