Best of J CLASS Yacht Racing 

I understand the desire to make boats fly as in Americas cup but a return to J boats would be amazing.

,,money doesnt buy love,, But it can buy a j class and thats basically the same

The best excuse for a billionaire. These yachts are truely something else.

J class is the shape a child would draw a yacht, but refined to such a degree it brings tears to a grown mans eyes with its breath taking beauty.

I’ve seen bigger, I’ve seen faster, I’ve seen far more high tech. But nothing, NOTHING compares to the elegant grandeur of the J’s.

Foils make speed but elegant monohulls will forever hold my heart.

Bring them back and ditch the America's cup iPhone racing we have now.

Stunning yachts, great idea for a video. Being picky I would have liked some of the scenes to last longer. Didn't really have time to focus on anything.

Good Lord :) Definitely one of the most Beautiful things of all the things there are on this planet.

The most beautiful creation man has ever made

With the direction taken by America's Cup the last 10 years, this is what to watch to see some proper top notch sailing

I have never been into boats or sailing but as a person that has no idea about any of this I can absolutely appreciate the sheer elegance of these boats. They look amazing!!

Magnificent , pure art on water ❤️. I never get tied of watching these beautiful giants in action. It's breathtaking. Thank you so much for sharing this with us 😍. Warm greetings from Copenhagen, Stig

Nothing makes my heart pound like the J class.

I watch the majesty of these beautiful yachts racing and I am in awe. This is what the America's Cup should be about. Not those hydro-foiling monstrosities that prioritise speed over human involvement and experience.

Wow, these boats looks like work of art. Amazing!

And to think the 1930 woodies are still up there competing with the newer, metal J's. A testament to one of the finest designs ever.

Majestic! Thank goodness these graceful yachts have been preserved so that millennials can see what a classic yacht looks like compared to AC75 carbon aircraft. No guardrails - mind your balance!

So elegant. And the teamwork among such large crews is as impressive. Bring back the J’s…

Whales with sails. Absolutely magnificent. May not be as fast as the smaller skiff designs that plane, but there is a grace about the J class which surpasses all else.

That music fits perfectly for this yacht. Majestic

I have no idea what's going on but yayy pretty

Millionaire dinghies! Gorgeous.

Racing eights is probably the closest I will every come to this magnificence… 😮‍💨 Close but no cigar

Sails without sponsor's logos! Those were the days.

beautiful boats but we are in 2021 and the AC75 are the future of AmericasCup, a thousand times better than catamarans

J/K3 Alumni here.... Best part of my life. Cheers to all who remember J-Class on Tour 1990. The only 2 left. JK3 and JK4. "Imitation is the highest form of flattery".

Lets bring them back, this is real America's Cup racing.

This may be heresy but I can imagine God looking down on these yachts and thinking.I may have created the universe but man has created the j boats.Well done my sons and smiles.

One powerball ..

What with sail changing and being able to sail in lightish winds, these were actually more exciting to watch race, than the new flying boats.

As much as I find the tech and short racing of the America's Cup fascinating, this is what SAILING looks like! 80 footers half length apart getting after it! No crash helmets, few cameras onboard, your EYES tell you what the boat, your direct opponent, the rest of the fleet and the WEATHER is doing! Figuring a J boat is, what, 15 million dollars that is a lot of dollars sailing together!

Not the fastest yacht around but certainly one of the most majestic they look beautiful under full sail

By far my favourite yachts of all. I’d love a chance to crew one of these masterpieces.

The most elegant and beautiful machines ever created by mankind.

THESE ARE THE BOATS THAT SHOULD RACE FOR THE AMERICAS CUP INSTEAD OF THE FUTURISTIC CRAP THEY RACE WITH NOW...THIS IS REAL SAILING

Congratulations on an amazing video. I saw them in St Tropez and Palma. "so privileged"

Art, Science, Balls.

absolutely stunning!

Amazing images! J Class... what huge, breathtakingly beautiful sailing vessels! (The music, on the other hand, quickly turns into Hans Zimmer-like ghastly monotony, with the poor string section grinding away like robots)

These boats are beautiful, no doubt, but all the comments saying they should be used in the AC 😂. The current foiling AC boats are at the very cutting edge of technology, just like the J class was - 80 years ago.

who did i see in this video ? JH1=Lionheart / JK6=Hanuman / J8=Topaz / J5=Ranger / JK3=Shamrock V / JK7=Valsheda / S1=Svea

Is there a more majestic sight??

imagine people back in the 1700 see this they would think its an armada ready for an invasion

Hmm. I'll need MORE kids before I purchase a J class sailboat. lol

Some of the 5 original J class yachts are about 100 years old. The Americas cup trophy is the oldest trophy in the world. The J class were the best Americas cup class.

I’ve always wondered how one find their way into the sailing subculture. What parts of the country do these folks tended to come from. New England? Old money families?

New rule: all J's must use traditional color sails. These dark kevlar sails just don't belong on a traditional boat like the J's.

This is like the pinnacle of 1% sporting activities. 0.01%. No one is making money off this sport. It's all sunken cost.

looks rediculus. They have like 40 ppl onboard, the boat is flat on deck, it is leaning 45 degrees and they have no fence or elevated edge. no lifejackets, they must have following rescue boat right next to it all day.

I want one of these boats. Do they sell them on Amazon? Can i pick up a cheap knackered one on ebay.?

Wunderbar episch ! ...allerdings doch etwas Kapital und Personalintensiv...für meinen Geschmack 😉⛵️

Such things almost justify unbridled capitalism. Almost.

There is nothing beyond J Class and the Universal Rule. Amen.

Ill take the J-class or schooner type boats over the modern carbon wafers of today. These large graceful boats are what sailing is about.

After race, do they go fishing and sell the catch to buy new gear (or may be a ship)? i dont understand how they can do this...

The beauty and grace of these craft only serves to point out what an abomination current Americas Cup racing has become.

Those Classic Lines are so beautiful. An absolute joy to watch.

Wonderful film, wonderful yatchs. Thanks a lot.

The music is laying it on so thick I feel like I'm drowning. Nice boats though

I'd never heard of "J class" before. Beautiful yachts.

Is that Brad Butterworth in 0:46?

They were something to see. I was out there as a spectator for both of the races that this video has been made from. It was all part of the AC35 events in Bermuda 2017. They did an offshore & an inshore race. IIRC they were supposed to do a race on the AC 35 course in the Great Sound but it was cancelled due to lack of wind. An unforgettable sight even if you are not a sailor. I am not. I agree, the clips in the video are way too short. It really does not do justice to the boats. The foiling cats are better seen on TV. I served as a spectator marshal boat skipper for the AC35 cat racing. Up close they are incredibly fast & quiet. An experience to remember but not particularly fun to do. We were the first boats out, setting down the course marker bouys with the transmitter attached that give you the lines you see on the water on TV. No the water is not marked. Under direction of the course directors we often had to move those markers mid race due to wind shifts. All interesting stuff but 6-8 hours without a break in a small18' RIB getting wet wears you down.

3:59

Reminds me of the Americas cup in Perth, watching beautiful yachts smashing through huge southern ocean swells in the sun doing 15knts, get that back on TV with today's drone technology it could be way more exciting than the 'follow the leader' F1 and football.

They’re pretty and sure, be nice to pootle around on but gimme foil racing any day

Им надо на вершину мачты длинный яркий флаг чтобы было видно направление истинного ветра. И простые люди не яхтсмены видели что идут против ветра

Elegant boats hailing from an elegant time. Exquisite.

I watched this video breathless. What a skills and elegance. But what really blew up my mind was the fact that, at the moment I wrote this, 21 people disliked it. They might for example like the mountains, well go and watch them and have fun but don’t piss off this piece of craftsmanship.

I wish the Americas Cup would return to this type of boat ….

für mich sind die Jclass yachten das schönste was an segelschiffen auf dem wasser schwimmt. bzw auch die, die dem stil nach empfundenen kleineren schiffe. was da heute mit foils und getöns übers wasser schiesst. ebenso 100 fuss yachten die alleine gesegelt werden..gut macht man eben, aber J class verkörpert für mich den segelsport. schönheit elegnaz leistungsfähigkeit wird da am besten dargestellt. ob die en um die welt rennen fahren könnten keine ahnung. soll machen wer will. mir genügt es die paar fähigen jclass schiffe in den entsprechendennregatten n hier auf video zu sehen.... da kann kein moderner foil und sonstwas bestücktes schiff mithalten... segeln mit helm wers braucht viel spass dabei.. schön wäre es aus meiner sicht, wenn die keine schwarzen segel fahren würden sondern weiss bzw bunt,,,

Beautiful video? Edited yourself?

Bring these boats back to race again for America’s cup. They may not be as fast as the ones used now. But they are so beautiful to watch!!!

What speed can yachts of this class reach?

only 12 J class sailboats alive I know am I wrong?

Absolutely stunning. This is what the Americas Cup should be. What's up with the black sails? This is the romantic side of sailing. This is exatly what I would do if I had obscene amounts of money. Thank you.

What? No sponsorship anywhere to be be seen? Deep deep pockets.

My grandfather was a yachtsman. He would only refer to a racing sailboat as a yacht.

Pulcherrima: the Most Beautiful.

Beautiful !!!

Cuts longer than 2 seconds would be great.

Endeavor. The lost beautiful boat i have ever seen.

Not as epic as me capsizing in my laser at 3 kn wind speed.

Consider beauty a sufficient end. Yeates

The most beautiful sailing ever

epic!!

Goosebumps

Just a dream❤️

Where was the crash that almost killed 10 people because you didn't know who had right of way ???? ????? !!!!!!

When money is of no concern, only the imagination.

Beautiful birds

Those black sails just are ugly.

Stunning!

Bring back the J Class!

There are faster boats but there aren't prettier ones.

Days of elegance, style and beauty. Along with an obscene amount of money. I'll stick with my canoe 🤣.

Some of the angles speak of unreal elegance ... they look like tall beloved ocean daughters .. beautiful and excessive . untouchable :)

awsome music

Best of the Best if have ever seen

I actually cried watching this