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Balancing Act

PC27

Keelboat · J Boats J/99 · 2022 · fibreglass

Tony Craner · Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron

IRC 1.012IRC SH 1.012AMS 0.875ORCiAP 1.1011ORCiWL 0.8996
Sun
20 Sept
Races
22
in the last 12 months
Wins
8
1 16 · 1 5 · 6 IRC · 4 Scratch
Podiums
15
68% of starts
Avg finish
3.5
on PHS · 3.6 scratch
Best finish
1st
on PHS
7 series · 22 races

All yachts · 4 of 6 sailed · 2 remaining

Race
Date
PHS
Scr
Pts
Race 4
5 July
7
3
6
Race 3
17 May
3
3
3
Race 2
29 Mar
DNC
DNC
9

did not start · dropped from pointscore

Race 1
15 Feb
DNF
DNF
4

did not finish

Monohull · 2 of 2 sailed

Division 1: 0.95 and above · 8 of 8 sailed

Division 1: 0.95 and above · 8 of 8 sailed

Closest rivals

Ignition RQ330 · 3rd in Division 1: 0.95 and above
ahead 7 of 16
KERB 8338 · 7th in All yachts
ahead 7 of 14
Lisdillon 6772 · 13th in Monohull
ahead 4 of 10

Boats this one meets most often, by official race points this season.

By breeze

Planned

Average finish by wind strength. Example only: clubs rarely publish wind per race, so this needs a new data source.

Certificates

ORC · valid until 30 June 2027IRC · endorsed · expires 31 May 2027 Compare boats
12 kn
3kn6kn9kn52°75°90°110°135°150°windbeat 37°gybe 160°

Predicted speed by true wind angle from the ORC velocity prediction program (IRC publishes no predictions). Diamonds mark upwind and downwind VMG.

GPH 611.4 s/miCDL 9.063IRC crew 7
MeasuredORCIRC
Length (m)ORC LOA / IRC LH9.959.94
Draft (m)1.992.00
Weight (kg)ORC sailing trim / IRC boat weight4,6413,880
Crew weight (kg)559595
P (m)mainsail hoist12.7412.74
E (m)boom4.334.33
J (m)foretriangle base3.853.85
Sprit (m)ORC TPS / IRC STL5.105.01
Biggest headsail ()25.925.8
Biggest spinnaker ()93.092.6

IRC rates the boat as J 99 2.00, carrying max 2 headsails · 3 spinnakers. The IRC rating (TCC) is shown from club records in the header above.

Sources: ORC certificate 03020004THW view · IRC boat data 48195 view

Club record

owner-entered dimensions - certificate figures above are measured and can differ, displacement especially (certificates weigh the boat in sailing trim)
LOA
9.9 m
Beam
3.4 m
Draft
2 m
Displacement
3870 kg
Mast
14.5 m

Official results via SailSys · boat profile synced 14 July 2026