And oddly enough the 12 Meter class seems quite active too. I would pay $$$ to go to or watch a 12 Meter plus J Class regatta. I could cruise all over the place in my RIB offering Grey Poupon 
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It was the only way the maths would work before GPS.
Whoops, powerabout was the intended recipient.
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The J class Velsheda was down here for one America’s Cup series and she had a bit of work done. There are still some real craftsmanship available in a number of boatbuilders here. I believe she had a bath (naval parlance a long handled shower) with three plug holes so you could always let the water out.
If there had been the money around I would have picked Archibald Logan to have built a world beating J class back in the day. Some of his yachts are still sailing today.
