Welcome to Hill And Lowden, North East's distributor for the full range of J Boats performance sailing yachts. These range from the ISAF one design J/22 to the flagship J/65. J/Boat models are designed and built for versatile, fast, safe and easy to handle sailing in a wide variety of conditions.  There are three general categories of J/s in active production.  These include the "J/Sprit" series of boats which are equipped with a retractable carbon fiber bow-sprit for flying an asymmetrical spinnaker;  the "Cruising" series with boats specifically designed and equipped for cruising and passagemaking; and the "International One-Designs" (IOD) with models that have active international class associations and strict class rules recognized by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) with active fleets in several countries around the world.