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JPK 1050

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Design

Naval architect
Jacques Valer / Jean-Baptiste Dejeanty

Summary

7.3 ftDRAFT11.6 ftBEAM
Sailing MonohullSail
Hull length
34.3 ft
Beam
11.6 ft
Draft
7.3 ft
Displacement
7,716 lb
Sail area (upwind)
786 ft²
Berths
6

* A standard reference image, not the actual boat — shown to help visualise this model's published dimensions.

Sailing Ratios

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from the builder's published figures, each shown against the bands designers read it by.

Sail area / displacement

How much sail the boat carries for its weight — its power in light air.

ModestCruiserPerformanceRacing162024JPK 1050: 32.2▶
  • 32.2· Racing
How it is worked out

sail area (ft²) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅔

published upwind sail area

Displacement / length

How heavy the boat is for its waterline length. Lower is lighter and quicker; higher is steadier and roomier.

UltralightLightModerateHeavyVery heavy100180270350
  • not published: waterline length
How it is worked out

displacement (long tons) ÷ (0.01 × waterline length in ft)³

Ballast ratio

The share of the weight carried in the keel — a rough guide to stiffness, though how deep that weight sits matters as much.

LowModerateHigh3040
  • not published: ballast
How it is worked out

ballast ÷ displacement × 100

Comfort ratio

Ted Brewer's measure of how gently a boat moves in a seaway. Higher means a slower, easier motion.

LightCoastalModerate offshoreHeavy offshoreVery heavy20304050
  • not published: waterline length
How it is worked out

displacement (lb) ÷ (0.65 × (0.7 × LWL + 0.3 × LOA) × beam^1.333), lengths in ft

Capsize screening

A guide from the inquiry after the 1979 Fastnet race: below 2 was taken as suited to ocean passages. It ignores hull shape and where the ballast sits.

Below 22 and above2JPK 1050: 2.35
  • 2.35· 2 and above
How it is worked out

beam (ft) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅓

Hull speed

Roughly the speed a displacement hull reaches before it has to climb its own bow wave.

  • not published: waterline length
How it is worked out

1.34 × √(waterline length in ft), in knots

Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.

Dimensions

LOA
—
Hull length
34.3 ft (10.45 m)
LWL
—
Beam
11.6 ft (3.54 m)
Draft (min)
7.3 ft (2.22 m)
Draft (max)
—
Air draft
—
Displacement
7,716 lb (3,500 kg)
Ballast
—
Cabins
—
Heads
—
Berths
6

Sail Plan

Main sail
452 ft² (42 m²)
Jib
—
Genoa
334 ft² (31 m²)
Sail area
786 ft² (73 m²)
Downwind sail area
1,744 ft² (162 m²)
Rig type
—

Engine and Tanks

Engine
—
Engine count
1
Engine manufacturer
Yanmar
Propulsion type
—
Fuel capacity
—
Fresh water capacity
—
Black water capacity
—

Construction

Mast material
—
Hull material
—
Deck material
—
Keel type
—
Rudder type
—
Steering wheels
—

Builder's Own Figures

Upwind sail area
mainsail + genoa
Headroom
1,86 m
Architect
Jacques Valer / Jean-Baptiste Dejeanty
Sleeping places
6
Downwind sail area
mainsail + asymmetric spinnaker
Engine
Yanmar 20 CV (CV = metric horsepower; not entered as hp)
Sail plan
Mainsail 42 m²; Genoa 31 m²; Asy spinnaker 120 m²
Length
the page prints 'Length' only; JPK names the boat by hull length and the range card gives the same figure, stored as hull length
Displacement basis
page prints 3,5 t (basis not stated)

Figures read fromjpk.fr/en/gamme/jpk-1050/· Dimensionsread 9/14/2026

Layouts & Drawings

1 drawing from the builder's page: general arrangement, sail plan, profile.

About JPK Composites

Semi-custom

Breton builder of IRC racers and fast cruisers drawn by Jacques Valer — JPK 1050 and 1180, the 39 FC and the coming 48 FC, plus the Nomad 40 motor cruiser — founded in 1992 by windsurfing champion Jean-Pierre Kelbert and building at Larmor-Plage near Lorient since the JPK 960 of 2003.

JPK tells its history in its founder's own words. Jean-Pierre Kelbert caught the sailing bug at thirteen, raced windsurfers through the boom years of the 1980s, joined the French team in 1986, was European champion in 1988 and 1989 and second in the Olympic selection for Seoul 1988. In 1992 he founded JPK Composites to build high-end epoxy-sandwich funboards; after French and world titles and an eight-year speed record, the venture turned to sailing yachts in 2002, and meeting the naval architect Jacques Valer brought the first JPK 960 into the water in March 2003. The JPK 1010, still drawn by Valer, built the yard's record with overall wins in the Transquadra of 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2015 and the 2013 Fastnet; a Fast Cruiser range opened in April 2012 with the JPK 38, Sailboat of the Year 2013, the 1080 of 2014 was European Boat of the Year 2015 after winning the Rolex Fastnet and Sydney Hobart overall in one season, the JPK 45 took the 2016 title and the 1180 of 2018 won the 2019 Fastnet two-handed by over five hours. The JPK 39 FC replaced the 38 in 2021 and was Sailboat of the Year 2022, and in 2023 the yard built its first motor boat, the JPK Nomad 40.

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The JPK Composites Range

Every model JPK Composites publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

  1. JPK 48 FC52.2 ft
  2. JPK 118038.6 ft
  3. JPK 39 FC38.5 ft
  4. JPK 1050· this model34.3 ft

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