2002 J Boats J/120 Boat in Milford, CT 06460 US

ANAM CARA (ex-Black Hawk) is hull #180 and one of the latest TPI J/120s built. She is the

ONLY J/120 built and fully equipped for comfortable performance cruising as well as

fantastic racing. When J/120s were being built, you could well guess by the options being

installed how each boat was going to be used. Black Hawk looked like a cruiser, with her

optional all cherry interior, microwave oven, propane stove', raised molded doors, speaker

system and Ultra leather upholstery. I would have guessed wrong, because Black Hawk has

a Carbon Fiber mast and rudder. The first owner says in preparing to race, he can remove 2

thousand pounds in an hour.

This boat shows in very clean condition, she looks stunning inside and out with her 2018 Whisper Grey

Awlgrip hull, red boot stripe and black bottom. The full cherry interior with ultra leather upholstery is warm

and inviting showing very little wear. Anyone looking for a high-performance racer cruiser will likely be

impressed with her condition.

Manufacturer Provided Description

The J/120's cockpit seatbacks are angled outward for sailing comfort to windward as well

as lounging in harbor. It has flared topsides that slap waves down instead of bouncing them

up onto the deck. The J/120 has a balanced, not wedged, hull shape with enough reserve

buoyancy forward to lift the bow easily over waves when surfing off the wind.

Sail controls are within easy reach for trimming mainsail and genoa (or asymmetric

spinnaker) on long coastal passages - without leaving the wheel or relocating a safety harness. Two people can fly the

asymmetrical to steady the boat and sail fast enough to make port in time for a walk

ashore. The J-120's performance is a function of a low center of gravity, a narrow waterline,

good draft and a powerful sail area to displacement ratio. A key contributor is high-quality

balsa-core laminate construction with 65 to 70 percent glass content achieved with TPI's

resin infusion process. Owners can go one step further by selecting the Hall Spars carbon

fiber mast rather than aluminum which ANAM CARA has. The 120 lbs. saved up high is the

equivalent of having two 200 lbs. crew on the weather rail when sailing to windward.

Reaching at over 10 knots becomes almost a daily occurrence in a J-120. Two people can

safely fly the asymmetrical spinnaker on its 7-foot retractable carbon-fiber J-Sprit. No one

has to go on deck when the spinnaker is deployed. It's contained in a snuffer sock operated

from the cockpit. Jibing is as easy as letting go of the old sheet and pulling in the new one.

Sailing downwind, the spinnaker projects out to windward from behind the wind shadow of

the mainsail, driving the apparent wind as much as 50 degrees forward of true wind

direction. The J-120's boat speed and wind speed are about equal in six knots of wind with a

remarkable downwind velocity of nearly two-thirds the wind's speed.

Accommodations

Standard J/120 layout accommodating six. ANAM CARA has the optional all cherry

varnished interior with the optional cherry doors with raised trim. The upholstery in the

main salon is Ultra leather (silver pearl color) with optional bolsters and the forward and aft

cabin are Newport Black upholstery.

Other included options:

Comfort Group: 8 opening ports with screens, shower sump pump, Cockpit shower (H&C),

2 opening ports in aft face of cabin house, full cockpit cushions

Deluxe Trim Group: 3 drawers in Nav. station,4 cherry cabinets with shelves above main

salon settees, bookshelf and lighting for forward cabin seat

Varnished cabin sole and companionway stairs

Screens for overhead hatches and companionway

Navigation Center: 3 drawers, the lid of nav. hinges up with storage below, note: hull side

open shelf and electrical panel for house and shore power. Note also the radar/GPS, ICOM

VHF

Galley

2 burner propane stove and oven with propane locker aft on deck

Built in Microwave oven

6' molded ice box with engine driven refrigeration with shore power assist (not used in 11

years)

2 dry goods storage areas with shelves and sliding covers

2 drawers

pot storage

Cup and bowl storage

Trash compartment

S.S. double sink with storage cabinet below

Electronics/electrical

Shore power with 50 cord

Optional built in stainless ground plane

Battery Charger

Shore power and 50'cord

Raymarine Radar RL72CRC system with Raychart, 7" color display, mast and dome

Raymarine ST60 speed, depth, wind with displays

Digital Compass and display

Raymarine autohelm ST6000

ICOM VHF radio with cockpit remote

Nobetec visual nav suite

Electric bilge pump

Sea hood and instrument display above companionway. There are 5 displays showing

speed, depth, wind, GPS waypoint direction and digital compass. These are multi-function

displays so you can show anything you want, i.e.: speed through water, speed over bottom,

apparent wind, true wind etc.

Canvas

Dodger with cover, color linen with black cover

Dodger Fly color linen

Mainsail cover, color black

Lifeline covers color black

Wheel cover color black

Sails and Rigging

North Sails:

3DL Jib 103% (2002)

Doyle Stratis Main grey (2018)

155% Furling Genoa NPL Tour Xi Grey NorLam Xi09 Grey CRG (2023)

Class Asymmetric chute 120 Sq mt Color Black and red (2002)

North Asymmetric chute 165 sq mt White with red slash (2005) used about 10 times

155% Furling Genoa NPL Tour Xi Grey NorLam Xi09 Grey CRGHall white Carbon fiber mast

with aluminum boom

Harken roller furler

Hall quick vang

Lazy jacks

Hull and Deck

Whisper Gray 2018 Awlgrip topsides with white and red boot stripes and black bottom

Two tone deck: white with beige nonskid

extended handrails on coach roof

Anchor locker with collision bulkhead

Aluminum toe rails

Boarding gate on starboard side only

Sailtec hydraulic backstay adjuster (2024)

Port side lazarette in cockpit,

Edson wheel with black canvas cover

Binnacle with Ritchie compass rebuilt 2015

Fold up swim ladder

Removable varnished teak cockpit table with storage bag

Additional Gear

Plow anchor with chain and rode

Fortress anchor with chain and rode

Optional removable bow roller

fenders

Dock lines

life jackets

foghorn

flare kit

First aid kit

Ensign and flag staff

Life Sling attached to stern pulpit