YES! is a boat that needs no Introduction.
This JPK 1080 is without question one of the most successful IRC boats on the planet and is optimized and prepared to levels well beyond her peers.
4 x UK IRC National Champ and RTI Gold Roman Bowl winner, she has been electric under IRC Inshore and we know very well how these designs also flourish offshore and even in a short-handed format.
Meticulously maintained and wanting for absolutely nothing - YES! is a boat not to miss.
Rig
Sloop
Mast and Boom:
AXXON high modulus carbon, keel stepped mast - Resprayed 2024 (satin black Awlgrip). Major upgrade compared to sisterships, which are deck stepped.
AXXON carbon boom with internal cascade outhaul system.
Rod rigging with CR4 type calibrated rigging screws.
Extras:
ENERPAK hydraulic mast jack.
Carbon mast instrument bracket
HARKEN spinnaker track with ball bearing car
Spinnaker pole inboard end up haul and down haul system
HOEL (x2) carbon spinnaker poles set up for ene-to-end gybing.
FORESPAR pole ends
LOADSENSE forestay load pin.
Harken head foil 2024
Halyard arrangement:
2 x spinnaker halyards SK95 with T8 tylaskas
1 x fractional halyard SK95 with T8 tylaska
1 x jib halyard SK99 with T8 Tylaska
1 x topping lift SK95 with T5 Tylaska
1 X staysail halyard with wichard hook
1 x main halyard SK95 with Tylaska MH shackle
Running rigging:
4 X Jib sheets with spliced loops
2 x spinnaker sheets with T8 Tylaskas (large bail)
2 x spinnaker guys with T8 Tylaskas
2 x asymmetric spinnaker sheets with T8 Tylaskas
1 x Tackline SK95 with T8 Tylaska
Broker comments
YES! is a brilliant boat that has thrived under her current ownership.
The 1080 is a simple, fun, well built and well laid out boat that has shown its capability time and time again.
Despite being one of the most successful offshore designs, YES! has also proven that Inshore they are a force to be reckoned with and so whatever your racing plans, this design and particularly this boat, needs a second glance.
One of the key upgrades to YES! has been her keel-stepped rig, whereas sistership's are deck stepped, which allows for a much more tuneable rig setup.
In addition to this her mainsheet design is altered to winch control, rather than block and tackle arrangement, making the cockpit function better ergonomically and also allowing more precise mainsail trimming.
Dry sailed from new and a hull finish you could eat your dinner off, she is now stored ashore in Cowes, IOW, UK and ready for another season.
MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL
VOLVO PENTA DI-20 inboard diesel engine with sail drive.
Plastic diesel tank with deck fill point and emergency shut off, located in aft stb cabin.
Engine controls and rev counter located at chart table.
3 x House batteries (replaced 2023)
1 x Engine battery (replaced 2023)
Battery isolators
Emergency battery bridge
Electric bilge pump
HOLMATRO electric/hydraulic pump, operated from main trimmers position
HOLMATRO manual hydraulic pump
HOLMATRO long throw hydraulic ram
Full onboard 12v system including navigation and internal lights.
ELECTRONICS
B&G H5000 system
6 x 10/10 mast displays
2 x cockpit mounted GFD displays
1 x chart table mounted GFD display
2 x B&G Vulcan chart plotters
Load cell
B&G electronic compass
Wireless networking
B&G Trim/Heel sensor
B&G VHF unit
String pot rudder sensors
DIVERSE vertical carbon wind wand
Inshore safety kit provided with the boat, excluding life jackets and any boat branded items.
Winches all Harken
2 x Mainsheet
2 x Primary
2 x Pit/cabin top, with speed bases.
2 x deck foot chocks for helm and mainsheet.
YES! was delivered in Spring 2016 to the UK, into the hands of an extremely experienced and committed owner, with plans to raise the bar for the 1080 design.
Not only were most the optional extras ticked, but she was project managed specifically for this owner, with regular factory visits and a true focus on weight saving and better weight distribution wherever possible, as well as improving the efficiency of the sail control systems.
Overview:
Builder: JPK
Year: 2016
Designer: Jacques Valer
Keel: Fin
Topsides: Awlcraft Blue with yellow decals (vinyl).
LOA: 10.80 m
Beam: 3.65 m
LWL: 9.40 m
Maximum Draft: 2.20 m
Hull and deck;
Airex and balsa cored, polyester vacuum infusion sandwich construction.
Sandwich Airex/glass partitions and bulkheads.
Anti-slip flooring on cockpit floor and decks.
Appendages
Straight keel built of lead and iron, with composite fairings, professionally faired and templated.
Twin rudders to the latter JPK design, professionally faired and templated.
Accommodation
Sticking to the JPK mantra, the interior spaces are lightweight and functional.
Her clever coach roof design ensures plenty of volume and standing headroom, whilst flooding the space with light.
2 cabin design - Bow forepeak and aft port are both double berths.
Saloon area is standard bench seating with central table, whilst the back rests form upper bunks as/when required.
Smart and functional Nav station off to stb, with curved seating for security and electronics systems close to hand.
Galley featuring sink and burner off to port, with ample storage compartments.
Aft to stb is the combined heads / sink and aft sail / spares storage area. Additional pipe cot could be added here if required, but would not be full length.
Portholes / hatches provided in all accommodation areas.
Care and maintenance:
YES! has enjoyed first class care and love since landing in the UK and has been dry-sailed for her entire career.
Most winters she has been decommissioned and gone through with a fine tooth combe, to ensure all items are serviceable and up to date.
She has played in the waters of the Solent and across the South Coast of the UK, but not ventured offshore, so the loads through the boat have been insignificant compared to her sisters.
Optimisation journey:
Fully faired hull and foils to professional standards.
Awlgrip gloss and non skid finishes. Hull resprayed 2020 and decks 2024.
Upgraded Harken deck gear throughout.
Upgraded Harken winches.
Upgraded SPINLOCK clutches.
Electric/Hydraulic Holmatro backstay system.
Winch main sheet system in place of standard block and tackle system.
High modulus AXXON keel stepped mast incorporating internal jack.
Custom TROPICAL carbon bowsprit.
Custom rudder tow adjuster.
Flushfit thru-hull fittings.
Reconfigured coach roof layout to reduce friction.
IRC TCC 2025: 1.057
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