Jaktar, a new builder in Stockholm, just launched its J-30 explorer boat, designed for the far north, but capable of cruising everywhere from the near Arctic to the Great Loop. Indeed, Vripack, the Dutch firm that designed the Jaktar, says the brief called for a boat that was “to be ready to go anywhere, at any time.”
The Jacktar J-30 is hand-built using marine-grade aluminum. It has a 46-knot top speed from two 300-hp outboards. (You also can order it with two 250-hp outboards for greater fuel economy and range.)
The company says the J-30 was “built for performance and comfort in the toughest conditions. It’s a warrior of the seas.” In fact, it could be used as an expedition boat, a fishing boat, a family weekender. With its relatively light weight and 8’ 5” beam, it also can be easily towed from one remote coastal destination to another.
The J-30 is a marriage of Scandinavian minimalist aesthetic with Vripack’s Dutch marine expertise. Bart M. Bouwhuis, Vripack’s co-creative director, says it “packs a powerful punch while cradling its guests in comfort and safety,” adding that it is “the utility knife of boats.”
The J-30 can carry eight people and it has one cabin with two berths and one head below. The pilothouse has panoramic windows and suspended seats for comfort. Two 2.2kW Webasto diesel heaters keep everyone warm, and a Seakeeper gyro keeps them comfortable.
Unique gas-lifted gullwing doors provide access to the bow from the pilothouse. You can run the boat up to a beach and them climb off the bow.
Specs.: LOA: 31’7”; Beam: 8’5”; Draft: 1’8”; Disp. w/o engines: 5,676 lbs.; Fuel: 171 gals.; Water: NA; Power: 2×300-hp outboards. Click on Jaktar’s link below to read more and see a great video:
