Hejira

Cruiser-Racer Hejira

The J/42 has become legendary for ease of operation and impressive stability. This design has won nearly every major cruising canvas race in the Caribbean as well as the Annapolis-Newport Race. The original J/42 was further refined in the J/42 "L" to include features sought by the cruising sailor who plans to make the boat a home.

The interior of the J/42L is elegantly finished in varnished cherry with paneled doors. Interior hull surfaces in staterooms are lined with cherry battens. An "L" shaped settee with pullout double-berth to port, fold-up main cabin table with storage rack and redesigned settees create an entirely new and more spacious main cabin. The forepeak cabin is changed to include a fixed double-V berth with drawers and lockers underneath plus full-length shelves with higher fiddles and a centerline cabinet above the berths. Similar changes were made in the aft double-cabin. 

My favorite feature is the Stainless Bimini-Arch. Instead of having GPS, Radar, etc. on separate mounts off the stern rail and a floppy canvas Bimini; Thurston (Wickford, RI) made a rigid stainless Bimini with a lightweight fiberglass top. Mounted on top is a solar panel array, radar, and all antennas, which provides better protection while at the helm and a more elegant solution to the jungle of accessories normally found on cruising boats. 

Hejira is a 2001 J/42L with a carbon rig and shoal draft keel. She has been well maintained and upgraded by knowledgable owners. Over this past winter, she benefited from $9000 of electrical upgrades, including: 

• Two Lifeline Battery AGM GPL 4DL 12V 210AH 2 and Victron DC-DC Orion TR Smart Charger--$4,944.54
• Victron Inverter/Charger Multi Plus 12V/3000W- 120V 1 with Victron Remote Multi Control GX --$4032.33
• Balmar Regulator MC-618 with Balmar Temperature Probes for Alternator and Batteries --$980.66
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Aside from the electrical work, she was also recently upgraded with the following

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• Sanded, Re-glassed and Painted Topsides (2018) 
• Spectra water maker (2018) 
• Replaced forward head hoses and macerator pump (2020)
• New Sea Frost refrigerator and freezer (2022) 
• New solar panels (2022)
• New Raymarine electronics (2023)
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Schedule a visit to see HEJIRA in person! She will be bouncing around the Northeast for the remainder of the season. We can bring her to you, or find a place to meet in the middle.