John Treanor's new J112e "ValenTina" from the National Yacht Club debuted on the Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) race track last night and won her Cruisers Zero IRC division.

Four boats raced in the light air Thursday night fixture – the last before next week's 375-boat Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta – with Sean Lemass's First 40 Prima Forte second and Michelle Farrell's First 40.7, Tsunami third.

The DBSC victory adds to an auspicious start to the 2023 season for Treanor and his new 36-footer, that has already seen a win in Key Yachting’s J Cup at Hamble in the UK and a second at last week's Sovereign's Cup in Kinsale. Valentia will compete in an exciting 11-boat VDLR Cruisers Zero class in next Thursday's regatta, where five of the fleet will be visitors to the Bay.

All DBSC results are below

John Treanor's brand new J112e from the National Yacht Club made a perfect debut when she won her class at the UK's Key Yachting J-Cup Regatta at the Royal Southern Yacht Club on the Hamble river on Sunday. 

Treanor won, having launched 'Valentina' for the first time the previous Tuesday evening. He measured her in on Wednesday, with the crew only having a one-hour practice on the Solent before Thursday's first race.

After eight races sailed in the black fleet, the Irish yacht won by one point from Mike Wallis's bigger J/122, Jahmali. See results here

The win is also a boost for the Irish marine trade. Mark Mansfield, who sailed on Valentina as a tactician, supplied the boat as the J-boat Irish agent, and Maurice O'Connell of North Sails Ireland provided Valentina's sail wardrobe.

In what marks a start of a hectic few months, the Valentina crew will now race in this week's Sovereigns Cup, July's Dun Laoghaire Regatta and the J Cup Ireland at the end of August and the ICRA National Championships in early September as well as some ISORA and DBSC fixtures where the new marque will race in Class Zero.

The J/112e has proven itself an exceptional IRC and ORC performer, having won the IRC and ORC Worlds and Europeans on more than one occasion. More on the J112e here

The J112E has been one of the most successful models of the J Boat range since its introduction a couple of seasons ago, providing the perfect combination of a luxurious interior with top-level racing performance.

The design brief of the J112E was dual purpose, not to be extreme in any way, so as to have a boat that performs well in all conditions, upwind, downwind, and reaching in all wind strengths, with a comfortable interior for cruising.

J112E Interior

In 2018, the J112E was both Class winner at the IRC Europeans in Cowes, and she also won the overall event title. She then went onto the IRC/ORC worlds in Holland and won her class again. J112Es top their class at Spi Ouest regatta and Cowes Week in the same year. All of this in a yacht with a well-appointed interior.

Fast forward to 2019 and a J112E won her class at the ORC Europeans in Sweden. At Cowes Week, J112Es came first, second and fourth in their class.

The Grand Prix version boasts the most important racing upgrades from these top achieving J112E winners, including:

• Special IRC upgraded fin keel
• High Modulus Carbon mast
• The option of a symmetrical spinnaker set-up, with a pole, instead of an asymmetrical set up with a sprit
• Some weight saving on the interior, while still keeping the luxurious finishes
• Flush underwater skin fittings
• Upgraded running rigging specifications

J boats are now offering this package at a special extra price that is significantly less than all these extras would normally amount to.

The J112E J Lance

The J112E will be on display at the Dusseldorf boat show in January, alongside the J99 and J70. Irish Agent, Mark Mansfield, will be in attendance for the full show.

 To arrange your priority viewing of any of these proven performers contact Mark Mansfield at mobile: 087 2506838 or email: [email protected]