Finezza Veloce - 1997 42' 1" J BOATS
Marblehead Massachusetts United States
$169,900 USD

Introduced in 1995 with 77 hulls built to date, the J/42 has become legendary for its ease of operation and great stability which make it an exceptional seaworthy and fast boat. The J/42 is a well-regarded and proven model from J/Boats’ ocean cruising series and is popular with cruisers for its excellent performance and ease of handling. This Rod Johnstone design is at home at sea or on the race course. The hull is kept light and powerful for speed with narrow ends to ensure a pleasurable ride regardless of the weather. With a classic profile and two-cabin, two-head layout, this model’s characteristics of strength, stability, ease of handling, and comfort when sailing make it a yacht for all sailors. Finezza Veloce is one of the best J42 available today.  From top to bottom, Finezza Veloce is prepared for your next adventure. Up until 2022, she has always been stored indoors at Lyman Morse during the winter.  Pristinely maintained and custom upgraded over the years, she is equally set up for local cruising, blue water cruising, or racing.  The current owners have used her for all. The boat comes with an "optional" offshore interior.

Before getting to the ownership and care let's discuss the most recent upgrades.  The previous owner, in 2018,  had the Lyman-Morse Electronics department completely remove the old Raymarine system and upgrade her with the B&G Zeus system fully integrated into a NEMA2000 backbone.  The on-deck instruments package is thorough and carefully laid out with the experience of this racing yacht family.  The navigation station is complete with everything needed to cruise the coast or get line honors in Bermuda.

Her sail package is extensive.  Too many to list here, (See sails and rigging under the descriptions section) but there is a setup for every occasion.  For simplified cruising or blue water racing, you will not need to do any shopping.  They are all here.  Doyle sails throughout and for every condition you will encounter. Finezza Veloce has many races under her belt, numerous Bermuda races, including 3rd in class twice.

Possibly the best quality of this vessel is she has always been owned by the same family.  A multi-generational sailing and racing family, they know how to care for boats.  Finezza Veloce has been in the annual care and maintenance of Lyman-Morse since day one.  This relationship will allow the next owner to sail in safety and confidence knowing preventative care and top performance were the standard and upgrade were constant.

Other upgrades include:

• 2007 - New rod rigging
• 2007 - Entire boat rewired with new electrical panel
• 2011 - New cockpit cushions
• 2012 - Hull and decks Awlgripped
• 2012 - Engine overhauled
• 2018 - Engine rewired
• 2018 - Navigation equipment replaced with B&G "Zeus" system
• 2019 - New engine transmission, mounts, T stat, belts, & cutlass bearing 
• 2020 New dodger
• 2020 bottom re-fared and painted
• 2021 - Custom Cockpit cushions
• 2022 - Cabin sole, all 3 cabins, replaced with teak and holly.
• 2023 - Bottom re-painted. 

Finezza Veloce features berths for up to 8 in a three-stateroom layout. The interior has an open feeling with inordinate ventilation and light sources.  This airiness is complimented by the "Herreshoff" styling and the cherry ceiling located throughout.  Beneath the surface, every space has been thought through and optimized for stowage and easy access.

Forward in a very roomy stateroom with V-berth and en-suite head.  The hull sides are covered with cherry battens.  Storage abounds under and outside of the v-berth  with a generous hanging locker aft.  The head has a handheld shower and overhead opening hatch for good ventilation. 

The salon area of the boat is bright white with custom canvas doors located outboard of the port main salon settee.  A removable custom carbon fiber/Kevlar pipe berth has been fitted to port in the main salon to create an additional secure and comfortable berth when at sea. When not in use, it discretely stows under the outboard starboard shelf in the aft Pullman berth. A second additional custom berth is located outboard to starboard

A lovely folding table seats 6 for dinner.  The table is flanked by a custom L-shaped settee to port and a straight settee to starboard.  The cabin sole was replaced with a custom L-M teak and holly sole.  This sole can be covered with a custom racing blue water sole, which provides a safe, durable, non-slip surface.

The U-shaped galley is very well laid out and would please any cook at sea.  Generous counter space and storage is found here.  A large well insulated ice box fitted with Sea Frost engine driven refrigeration is located forward of the 3 burner Force 10 propane stove with oven (new in 2011).  The large double sink is fitted with H&C pressure water as well as a water filtration system and a foot pump for fresh and water.

Just aft of the galley area is the second head which features a hand-held shower and a wet locker for foul weather gear.  The head is light and airy with good ventilation and a properly sized foot print which allows adequate elbow room yet safely sized for being at sea.

Across from the galley is the nav station which features a forward-facing seat with large charting area.  Outboard of the charting area is a deep storage shelf, the vessel's electrical panel an additional instrumentation.  Under the seat is a custom storage locker.

Behind the nav station is the third stateroom with a double berth measuring over 6'6".  Storage is found on the outboard shelf and under the berth.  Just forward of the berth is a bureau and hanging locker

Finezza Veloce has the "optional" offshore interior.

Finezza Veloce received a massive electronics upgrade in 2018 to the new B&G Zeus system with a NEMA 2000 backbone. Whether it be long cruising voyages or offshore racing, this system is equipped to properly plan and monitor for everything coming your way.

Cockpit:

• B&G Triton displays x2
• B&G HV displays x2
• B&G H5000 displays x2
• B&G Autohelm
• USB charging ports x4
• Ritchie 6" Compass
• B&G 9 Insight 4g Radar (custom carbon pole mount)
• Maretron WSO100 WX antenna
• 5 antennas on the aft rail

Navigation Station:

• Big Bay Computer & Monitor
• Wireless keyboard and mouse
• B&G H5000 Graphic Display
• WiFi-enabled allows for remote control with a tablet
• Maretron DSM200
• Motorola satellite phone
• Icom VHF IC-M59
• USB charging ports x4
• Inverter for AC charging

Spars, Rigging & Sails

You are just not going to find another J42 or similar racer/cruiser set up the way Finezza Veloce is nor with the extensive sail package.  Finezza Veloce is ready to race or cruise!

Spars:

• Mast Carbon Fiber - Hall Spars with slab reefing - lines lead to the cockpit
• Boom (aluminum) Hall Spars
• Spinnaker Pole (carbon fiber) - Hall Spars
• Custom asymmetrical tack fitting forward of the head stay
• Harken Boom vang

Rigging:

• Rod Standing Rigging 2007
• Running Rigging - upgraded regularly
• Custom preventer setup integrated into the boom
• Roller furling - Harken (twin tracks for racing)
• Separate Racing Head stay with Tuff Luff

Sail Inventory: All Doyle except storm sails

• 3 Mainsails - 2016 Carbon Racing Main (Like new); 2018 Aramid Cruising Stackpack Main; 2006 Delivery Main
• 2022 - New Doyle 100% carbon jib with UV cover.
• Carbon Racing 145% #1 (2016) (Like new)
• Kevlar Light #1 (2008)
• Roller Furling #2 (2017)
• Code 0 (2010)
• VMG super light asymmetrical close reacher (2006)
• A2 (2016)
• A3 (2016)
• Full Radial Spinnaker (2003)
• Full radial Spinnaker (1999)
• 2 older asymmetrical spinnakers

Construction: 

The hull and deck are hand-laid FRP with end grain balsa coring using the Scrimp method which provides superior weight to strength and insulation qualities. 

Hull:

• Awl gripped in 2012 - "Flag Blue"
• White boot stripe
• The bottom was faired, wet sanded, and painted (Vivid Red) in 2023
• Red molded in cove stripe

Deck:

• Two-tone decks (Grey nonskid areas on white) Repainted in 2012
• Dorade boxes with cowl vents
• Anchorwell salt water wash down
• New dodger in 2020
• New Cockpit cushions 2011
• Custom deck layout of sailing hardware
• Custom S.S. Pedestal Guard over the B&G H5000 display
• Custom cockpit locker to the port of helm for winch handles, snatch blocks, etc.
• Custom asymmetrical tack fitting forward of head stay
• Cockpit hot and cold freshwater shower
• Lewmar Electric Windlass with customized double channeled stem head fitting
• 60lb Plow anchor with 40' chains & 300' rope

Yanmar 3JH2- TE

Always constant care and preventative maintenance on the engine

• New exhaust manifold gaskets, T stat, fresh water pump - 2023

• New transmission 2019
• New engine wiring harness 2019
• New engine mounts and alignment in 2019
• New thermostat 2019
• New belts 2019
• New cutlass bearing 2019
• Engine re-wired 2018
• New alternator and starter 2018