JOUËT 680
Yachting France 1978


The rumors about a "bigger" Sheriff!
Jouët 680 has a length which corrsponds to the length of the Calife 23 (which IS the boat that is one step bigger than Sheriff 600, but still looks like it) and since it too was manufactured by Yachting France, it was not such a wild guess that this MIGHT be the boat that some people have called "Sheriff 700"

Looking at this bigger boat, it can be seen that there is not much that resembles the Sheriff 600. Above all, this sailbaot is equipped with a centre-board instead of a keel.

But it is definitely more roamy with its 4 to 5 beds and bigger sails.

The page where I found this information described a boat with the name "Iboga"
and it is said on this boats page, that 426 Jouët 680 were manufactured by Yachting France in the years 1978 until 1984

According to my french souces, this boat is still very popular in France, since it is much easier to handle at low tide (with it's centre-board) than a keel-boat.
Jouët 680 overview
Specifications
Overall length 6,80 m
Hull length 6,55 m
Width 2,42 m
Total height, without sprayhood 1,55 m
Gross tonnage 3,53 Tx
Draught
With centre-board in 0,30 m
With centre-board out 1,35 m
Passengers
Certified for transporting 4/6
Number of beds 4/5
Sails
Mainsail 12 m2
Medium Genoa 13 m2
Hard wind jib 8,4 m2
Spinnaker 29,5 m2
Help engine
Outboard motor 8 hp (max)
Architect: Jean Berret
The layout of the cabin could be seen from this drawing:
Cabin layout of Jouët 680


First upload: 2001-03-26 18:15 GMT+1