INVESTIGATOR 563

Hi all:
Can anyone tell me who or what is/was the JOG - which I believe stands for Junior Offshore Group.
I also understand JOG test yachts/boats, but how do they do this, where and why, and do they publish results?
Finally, has JOG tested Investigators? If so how did we do?
Many thanks,
Geoff
Geelong

JOG is a design standard for offshore racing of relatively small keelboats. Some T/s did get tested on this basis, but it can be a bit misleading as I believe the tests are done on an empty boat, and at the size of our T/S, crew weight is substantial and critical.
The Investigator 563, being a displacement boat with fixed ballast, can be used in quasi offshore situations like the bays around Melbourne and Brisbane, but it is not intended to be a full offshore cruising vessel.