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Review of Johnstone 130


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Johnstone 130 is a large sailboat designed by the maritime architect Rodney Johnstone.

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Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Johnstone 130 is about 343 kg/cm, alternatively 1925 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 343 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1925 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Johnstone 130 is 3.32.

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Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 50% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen an average hull design.


Maintenance

Rig

If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Jib sheet 13.1 m(42.8 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Genoa sheet 13.1 m(42.8 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Mainsheet 32.6 m(107.1 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet28.7 m(94.3 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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