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Review of Johnstone 40 (WK)


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Johnstone 40 (WK) is a large sailboat designed by the maritime architect Rodney Johnstone.

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Keel

The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.63 - 1.73 meter (5.35 - 5.65 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


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 40 (WK) is about 304 kg/cm, alternatively 1703 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 304 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1703 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 40 (WK) is 3.35.

Wide Slim 54% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is slimmer than 54% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more speedy 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 12.3 m(40.5 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet 12.3 m(40.5 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet 30.9 m(101.2 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet27.1 m(89.1 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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