12 Square Meter Sharpie vs Johnson 18
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On the numbers
Next to the 12 Square Meter Sharpie, the Johnson 18 is 0.5 m shorter and 6% lighter. The Johnson 18 has the higher Capsize screening (3.36, above the guideline), the 12 Square Meter Sharpie the lower (2.35, above the guideline).
12 Square Meter Sharpie
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Johnson 18
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| General | ||
| Builder | – | Johnson Boat Works/Catalina Yachts |
| Designer | Krogen Brothers | Rodger Martin |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Centerboard Dinghy |
| Rigging | Gunter | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | Wood | FG |
| First built | 1931 | 1994 |
| Number built | – | 100 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 5.97 m ▲ | 5.49 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 5.39 m | – |
| Beam | 1.43 m ▼ | 2.01 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 0.29 m ▼ | 1.37 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | 0.97 m ▲ | 0.13 m ▼ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 231 kg ▲ | 218 kg ▼ |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 41 ultralight | – |
| Comfort ratio | 5.5 lightweight racing | – |
| Capsize screening | 2.35 ▼ above the guideline | 3.36 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 5.64 kn | – |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.