J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/120
Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1994–2006
A 12.19-metre fractional sloop with a 2.13m bulb keel, built between 1994 and 2006 with some hulls finished in France
Designed by Rodney S. Johnstone & Rod Johnstone.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder
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Character
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Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
2.00 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.
151 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
21.7 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
- Draws more than ~82% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2742 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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