What are the Johnson 18s bad points?(See how honest we are?
WAVES: If you don’t like to get wet, you won’t like it. It’s bit heavy (but workable) for a beach dolly. Doesn’t have a lot of stowage. Competition in races can be tough. Greg Fisher and JJ Isler are among the skippers stepping into the Johnson 18. (1995 Nationals and 1996 USSA Womens Doublehand Championship) “Needs a trapeze or two.” (Chris Hanke, Int’l 14 champion) “Too stripped-down. I like a lot of adjustments to play with.” (anonymous Lightning sailor) “Looks too cool. I spend too much time talking with people about it when I’m trying to go sailing” (Doug King) “The worst thing about it is that I have to work too many weekends!” (Rick P.) Adtitional on One-Design Racing boats which are different in design or size is often done using a time allowance or handicap. This is confusing for the competitors because there is no way to tell at any given point how one is doing in the race, it is essentially unfair because the variations between boats give one or the other a definite advantag
