| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Sparkman & Stephens |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1972 |
| No. built | 30 |
| Builder(s) | Yankee Yachts |
| Role | Racer-Cruiser |
| Name | Yankee 38 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 16,000 lb (7,257 kg) |
| Draft | 6.25 ft (1.91 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 38.17 ft (11.63 m) |
| LWL | 28.75 ft (8.76 m) |
| Beam | 11.75 ft (3.58 m) |
| Engine type | Westerbeke 491 30 hp (22 kW) diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 7,327 lb (3,323 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 48.50 ft (14.78 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 15.70 ft (4.79 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 42.80 ft (13.05 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 12.00 ft (3.66 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 256.80 sq ft (23.858 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 380.73 sq ft (35.371 m2) |
| Total sail area | 637.53 sq ft (59.228 m2) |
The Yankee 38 is an American sailboat that was designed by Sparkman & Stephensasracer-cruiser and first built in 1972.[1][2]
The design was a development of the 1971 IOR One Ton Cup racing boat Lightnin.[1]
The Yankee 38 design was developed into the Catalina 38 in 1978, after Yankee Yachts went out of business and the molds were sold to Frank V. Butler.[1][3]
The boat was Sparkman & Stephens design #2094-C2 and was built by Yankee Yachts in the United States. The company completed 30 examples of the type between 1972 and 1975, but it is now out of production.[1][4]
The Yankee 38 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a raised counter reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed swept fin keel. It displaces 16,000 lb (7,257 kg) and carries 7,327 lb (3,323 kg) of lead ballast.[1]
The boat has a draft of 6.25 ft (1.91 m) with the standard keel fitted.[1]
The boat is fitted with a Westerbeke 491 diesel engine of 30 hp (22 kW) for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 30 U.S. gallons (110 L; 25 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 60 U.S. gallons (230 L; 50 imp gal).[1]
The design has sleeping accommodation for eight people, with a bow cabin with a "V"-berth, dual main cabin settee and pilot berths and two quarter berths aft, under the cockpit. The head is located aft of the bow cabin, on the port side.[1]
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