The Yankee 38 is an American sailboat that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens as racer-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]
Production
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]
Design
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]
See also
Related development
Similar sailboats
- Alajuela 38
- C&C 38
- Columbia 38
- Eagle 38
- Farr 38
- Hunter 380
- Hunter 386
- Landfall 38
- Sabre 38
- Shannon 38
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Yankee 38 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Catalina 38 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Yankee Yachts Inc. (USA) 1965 - 1975". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.