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Yankee 38

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Yankee 38
Development
DesignerSparkman & Stephens
LocationUnited States
Year1972
No. built30
Builder(s)Yankee Yachts
RoleRacer-Cruiser
NameYankee 38
Boat
Displacement16,000 lb (7,257 kg)
Draft6.25 ft (1.91 m)
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionFiberglass
LOA38.17 ft (11.63 m)
LWL28.75 ft (8.76 m)
Beam11.75 ft (3.58 m)
Engine typeWesterbeke 491 30 hp (22 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast7,327 lb (3,323 kg)
Rudder(s)skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I foretriangle height48.50 ft (14.78 m)
J foretriangle base15.70 ft (4.79 m)
P mainsail luff42.80 ft (13.05 m)
E mainsail foot12.00 ft (3.66 m)
Sails
SailplanMasthead sloop
Mainsail area256.80 sq ft (23.858 m2)
Jib/genoa area380.73 sq ft (35.371 m2)
Total sail area637.53 sq ft (59.228 m2)

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

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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

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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

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Related development

Similar sailboats

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Catalina 38 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Yankee Yachts Inc. (USA) 1965 - 1975". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.