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Alerion Yachts Express 38

Masthead Yawl · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 1997

A Carl Schumacher-designed masthead yawl pairing classic lines with a modern fin keel and spade rudder for performance

Designed by Carl Schumacher, built by Tillotson Pearson Inc.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

1.83 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.83
LightHeavy

213 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 213
EasygoingPowered-up

18.9 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.9
TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
46.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Yawl
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.9
Displacement / length
213.2
Comfort ratio
26.1
Capsize screening
1.83
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1155
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1997
Units built
8
Designer
Carl Schumacher
Builder
Tillotson Pearson Inc, Alerion Yachts

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