What the fleet has seen
The Aragosa Yachts 38, as the fleet has seen it
Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.
The Aragosa Yachts 38 is a Ted Brewer-designed masthead sloop, with plans available through tedbrewer.com, built from 1988 to the present.0:30 It has an LOA of 11.6 meters, a beam of 3.8 meters, a draft of 1.8 meters, and a displacement of 8935 kg. Aboard *Velero Regina*, a 1990 steel-hulled Aragosa 38, the hull's rounded design mimics fiberglass.0:31 This vessel is powered by a reconstructed Volvo Penta 2003 Turbo engine.6:40 The deck features 300W of solar panels, a wind vane, and davits for the dinghy.4:48 Due to magnetic interference from the steel hull, the autopilot compass is mast-mounted.2:30 Navigation is primarily via a tablet running Navionics in the cockpit, backed up by a Garmin unit.6:18 Storage lockers hold a Webasto diesel heater, refrigeration compressors, and two bicycles.8:09 The rigging includes running backstays for the staysail to prevent mast flex.4:03 The crew uses a remote control for the windlass and maintains two lifelines from bow to stern.2:30 The owner of *Velero Regina* fabricated and installed two custom spruce wood storage cabinets, weighing approximately 4 kilograms each, to increase stowage and separate the aft cabin and galley from the main saloon, inspired by a sister ship, *Dram*.8:44
