Cabo Rico 38
Cutter · Long Keel · First built 1977
An aft-cockpit evolution of the Tiburon 36, offering a heavy-displacement cutter platform for stable blue-water sailing
Designed by W. I. B. Crealock, Dennis Garrett & William Crealock.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Long Keel
See her sail
The Cabo Rico 38, on the water
The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.
Footage from Hold Fast!
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
LivelyComfort 39Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.67Bluewater
LightD/L 375Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 15.3Powered-up
TenderBallast 37%Stiff
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
Where the fleet has filmed this boat.
Seen 6 times across one channel of the fleet.
On the water
The Cabo Rico 38 on video
S/V SeaSprite Refit Update Late May 2026Hold Fast!Trawler Breaks Free of Mooring. Docks Itself Perfectly Across the River. Hold Fast!S/V Coralia - Offshore Sailing from Cape Hatteras to Cape CanaveralHold Fast!S/V Coralia - Sailing to New EnglandHold Fast!S/V Coralia - Sailing Offshore 700NM from South Florida to the Chesapeake BayHold Fast!Sailing S/V Coralia - Winter Passage to Cape HatterasHold Fast!Stop Waiting — These Sailboats Are a STEAL!Lady K Sailing
What they go for
Market signal
Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.
1channel looked into buying
$100,000Median asking
Recommended as a blue-water capable, full-keel vessel for serious passage making
from Lady K Sailingseen November 20250:17
From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.3
Displacement / length
374.6
Comfort ratio
39.4
Capsize screening
1.67
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1202
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1977
Units built
200
Designer
W.I.B. Crealock, Dennis Garrett, William Crealock
Builder
Cabo Rico Custom Yachts, Inc
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Downeaster 3811.58 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1974-era cutter with a 35.4 comfort ratio, built for stable, long-distance voyaging on a heavy-displacement hull
Bristol Yachts 4012.24 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA versatile masthead sloop available as a cutter or yawl, produced over sixteen years for steady, comfortable cruising
Tayana 3711.18 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA Robert Perry-designed long-keel cutter with a heavy displacement and a production run of nearly 600 hulls
Chris-Craft Sail Yacht 3510.67 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA long-keeled masthead sloop from the boards of Sparkman & Stephens, featuring a hull shared with the Caribbean 35
Cape George 3610.97 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA heavy-displacement cutter with a long keel, designed by Atkin and Monk for offshore stability and steady passage-making
Rustler Yachts 3610.77 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA Holman and Pye designed masthead sloop featuring a heavy-displacement long keel hull built for offshore stability
The family
Related models
The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.
Cabo Rico 38 PHA pilothouse evolution of the Crealock hull, offering protected watch-keeping in a heavy-displacement cutterCabo Rico 34A heavy-displacement cutter designed by W.I.B. Crealock, featuring a long keel for steady, comfortable blue-water cruisingCabo Rico 36A stretched-stern evolution of the 34 that lifts the transom clear of the water for improved performanceCabo Rico 42 PilotA 2005 pilothouse evolution of the Paine-designed cutter, featuring a long keel and a high comfort ratio for stable offshore
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