BoatsCt-38 (Warwick)

Ct-38 (Warwick)

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1978

An Alan Warwick-designed masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder, distinct from other CT-38 models

Designed by Alan Warwick, built by TA Chaio Shipbuilding Co.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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 moderate beam gives 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.80
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 256
EasygoingPowered-up

15.4 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.4
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Draws more than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2911 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.4
Displacement / length
255.6
Comfort ratio
30.6
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1265
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1978
Designer
Alan Warwick
Builder
Ta Chaio Shipbuilding Co

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

C&C Yachts Landfall 3811.45 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA cruising-focused variant of the C&C 38-2 hull, featuring a shallower keel and shorter rig for versatile coastal work
Moody 37611.53 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Bill Dixon-designed center-cockpit cruiser featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a stable, comfortable hull form
Pearson Yachts 37-211.41 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA wing-keel masthead sloop with a shallow 1.42-meter draft, designed by William Shaw for shoal-water cruising
Rival 3811.45 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Peter Brett-designed cruiser available in multiple cockpit and rig configurations, built for stability and comfort
Hallberg-Rassy 3811.57 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1970s masthead cruiser featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a substantial 43% ballast ratio for heavy-weather stability
Aphrodite 380/3811.55 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 2007 Judel-Vrolijk design featuring a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder, built by Najad for offshore cruising

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