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Dehler Yachts 38 SQ

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2020

A Judel/Vrolijk-designed performance cruiser offering flexible configurations from standard to carbon-rigged competition

Designed by Judel, Vrolijk & Co.

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 moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.93
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 186
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.8
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws more than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2860 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.8
Displacement / length
185.8
Comfort ratio
25.3
Capsize screening
1.93
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1500
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
GRP w/ vinylester resin and balsa core
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2020
Designer
judel, vrolijk, co
Builder
Dehler Yachts

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