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Eagle 38

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2019

A sleek Hoek-designed daysailer with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance in light air

Designed by Hoek Design, built by Leonardo Yachts.

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

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The Eagle 38, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

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Character

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

CoastalCapsize 1.68Bluewater
EasygoingSA/D 25.1Powered-up
TenderBallast 36%Stiff

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

  • Lighter than ~85% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~97% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~97% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2917 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Eagle 38 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
25.1
Capsize screening
1.68
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2019
Designer
Hoek Design
Builder
Leonardo Yachts

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Bavaria Yachts 3611.55 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 1998-2000 production cruiser featuring a high 21.12 sail area-to-displacement ratio for its 11.55-meter hull
Farr Phase 412.00 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Bruce Farr-designed masthead sloop built for performance with a fin keel, bulb, and spade rudder
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