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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

See her sail

The Eagle 38, on the water

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

Footage from Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery

Is it for you?

Character

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

CoastalBluewater

At 1.68 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.68
EasygoingPowered-up

25.1 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 25.1
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

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.

What the fleet has seen

The Eagle 38, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Eagle 38 is a 2019-present fractional sloop designed by Hoek Design and built by Leonardo Yachts, featuring a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull. It measures 11.8 meters LOA, with a 2.6-meter beam, 1.2-meter draft, and 3800 kg displacement.1:48 The Eagle 38 combines classic aesthetics with modern carbon-fiber construction. Aboard Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery, Rachel Boersma of Leonardo Yachts describes the Eagle 38 as a well-mannered daysailer designed for comfortable single-handed sailing, with all sail controls accessible from the helm.1:19 Its classic hull lines allow it to cut cleanly through waves and build speed in light breezes, though it heels noticeably.2:21 The cockpit accommodates family and friends.1:28 Below decks, the Eagle 38 features a double berth forward, a two-meter side bench that converts to a sleeping berth, a toilet under a port-side seat, a sink, storage cabinets, and a custom stainless steel control panel.2:00

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Eagle 38 on video

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

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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The family

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