Friendship Yachts 38
Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1991
A 1991 masthead sloop by Jacques de Ridder, balancing a light displacement with a 1.98-metre draft for offshore speed
Designed by Jac. de Ridder & Jacques De Ridder.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/spade Rudder
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
1.88 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
119 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
18.1 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
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