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Hispaniola 38

Cutter · Long Keel · 1955–1957

A long-keeled cutter designed by Artu Chiggiato, produced under three different names between 1955 and 1957

Designed by Artu Chiggiato, built by Cantiere Navale Gino DEste.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 3 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 3
CoastalBluewater

At 3.50 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 3.50
LightHeavy

28 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 28
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 85.3

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

  • Lighter than ~100% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 407 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
85.3
Displacement / length
28.4
Comfort ratio
3.4
Capsize screening
3.50
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1024
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Wood
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1955–1957
Units built
3
Designer
Artu Chiggiato
Builder
Cantiere Navale Gino DEste, Cantieri Navali D'Este

Boats like this, on the water

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Bristol Channel Cutter11.51 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Lyle Hess-designed cutter with a long keel and transom-hung rudder, built for offshore work since 1976
Shannon Yachts 3811.51 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterThe inaugural model from Shannon Yachts, this long-keeled cutter was produced with optional pilot house configurations
Island Packet 4012.19 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA 12.19-meter cutter featuring a 1.42-meter draft that balances offshore stability with shoal-water accessibility
Cape Dory 3611.01 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterProduced from 1978 to 1990, this long-keeled cutter was later marketed as the Robinhood 36
Seafarer Yachts 38C11.51 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA versatile cruiser available in multiple rig configurations and often sold in kit form for owner completion
Islander Yachts Freeport 4112.50 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA long-keeled staysail ketch derived from the Islander 40MS, featuring an interior redesign by Robert Perry

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