Hughes 38-2

Masthead Sloop · Fin with rudder on skeg · 1970–1971

Specifications

Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

17.2

Displacement / length

288.1

Comfort ratio

29.5

Capsize screening

1.75

Hull speed

7.0 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

981

Hull

Hull type

Fin with rudder on skeg

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

1970–1971

Designer

Sparkman, Stephens

Builder

Hughes Boat Works Ltd., Hughes Boat Works

Design & history

The Hughes 38-2 is an updated version of the Hughes 38-1, featuring a T-shaped cockpit, tall rig option, and interior changes. Following a change in company ownership, the boat was renamed the North Star 38.

Notable features

T-shaped cockpitTall rig optionRevised interior

Variants

HUGHES 38-1
NORTH STAR 38

Design

S&S design #1903; derived from the Hughes 38-1.

Production

Produced under Hughes; after a change of company ownership, the model name changed to North Star 38.

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