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Maxi Yachts 38+

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1995–2001

A fractional sloop marketed as the Maxi 1200, featuring a 1.75-metre fin keel and a 1995-2001 production run

Designed by Pelle Petterson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

1.89 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.89
LightHeavy

223 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 223
EasygoingPowered-up

18.6 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.6
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.6
Displacement / length
222.9
Comfort ratio
28.1
Capsize screening
1.89
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1442
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1995–2001
Units built
51
Designer
Pelle Petterson
Builder
Maxi Yachts

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