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Moorings 38-2

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & spade rudder · 1990–1992

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.3
Displacement / length
219.2
Comfort ratio
22.5
Capsize screening
2.09
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1355
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1990–1992
Units built
80
Designer
Jean Berret, Phillippe Starck, Berret-Racoupeau
Builder
Beneteau

Design & history

The second Moorings 38 (Moorings 38-2), also known as the Beneteau 38M, shares its hull with the Beneteau First 38S5 but has a different deck and rig. It was built at Beneteau USA.

Notable features
Different deck and rig from the First 38S5 despite sharing the same hull
Variants
  • MOORINGS 38-2
  • BENETEAU 38M
  • FIRST 38S5
  • MOORINGS 38/39
  • FIRST 38
Design

Same hull as the Beneteau First 38S5, with a different deck and rig. An earlier Moorings 38/39 was based on the First 38 (Beneteau).

Production

Built at Beneteau USA.

Curated reference notes

Not yet featured in any indexed video.

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