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Moorings 38-2

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1990–1992

A fractional sloop sharing the performance hull of the Beneteau First 38S5, reconfigured for cruising comfort.

Designed by Jean Berret, Phillippe Starck & Berret-Racoupeau, built by Beneteau.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & 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 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

2.09 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.09
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 219
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.3
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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

  • Draws less than ~88% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2929 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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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

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Etap 38i11.57 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop featuring a shallow-draft wing keel, designed for stable cruising and built between 1989 and 1997
Hunter Marine 38011.35 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthOffered with a deep 1.98m keel option, this high-volume cruiser features a spade rudder and a B&R rig
Tartan Marine 37211.34 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1988-1993 masthead sloop featuring a deep 2.08-meter fin keel and a spade rudder for performance-oriented cruising
Hunter Marine 37611.35 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA spacious cruiser featuring a B&R rig and wing keel, sharing a proven hull design with the later 380 and 386 models

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