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Nordborg 38 CC

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 2002

A masthead-rigged center cockpit cruiser with a skeg-mounted rudder, built for offshore comfort since 2002

Designed by Holger B. Jensen.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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 narrow beam gives 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

At 1.65 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.65
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 218
EasygoingPowered-up

16.3 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.3
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.3
Displacement / length
218.0
Comfort ratio
33.6
Capsize screening
1.65
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1290
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2002
Designer
Holger B. Jensen
Builder
Nordborg Baadebyggeri A, S

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Comfortina 3911.85 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 2007 fractional sloop with a 2.0-meter draft and a 10.88-meter waterline designed for offshore stability
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