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Tartan Marine 38

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1976–1989

A Sparkman & Stephens design featuring a taller rig and deeper fin keel than its predecessor for improved performance

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens.

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

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.90
LightHeavy

293 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 293
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.5
TenderStiff

49% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 49%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Draws more than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2954 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
49.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.5
Displacement / length
293.1
Comfort ratio
28.4
Capsize screening
1.90
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1197
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1976–1989
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Tartan Marine

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Ericson Yachts 38111.43 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn evolution of the Ericson 38, this 11.4-meter masthead sloop features a 1.98-meter draft and a fin-keel hull
Hunter Marine 37.5 Legend11.28 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA fractional sloop with a shallow 1.45m draft, designed for coastal cruising with a focus on stability and comfort
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