BoatsAerodyne Marine 38

Aerodyne Marine 38

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2000

A lightweight 5,103-kilogram racer with a 2.36-metre draft, engineered for high-speed performance since 2000

Designed by Rodger Martin & Steve Koopman.

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 light displacement on a moderate beam gives 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

At 2.32 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.32
LightHeavy

125 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 125
EasygoingPowered-up

25.4 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 25.4
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws more than ~96% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2928 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
25.4
Displacement / length
125.4
Comfort ratio
16.2
Capsize screening
2.32
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1589
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Composite
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2000
Units built
18
Designer
Rodger Martin, Steve Koopman
Builder
Aerodyne Marine

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