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.
LivelyComfort 16Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.32Bluewater
LightD/L 125Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 25.4Powered-up
TenderBallast 37%Stiff
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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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
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The family
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