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Golden Wave 38

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1983

A David Pedrick-designed masthead sloop built by Cheoy Lee, featuring a stiff fin keel and rudder on skeg

Designed by David Pedrick, built by Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd.

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 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.77
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 290
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.2
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

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

  • Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2900 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.2
Displacement / length
289.8
Comfort ratio
33.3
Capsize screening
1.77
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1299
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1983
Designer
David Pedrick
Builder
Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Aragosa Yachts 3811.61 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1988 masthead sloop with a 35% ballast ratio, designed by Ted Brewer for balanced offshore performance
Catalina Yachts 38011.71 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1997-era masthead sloop derived from the Morgan-Catalina 381, offering optional shoal draft and tall rig configurations
Najad Yachts 39011.75 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn 11.75-metre masthead sloop with a 42% ballast ratio, built for over a decade to provide a stable, predictable offshore platform
Morgan Yachts 38211.68 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Ted Brewer-designed masthead sloop built for offshore stability, featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a stiff displacement
Pearson Yachts 38511.66 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Shaw-designed center-cockpit cutter built for stability and comfort with a skeg-mounted rudder
Catalina Yachts 3811.61 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Sparkman & Stephens hull updated with a taller rig and balanced spade rudder for improved coastal performance

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