A Charles A. Nicholson-designed fractional sloop with a deep fin keel and a high ballast ratio for stiff, stable sailing
Designed by Charles A. Nicholson, built by A. H. Moody.
LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin Keel
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
LivelyComfort 38Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.55Bluewater
LightD/L 380Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 17.4Powered-up
TenderBallast 49%Stiff
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
Narrower than ~89% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2945 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
48.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.4
Displacement / length
380.0
Comfort ratio
38.4
Capsize screening
1.55
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
818
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel
Construction
Wood
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1959
Units built
18
Designer
Charles A. Nicholson
Builder
A. H. Moody, Son, Moody Yachts (A. H. Moody, Sons)
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