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Nordborg 38 CC

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 2002

A masthead-rigged centre cockpit cruiser with a skeg-mounted rudder, built for offshore comfort since 2002

Designed by Holger B. Jensen.

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 moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

At 1.65 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.65
LightHeavy

218 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 218
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.3
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.3
Displacement / length
218.0
Comfort ratio
33.6
Capsize screening
1.65
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1290
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2002
Designer
Holger B. Jensen
Builder
Nordborg Baadebyggeri A, S

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The family

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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Nordborg 40A 12-metre fractional sloop with a 1.95m draft, designed for balanced performance and offshore stabilityNordborg 37A Holger B. Jensen-designed fractional sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, built for balanced performance and stabilityNordborg 34A modern fractional sloop from Holger B. Jensen, balancing a high sail area-to-displacement ratio with a stiff hullNordborg 30A Peter Roos-designed fractional sloop with a high ballast ratio, built for stiff and stable performance since 1980Nordborg 26A Peter Roos-designed masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder and nearly 50% ballast for stable, traditional cruisingNordborg 33A Peter Roos-designed fractional sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, built for stability and balance in a 33-foot hull

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