Océanis 38 Keel and centerboard

Sailboat specifications

The Océanis 38 is a 36’6” (11.13m) cruising sailboat designed by Finot Conq Architectes (France). She was built between 2013 and 2016 by Bénéteau (France). The Keel and centerboard version features a centerboard inside of a short fin-keel allowing shoal draft while maintaining upwind capabilities. She has been awarded "2014 - European Yacht of the Year: Family Cruiser".

The Océanis 38 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Deep draft and Shoal draft version (see all the versions compared).

Océanis 38's main features

Model

Océanis 38

Version

Keel and centerboard

Hull type

Monohull

Category

Cruising sailboat

Sailboat builder

Bénéteau

Sailboat designer

Finot Conq Architectes

Sailboat range

Océanis

Country

France

Construction

GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester
- Deck: Sandwich fiberglass polyester

First built hull

2013

Last built hull

2016

Award(s)

2014: European Yacht of the Year: Family Cruiser

Appendages

Centerboard : pivoting centerboard in the keel

Helm

Twin helm wheels

Rudder

Twin spade rudders

Unsinkable

Trailerable

EC design category iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions) A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m

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Océanis 38's main dimensions

Overall length: 37’ 8”11.5 m
Hull length: 36’ 6”11.13 m
Waterline length: 35’ 2”10.72 m
Beam (width): 13’ 1”3.99 m
Draft: 7’ 11”2.4 m
Draft when appendages up: 4’ 1”1.26 m
Mast height from D_WL: 54’ 4”16.55 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 16424 lb7450 kg
Ballast weight: 5276 lb2393 kg
Ballast type: Cast iron exterior ballast with steel centerboard

Océanis 38's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 707 ft²65.7 m²
Downwind sail area: 1579 ft²146.7 m²
Mainsail area: 352 ft²32.7 m²
Genoa area: 355 ft²33 m²
Jib area: 269 ft²25 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker area: 1227 ft²114 m²
Code 0 area: 700 ft²65 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 46’14.01 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 15’ 8”4.79 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 43’ 6”13.25 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 13’ 10”4.21 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi 9/10
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 2
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire

Océanis 38's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 185 ft²/T17.22 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 414 ft²/T38.46 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 171
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 32 %
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 7.95 knots