Salona 38 Medium draft

Sailboat specifications

The Salona 38 is a 37’8” (11.5m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by J&J Design (Slovenia) and Ker Yacht Design (United Kingdom). She was built since 2011 (and now discontinued) by AD Boats (Croatia). The Medium draft version offers a compromise between draft and performance.

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

Salona 38's main features

Model: Salona 38
Version: Medium draft
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Cruiser-racer sailboat
Sailboat builder: AD Boats
Sailboat designer: J&J Design & Ker Yacht Design
Sailboat range: Salona Yachts
Country: Croatia
Construction: GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich fiberglass polyester with galvanized steel frame
First built hull: 2011
Last built hull: Discontinued
Appendages: Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
Helm: Twin helm wheels
Rudder: Single spade rudder
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: No
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: A
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): N/A €

Salona 38's main dimensions

Hull length: 37’ 8”11.5 m
Waterline length: 33’ 4”10.15 m
Beam (width): 11’ 11”3.62 m
Draft: 6’ 6”1.98 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 14330 lb6500 kg
Ballast weight: 5004 lb2270 kg

Salona 38's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 952 ft²88.4 m²
Downwind sail area: 1492 ft²138.6 m²
Mainsail area: 490 ft²45.5 m²
Genoa area: 462 ft²42.9 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area: 1002 ft²93.1 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 49’ 5”15.05 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 12’ 6”3.8 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 46’ 11”14.3 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 18’5.5 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi 9/10
Mast configuration: Keel stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 3
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars (carbon fiber spars as an option)

Salona 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.: 273 ft²/T25.38 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.: 428 ft²/T39.79 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.: 176
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.: 35 %
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.: 7.73 knots