Downeaster 38
Description
The DOWNEASTER 38 is a cruising yacht designed by Henry Mohrschladt. Built for serious cruising, she offers reassuring stability in all conditions, Her generous sail plan delivers excellent light-air performance. Designed for serious cruising, whether coastal hopping or ocean crossings.
Construction Details
| Designer | Henry Mohrschladt |
|---|---|
| Length | 38.000 ft |
| LOA | 38.000 ft |
| LWL | 29.000 ft |
| Beam | 11.830 ft |
| Displacement | 19500 lb |
| Max Draft | 4.920 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 44.80 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 18.92 ft |
| p | 38 ft |
| e | 16.38 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44.80 ft | 18.92 ft | 38 ft | 16.38 ft | - | - |
Sails
An asterisk indicates that a computer algorithm was used to determine the dimension based on sailboat rig dimensions (usually the I, J, E, and P)
| Sail Type | MAINSAIL |
|---|---|
| 23 | * 38 |
| 10 | * 16.38 |
| 24.55 | * 40.57 |
| 88 | * 88 |
| 24.76 | * 40.85 |
| 4.5 | * 6 |
| 118.76 | * 319.46 |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 38.91 ft - (11860 mm) |
| Foot | * 26.52 ft - (8083 mm) |
| Leech | * 32.26 ft - (9833 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115.17 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 21.79 ft - (6642 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 11.86 ° |
| Area | * 423.88 ft² |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 38.91 ft - (11860 mm) |
| Foot | * 26.53 ft - (8086 mm) |
| Leech | * 32.2 ft - (9815 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115.01 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 21.76 ft - (6632 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | * 423.36 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | 45.5 ft - (13868 mm) |
| Foot | 27.75 ft - (8458 mm) |
| Leech | 41 ft - (12497 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 130.29 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 24.65 ft - (7513 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.43 ° |
| Area | * 560.85 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | 45.5 ft - (13868 mm) |
| Foot | 31.92 ft - (9729 mm) |
| Leech | 42 ft - (12802 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150.11 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 28.4 ft - (8656 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.25 ° |
| Area | * 646.21 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | 44.5 ft - (13564 mm) |
| Foot | 29 ft - (8839 mm) |
| Leech | 40 ft - (12192 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 135.04 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 25.55 ft - (7788 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 5.34 ° |
| Area | * 568.45 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 46.2 ft - (14082 mm) |
| Foot | * 31.81 ft - (9696 mm) |
| Leech | * 42.71 ft - (13018 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150.16 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 28.41 ft - (8659 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.84 ° |
| Area | * 656.27 ft² |
| Sail Type | ASYMMETRICAL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 48 ft - (14630 mm) |
| Foot | 32 ft - (9754 mm) |
| Leech | 46 ft - (14021 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 1152 ft² |
| Sail Type | YANKEE |
|---|---|
| Luff | 43 ft - (13106 mm) |
| Foot | 26 ft - (7925 mm) |
| Leech | 33 ft - (10058 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 105.34 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 19.93 ft - (6075 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 17.06 ° |
| Area | * 428.49 ft² |
| Sail Type | STAYSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 34 ft - (10363 mm) |
| Foot | 13 ft - (3962 mm) |
| Leech | 29.25 ft - (8915 mm) |
| Length Perpendicular | * 11.02 ft - (3359 mm) |
| Area | * 187.26 ft² |
| Sail Type | STORMTRYSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 16 ft - (4877 mm) |
| Foot | 13 ft - (3962 mm) |
| Leech | 20 ft - (6096 mm) |
| Length Perp | * 13.45 ft - (4100 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * -5.09 ° |
| Area | * 104 ft² |
Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite.