Wasa 38
Description
The Wasa 38 (also known as the Wasa 38 or Wasa Marin 38) is a Swedish fractional sloop performance cruiser/racer designed by Leif Ängermark (with some references also crediting Hans Leander). It was built by Wasa Yachts (Wasa Marin AB) in Sweden, with production starting in 1980. The yard (founded in 1975) focused on high-quality GRP construction and built a limited number of this model alongside other Wasa designs like the 360 and 370. Exact production numbers are not widely published, but the Wasa 38 was a successful model in its day, with surviving examples still actively sailed (many have been IMS-adapted or refitted over the years).
Construction Details
| Designer | Leif Ängermark |
|---|---|
| Builder | Wasa Yachts (Wasa Marin AB) (Sweden) |
| Length | 37.000 ft |
| LOA | 37.300 ft |
| LWL | 28.500 ft |
| Beam | 11.580 ft |
| Displacement | 11000 lb |
| Ballast | 4850 lb |
| Max Draft | 6.700 ft |
| Year Built | 1980 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 41.80 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 13.09 ft |
| p | 45.77 ft |
| e | 13.12 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41.80 ft | 13.09 ft | 45.77 ft | 13.12 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Wasa 38 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 45.77 ft - (13951 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 13.12 ft - (3999 mm) |
| Leech | * 47.03 ft - (14335 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 47.17 ft - (14377 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | 299.93 ft² |
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Wasa 38 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 35.04 ft - (10680 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 17.28 ft - (5267 mm) |
| Leech | * 30.53 ft - (9306 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 15.05 ft - (4587 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | 263.78 ft² |
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Wasa 38 - GENOA
| Luff | * 41.61 ft - (12683 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 21.09 ft - (6428 mm) |
| Leech | * 39.19 ft - (11945 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 19.64 ft - (5986 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | 408.53 ft² |
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Wasa 38 - SPINNAKER
| Stays | * 41.61 ft - (12683 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | * 23.56 ft - (7181 mm) |
| Foot | * 23.56 ft - (7181 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | 833.28 ft² |
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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. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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