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Sydney Yachts 38OD

New syndicate for Sydney 38 One Design, based at the CYCA in Rushcutters Bay. The ...

• 38' 6" / 11.73m
• 2003 approx
• AU $20,000 1/6 share

Sydney Yachts 38

'Calibre 38' is a Sydney 38 (Hull# 42), built by Sydney Yachts in 2001, and now ...

• 38' / 11.58m
• AU $115,000

Sydney 38 - Risk - Regatta Ready Risk is one of the "better" examples of these ...

• 38' 8" / 11.79m
• 2000 approx

SYDNEY 38 One Design "Advanced Philosophy" One of a handful of 38s that have always ...

• 38' 8" / 11.78m
• AU $125,000 Or nearest offer

This is one of the last of the Sydney 38s built. A proven timeless race classic. Sailed ...

• 38' 5" / 11.71m
• AU $129,000

The Sydney 38 is a proven timeless race classic. Sailed competetively all over the world. With ...

'Molon Labe' is a 2001 (Hull #32) Sydney 38 that is now listed exclusively for sale ...

• 38' 6" / 11.74m
• AU $125,000

A one design gem, built originally for Lou Abrahams, "Challenge" is an outstanding ...

• AU $142,000

Sydney Yachts 40

Running Wild is a 1998 Sydney 40 in excellent condition. These yachts need no introduction to ...

• 40' / 12.19m
• AU $129,000 Ono

Sydney Yachts 41

SAILING SCHOOL RESTRUCTURING AND CUTTING RACING PROGRAM. New owners have instructed us to sell ...

• 41' 0" / 12.50m
• AU $115,000 Make an offer

FURTHER REDUCED FOR IMMEDIATE SALE: The Sydney 41, also known as the Bashford-Howison 41  has ...

• 40' 11" / 12.46m
• AU $105,000 Huge price reduction

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• By Peter D’anjou
• Updated: October 29, 2001

There’s a lot to like about the Sydney 38 from Bashford International’s Sydney Yachts and the design firm of Murray, Burns, and Dovell.

Outside of sails and electronics, the boat comes as a fixed one-design package that incorporates many desirable design elements. From the bottom up, the Sydney 38 has all the fast stuff: a modern underbody and foils faired and finished for racing, a bulb keel that draws 8’8″, a spade rudder with sealed bearings, and a recessed wheel set in an enormous cockpit. The cockpit is so large it could easily accommodate a cocktail party or the dance floor at a small junior prom. There are 842 sq. ft. of sail area, which includes a non-overlapping headsail. The aluminum rig’s aft-swept spreaders eliminate the need for runners or checkstays, and the high-end rigging package includes rod rigging and all the high-tech lines a serious racer would choose.

We test sailed this well-mannered boat last fall on Chesapeake Bay. According to our GPS, in a 12-knot breeze the boat sailed upwind at 7.2 knots. It accelerated to 8.4 knots downwind when we set the symmetric kite. If you’re looking for a gauge of its speed potential, the boat rates between an Aerodyne 38 and a Farr 40.

Doug Croker, who previously owned a 1D35, supplied our test boat, Canvasback. “I wanted something that could go offshore and do some distance racing,” says Croker. “This boat is unbelievable in a blow. One race we just smoked up and down the Chesapeake in 35 knots and waves. I went down below and nothing moved- no flex, no leaks. It’s a really solid boat.”

While our experience with the Sydney 38’s handling characteristics indicated the boat would excel in 20 knots, we checked with Alice Martin, a 38 owner from Chicago. “We looked at over 50 designs, and this boat fit our desire for a serious raceboat with an interior that allows us to enjoy Mac races,” says Martin. “My crew had ’jib envy’ in the light airs at Key West Race Week, but I’ve been in a few good storms, and in anything over 10 knots, the boat kicks butt.”

The deck layout is functional, with six Harken winches positioned for duty and a split 2-to-1 European-style mainsheet system that runs aft along the boom to a flush-mounted deck traveler. The boat also has adjustable jib cars, Spinlock stoppers, and a solid Forespar boom vang.

To keep the price of the boat under $200,000, Bashford builds the boat using vinylester and E-glass over a PVC foam-cored deck and balsa-cored hull, and covers everything with a polyester gelcoat finish. The fractional aluminum rig and the high-gloss gelcoat interior finish- and in some places, such as the forepeak, a matte finish- are concessions to achieve the boat’s target price. An internal one-piece fiberglass grid, which incorporates the keel, mast, engine, and rudder, supports and stiffens the hull.

A clean interior look is complemented by the minimal amount of wood finish, primarily found in the teak and holly cabin sole. The forepeak is used for sail storage and houses a ventilated head, which has a vanity sink and wet locker. The main cabin has a large settee and fixed, contoured teak table forward and to port. The galley is placed forward too, opposite the settee, and has a sink, icebox, and two-burner stove.

To provide space in the main cabin, the engine is installed aft of the sail drive, instead of forward of it. This also places the folding prop forward, closer to the keel. The nav station is immediately to port of the companionway and has cubbies. To starboard is another settee, which conceals storage below and behind it. The backrest of the starboard settee has hinges, which allows it to flip up and make another berth. Other sleeping accommodations are quarter berths- a double to port and a single with a pipe berth above it to starboard. With the placement of all the bunks so far aft, one would consider balancing weight forward during overnight racing. The main cabin is open and spacious with four fixed sidelights and ample storage. It’s more functional than luxurious, but all the bases are covered for coastal or offshore racing.

Thirty-six Sydney 38s have been built; eight are in the United States, and there’s already a fleet of six in Chicago. There’s potential for more one-design fleets around the country, but, in any case, the boat’s usually rated at 30 seconds per mile. Its base price is $196,000. With sails and electronics, we estimate the boat, in race-ready, sail-away condition, will cost about $225,000. Although it doesn’t break new design ground, the Sydney 38 is a solid product, and the sum of its parts is a well-built racing package.

The Sydney 38 is distributed and sold in the United States by Nelson Marine; www.nelsonmarine.com, 510-814-1858, in San Francisco and Thoroughbred Yacht Sales, 410-267-9419, in Annapolis.

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Sydney 38 is a 38 ′ 5 ″ / 11.7 m monohull sailboat designed by Murray, Burns & Dovell Pty. Ltd. and built by Sydney Yachts/Bashford Int. starting in 1999.

Rig and Sails

Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

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