North Star 38

North Star 38

Development
Designer	Sparkman & Stephens
Location	Canada
Year	1971
Builder(s)	North Star Yachts
Role	Cruiser-Racer
Name	North Star 38
Boat
Displacement	12,500 lb (5,670 kg)
Draft	6.00 ft (1.83 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fibreglass
LOA	37.83 ft (11.53 m)
LWL	27.00 ft (8.23 m)
Beam	10.17 ft (3.10 m)
Engine type	Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	6,400 lb (2,903 kg)
Rudder(s)	skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	43.50 ft (13.26 m)
J foretriangle base	14.50 ft (4.42 m)
P mainsail luff	39.23 ft (11.96 m)
E mainsail foot	13.74 ft (4.19 m)
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Mainsail area	269.51 sq ft (25.038 m^2)
Jib/genoa area	315.38 sq ft (29.300 m^2)
Total sail area	584.89 sq ft (54.338 m^2)
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The North Star 38 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens as a cruiser-racer and first built in 1971.^[1][2][3][4]

The North Star 38 is a development of the Hughes 38-2 with a lighter displacement and other minor changes. All of the Hughes 38 series and the North Star 38 itself are all versions of the basic Sparkman & Stephens' hull design number 1903.^[1][2]

Production

The design was built by North Star Yachts in Canada, after Hughes Boat Works was purchased by U.S. Steel and renamed in 1969. The boat was built from 1971 until 1976. It was replaced by the Hughes 38-3 in 1977 after previous owner Howard Hughes bought the company back.^[1][2][5][6]

Design

The North Star 38 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig; a raked stem; a raised counter, reverse transom; a skeg-mounted rudder and a swept, fixed fin keel. It displaces 12,500 lb (5,670 kg) and carries 6,400 lb (2,903 kg) of ballast.^[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 6.00 ft (1.83 m) with the standard keel, is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine for docking and manoeuvring and has a hull speed of 6.96 kn (12.89 km/h).^[1][2]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "North Star 38 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "North Star 38". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hughes Boat Works". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
6. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hughes Boat Works". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

External links

• Photo of a North Star 38