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WASA 38

WASA 38

Wasa Marin A.B.🇸🇪· Design: Leif Ängermark
from 1980
$2.4K – $6.3K est. annual maintenance
Racer/CruisermonoFractional SloopFin

Specifications

Hull

LOA37.3 ft
LWL28.5 ft
Beam11.58 ft
Draft6.7 ft
Displacement11,000 lb
Ballast4,849.9 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL7.2 kn

Rig & Sails

Iforetriangle height42.33 ft
Jforetriangle base13.17 ft
Pmainsail luff45.75 ft
Emainsail foot16.07 ft
FLforestay13.2 ft
Mainsail675.7 sq ft
Jib (100%)278.7 sq ft
Spinnaker473.9 sq ft

Performance

Comfort20.9
Capsize2.09
SA/Disp21.0
Disp/Len212
Bal/Disp44.1

ORC Performance Data(2 certificates)

Measured performance data from ORC (Offshore Racing Congress) certificates.

Polar Diagram

2468100°30°60°90°120°150°180°WIND
4kn6kn8kn10kn12kn14kn16kn20kn24knbeat VMGrun VMG

Boat speed (kn) vs. true wind angle. Source: ORC

Racing Ratings

GPH645.1 s/miOSN627.7

Triple Number

LowMedHighOffshore0.82641.05311.1583Inshore0.64330.86590.9833

ORC Measured

Displacement6295 kg (13879 lb)Wetted surface26.3 m² (283 ft²)Stability index54.3

Sail Areas (ORC)

Main40.2 m² (433 ft²)Genoa32.6 m² (351 ft²)Spinnaker37.1 m² (399 ft²)Asymmetric35.2 m² (378 ft²)

Speed Table (kn)

TWA \ TWS468101214162024
52°3.95.36.26.76.87.07.07.17.0
60°4.25.56.46.87.07.17.27.37.3
75°4.45.76.57.07.27.37.47.67.6
90°4.25.66.57.07.37.57.67.98.1
110°4.15.66.67.17.47.67.98.28.4
120°3.95.46.47.17.47.78.08.69.0
135°3.54.85.96.77.27.57.98.69.6
150°2.84.05.26.16.87.27.68.29.0
Beat VMG2.53.54.24.74.95.05.05.05.0
Run VMG2.43.54.55.36.06.67.07.78.3

Pricing

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Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 37.3ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

$/ft/mo
Annual Maintenance
$2.4K – $6.3K
Hull, rigging, sails, engine service
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the WASA 38yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.

Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.

1Structural & Bulkheads9732Standing Rigging6403Deck & Topsides6404Keel & Keel Bolts5535Rudder & Steering5086Hull & Bottom377
Free general pre-purchase checklist
25 survey areas — hull, keel, rig, engine, electrical and more. Take it aboard when you view any boat.

Own a WASA 38? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.

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