Review of North East 38

Basic specs.

The North East 38 is a sailboat designed by the maritime architect Adolf LeComte in the late sixties. The North East 38 is built by the American yard A. LeComte Inc..

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Keel

The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.62 - 1.72 meter (5.31 - 5.61 ft) dependent on the load.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.9 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for North East 38 is 379 which categorizes this boat among 'heavy cruisers'.

8% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A heavy displacement combined with smaller water plane area has lower acceleration and is more comfortable.

SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for North East 38 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 14.9, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 17.4.

The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 24% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.

Maintenance

Rig

Dimensions of sail.

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**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Usage	Length		Diameter
Mainsail halyard	28.2 m	(92.5 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard	28.2 m	(92.5 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker halyard	28.2 m	(92.5 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Jib sheet	11.6 m	(38.0 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet	11.6 m	(38.0 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet	28.9 m	(95.0 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	25.5 m	(83.6 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Cunningham	5.3 m	(17.5 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Kickingstrap	10.7 m	(35.0 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Clew-outhaul	10.7 m	(35.0 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.