Review of X-382

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The hull is a double hull which improves the indoor climate. Especially when the water is colder than the air in the cabin, then the double hull insulates against cold water and reduce the condense water in the cabin.

The interior is like most other boats made of teak.
The boat is equipped with 3 cabins, 4 - 6 berths, a galley and toilet facility.

The boat equipped with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.

The X-382 is equipped with a fin keel. A boat with a fin keel is more manoeuvrable but has less directional stability than a similar boat with a long keel.

The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.00 - 2.10 meter (6.56 - 6.86 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

X-382 is typically equipped with an inboard diesel engine at 27.0 hp (20 kW).

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for X-382 is 1.99, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for X-382 is about 283 kg/cm, alternatively 1585 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 283 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1585 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for X-382 is 3.12.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 66% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.

What is a Ballast Ratio?

The ballast ratio for X-382 is 43%.

This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 69% of all similar sailboat designs. A righting moment (ability to resist heeling) just above average.

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

The SA/D for X-382 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 19.0, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 22.6.

The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 73% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.

The X-382 has more rig than 58% of all similar sailboats, which indicates that the boat is slightly overrigged.

Dimensions of sail for masthead rig.

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