| Javelin 38 | |
| Insignia: | File:Javelin 38 sail badge.png |
| Insignia Size: | 80px |
| Designer: | William H. Tripp Jr. |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1960 |
| No Built: | about 25 |
| Builder: | de Vries Lentsch |
| Role: | Cruiser |
| Draft: | 5.25feet |
| Displacement: | 160000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 37.83feet |
| Lwl: | 25feet |
| Beam: | 10feet |
| Engine: | Universal Atomic 4 200NaN0 gasoline engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 47600NaN0 |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 40.66feet |
| J: | 13.75feet |
| P: | 35feet |
| E: | 17feet |
| Sailplan: | masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 297.5square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 279.54square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 577.04square feet |
The Javelin 38 is a Dutch sailboat that was designed by American naval architect William H. Tripp Jr. as a cruiser and first built in 1960.[1] [2] [3]
The design was built by de Vries Lentsch from 1960 until 1966, with about 25 boats completed, but it is now out of production. Most of the boats produced were imported into the United States by Seafarer Yachts.[1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
The Javelin 38 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig with 577square feet of sail. The hull has a spooned, raked stem; a raised counter, plumb transom and a fixed fin keel. A few boats were built with a yawl rig with 633square feet of sail. It displaces 160000NaN0 and carries 47600NaN0 of ballast.[1] [3]
The boat has a draft of 5.25feet with the standard keel.[1] [3]
The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 200NaN0 gasoline engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [3]
The design has a hull speed of 6.7kn.[3]
