| North Star 38 | |
| Designer: | Sparkman & Stephens |
| Location: | Canada |
| Year: | 1971 |
| Builder: | North Star Yachts |
| Role: | Cruiser-Racer |
| Draft: | 6feet |
| Displacement: | 125000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fibreglass |
| Loa: | 37.83feet |
| Lwl: | 27feet |
| Beam: | 10.17feet |
| Engine: | Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 64000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 43.5feet |
| J: | 14.5feet |
| P: | 39.23feet |
| E: | 13.74feet |
| Sailplan: | masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 269.51square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 315.38square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 584.89square feet |
| Previous: | Hughes 38-2 |
| Successor: | Hughes 38-3 |
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]
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]
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 125000NaN0 and carries 64000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [2]
The boat has a draft of 6feet with the standard keel, is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine for docking and manoeuvring and has a hull speed of 6.96kn.[1] [2]
