| Sabre 38 | |
| Designer: | Roger Hewson and the Sabre Design Team |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1981 |
| No Built: | 100 (Mark I), 114 (Mark II) |
| Builder: | Sabre Yachts |
| Role: | Racer-Cruiser |
| Draft: | 6.5feet |
| Displacement: | 152000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 37.83feet |
| Lwl: | 31.17feet |
| Beam: | 11.5feet |
| Engine: | Westerbeke 330NaN0 diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 64000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 49.5feet |
| J: | 15.8feet |
| P: | 43.4feet |
| E: | 13.8feet |
| Sailplan: | Masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 299.46square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 391.05square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 690.51square feet |
| Phrf: | 111 |
The Sabre 38 is an American sailboat that was designed by Roger Hewson and the Sabre Design Team as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1981.[1] [2] [3]
The design was built by Sabre Yachts in the United States, but it is now out of production. A total of 100 of the original design were completed between 1981 and 1987, while 114 of the Mark II version were built from 1988 to 1995.[1] [4] [3] [5]
The Sabre 38 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom and a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel.[1] [3]
The boat is fitted with a Westerbeke diesel engine of 330NaN0 for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1]
The Mark I has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a forward "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a double port side settee berth in the main cabin, along with a single settee berth on the starboard side and double and single aft quarter berths. There is a provided navigation station on the starboard side. The galley is at the foot of the companionway steps on the port side and includes a three-burner alcohol-fired stove and oven, an ice box or refrigerator under the cockpit and a pressurized water supply. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin, on the port side and includes a shower.[3]
Ventilation is provided by hatches over the main cabin and the bow cabin, plus eight opening ports.[3]
The cockpit is T-shaped and has self-tailing winches for the genoa. There are winches for the halyards and for reefing. The mainsail has a mainsheet traveler on the cabin top. The boat may be optionally equipped with a boom vang and a spinnaker, including associated hardware and winches.[3]
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote of the Mark I, "the hull and rig are designed for speed, while the cabin arrangement is comfortable for cruising. Fuel and water are adequate for offshore sailing. The keel model is standard, the keel/centerboard is optional."[3]
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