| Sun Shine 38 | |
| Designer: | Tony Castro |
| Location: | France |
| Year: | 1987 |
| Builder: | Jeanneau |
| Role: | Cruiser-Racer |
| Draft: | 6.23feet |
| Displacement: | 126770NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 38.25feet |
| Lwl: | 32.5feet |
| Beam: | 12.63feet |
| Engine: | Yanmar 3GM30 300NaN0 diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 48500NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 46.3feet |
| J: | 14.7feet |
| P: | 40feet |
| E: | 13.5feet |
| Sailplan: | masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 270square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 340.31square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 610.31square feet |
| Previous: | Sun Shine 36 |
The Sun Shine 38 is a French sailboat that was designed by Tony Castro as a cruiser-racer and first built in 1987.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The design is a development of the Sun Shine 36 with a longer and sharper transom, giving it a longer waterline length and thus higher hull speed.[1] [2] [6] [7] [8]
The design was built by Jeanneau in France, from 1987 to 1989, in both "team" and "owners" versions, but it is now out of production.[1] [2] [5] [9] [10]
The Sun Shine 38 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass using Aramat K, which is a stratified glass/Kevlar composite material. It has a masthead sloop rig. The hull has a raked stem, a sharply reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel or optional stub keel and retractable centerboard. The fin keel version displaces 126770NaN0 and carries 48500NaN0 of ballast, while the centerboard-equipped version displaces 126770NaN0 and carries 57760NaN0 of ballast.[1] [2] [5]
The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of 6.23feet, while the centerboard-equipped version has a draft of 6.89feet with the centerboard extended and 4.08feet with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water.[1] [2]
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 3GM30 diesel engine of 300NaN0 for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [2] [8]
The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an L-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the port side. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is U-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of the companionway on the starboard side. There is also a single sink located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and inside the aft cabin.[1] [2]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker.[1] [2]
The design has a hull speed of 7.63kn.[2]
In a 2014 used boat review David Liscio wrote, "with a fast hull and strong rig, the lightweight Sunshine 38 is capable of efficiently capturing a gentle breeze or taking on a gusty blow. Just as Castro planned, it's the perfect combination of speed and comfort."[8]