- Length
- 11.66 m
- Beam
- 3.68 m
- Draft
- 3.14 m
- Sail area
- 69.12 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 11.66 m
- Waterline length
- 9.32 m
- Beam
- 3.68 m
- Draft
- 3.14 m
- Minimum draft
- 1.37 m
- Displacement
- 8,686 kg
- Ballast
- 4,082 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 69.12 m²
- Mainsail area
- 29.06 m²
- Foresail area
- 40.07 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 15.7 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 5.11 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 13.87 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 4.19 m
- Forestay length
- 16.51 m
Engine & propulsion3
- Engine power
- 44 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Universal
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Keel with centreboard
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 140 L
- Fresh water tank
- 379 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1982
- Production ended
- 1996
- Hulls built
- 82
- Designer
- Ted Hood
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 16.69
- Displacement / length
- 298.96
- Ballast / displacement
- 47 %
- Comfort ratio
- 32.6
- Capsize screening
- 1.81
- Hull speed
- 7.41 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Bristol 38.81 generation
01
1982–1996