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Hans Christian 38 Traditional is a 11.6 m monohull sailboat designed by Harwood Ives and built by Shing Fa Boatbuilding Co., Ltd. and Hans Christian Yachts between 1976 and 1989. Dragon Fly is hull # 107 of 167 built.
Built like a tank and laden with teak, the Hans Christian 38 Traditional is a heavy displacement double-ender that oozes the classic feel of a bygone age.
The Hans Christian 38 is beautiful visually and incredibly seaworthy with many circumnavigations under her belt. They have many fans, owners love their liveaboard comfort and “cadillac ride”.
Above the waterline, the styling is classic Hans Christian; a long bowsprit, a springy sheerline, and rounded canoe stern with large dollops of teak all over. Below the waterline you’ll find a hull with very rounded sections, a full keel with a forefoot cutaway and a big “barn door” rudder.
Hans Christian are solid boats overbuilt to cruise in safety and comfort. Practical Sailor Magazine in their 1999 review recalled one US Coastguard who made a mid-winter passage from Annapolis while the boat was ice-bound.
“He described using a standard ice-breaking technique of moving ahead, riding up on the ice and letting the weight of the boat crush through a path. During a haulout he discovered the only damage to be a small worn area of bottom paint“
Underway at over 30,000 lbs in typical cruising trim, she’s definitely no lightweight, and light air performance suffers despite carrying a generous amount of sail area. Ignoring the later variations on the boat, the standard 38T doesn’t point very high, owners comment around 40 degrees of apparent wind is about the best. With 10-15 knots she can make around 6 knots to weather and about 7 knots off the wind. The first reef is usually taken in in around 15-18 knots and as the winds pick up there is a tendency for weather helm. Of course in heavy airs and seas, the Hans Christian 38 comes into her own, she’s both seakindly and dry with no bobbing or banging around in the rough stuff.
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Specifications
Forward Master Stateroom: Spacious fixed V-berth, cabinetry and shelving hullside port and starboard, hullside hanging locker, 4 drawers, full underberth storage, built-in berth step, anchor locker access full forward.
Head: Nicely appointed bath with vanity, sink, mirror, teak seat over commode, 3 lockers, separate tiled shower with seat and integral storage. Hullside cabinetry in shower area.
Salon - Portside: U-shaped dinette surrounds a beautiful teak table, 4 hullside lockers with fiddled bookshelves between, ample storage under and outboard of the settee. Oil lamp and TV on the forward bulkhead
Salon - Starboard: Lengthy settee with upholstery that shows as new, 4 lockers hullside with bookshelf between, storage under and outboard of, settee converts to a large single berth.
Nav and Workstation: Aft of starboard settee you will find a shelf top bureau with 2 drawers, 4 lockers and two cabinets below & an access door to storage. Next aft is a flip top chart table, seat with backrest, teak cabinetry under, large storage area aft under the nav station. This is one of the best nav station layouts you will ever see!
Galley: Across from the nav station. If a galley can be beautiful this one definitely qualifies!
Portside Aft Guest Stateroom: Comfortable double berth, and large hanging locker all finished in amazing teak joinery
This beautiful Hans Christian 38T has been completely upgraded and updated since 2013. When not in use most of her equipment is stored off the boat under climate control. Her fit and finish will not be matched by any other 38T on the market. "Exquisite...Capable... Warm an Inviting" are the words that immediately come to mind as you step aboard! Don't miss this opportunity.
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