Comfortina 38
Comfortbåtar · Thomas Bern · 1986
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Comfortina 38 is a 11.66 m displacement racing yacht designed by Thomas Bern and built by Comfortbåtar, first launched in 1986. It races in Class C.
Length
11.66 m
38′ 3″
Beam
3.46 m
Draft
1.93 m
Displacement
6.5 t
Sail area
82 m²
On the podium
Where a Comfortina 38 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
2
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 2 starts by 2 boats between 2019 and 2025, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Comfortina 38 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Hollænderseilasen2025
50 Mijl Doublehanded2019
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Comfortina 38 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
X-34 (4 meetings), Dehler 34 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), First 36.7 (4 meetings), Dehler 36 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting), Elan 362 (1 meeting), Salona 34 (1 meeting), Sun Fast 35 (1 meeting), Elan 333 (2 meetings), Sun Fast 37 (1 meeting), Bavaria 39 (1 meeting), Elan 37 (1 meeting), Hanse 370 (2 meetings), Bavaria Match 35 (1 meeting), J/88 (1 meeting), Sun Legende 41 (1 meeting), X-312 (1 meeting), Pogo 850 (1 meeting), Waarschip 101 (1 meeting), X-362 (1 meeting), Stadt 34 (1 meeting), First 31.7 (1 meeting), Spirit 32 (1 meeting), Winner 950 (2 meetings), Varianta 37 (1 meeting), UFO 34 (1 meeting), Dehler 31 (1 meeting), Brise De Mer 34 (1 meeting), J/92 (2 meetings), F & F 95 (1 meeting), X-372 (1 meeting), Seascape 24 (1 meeting), X-99 (1 meeting)
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
How fast is a Comfortina 38
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.11 | 4.95 | 5.12 | — |
| 52° | 6.28 | 7.15 | 7.30 | — |
| 60° | 6.65 | 7.34 | 7.51 | — |
| 75° | 6.81 | 7.51 | 7.78 | — |
| 90° | 6.77 | 7.56 | 8.01 | — |
| 110° | 6.77 | 7.72 | 8.26 | — |
| 120° | 6.61 | 7.68 | 8.38 | — |
| 135° | 6.06 | 7.41 | 8.16 | — |
| 150° | 5.19 | 6.96 | 7.77 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.49 | 6.11 | 7.24 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 680 kg.
Rigging
Comfortina 38 rig and sail dimensions
A Comfortina 38 carries 14.37 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.76 m boom, a forestay 14.02 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 5 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 92 to 103 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.