Dehler 38 (Stadt)
Dehler · E.G. van de Stadt · 1986
Updated
The Dehler 38 (Stadt) is a 11.41 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by E.G. van de Stadt and built by Dehler, first launched in 1986. It races in Class C. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 55% of the designs it races against.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 55% of the boats it races against.
72nd of 159 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 54 starts across 33 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
11.41 m
37′ 5″
Beam
3.78 m
Draft
1.96 m
Displacement
6.2 t
Sail area
75 m²
On the podium
Where a Dehler 38 (Stadt) finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
33%
of 54 starts by 2 boats
Wins
20%
Read from 54 starts by 2 boats between 2018 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Dehler 38 (Stadt) was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
"Νικολαος Σαρικαβαζης 2026"2026- Αγώνας Ανοικτής Θαλάσσης ΄262026
- Τρίγωνο Καλλιθέας2026
- ¨16ο Athens Trophy 2026¨2026
- 'Σαββα Γεωργιου 2026' (Α+γ)2026
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: 3 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
34%
of these races end on the podium
Who she races against
The designs a Dehler 38 (Stadt) actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Dehler 38 (Stadt) has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
5.30
37°
Beam reach
8.24
90°
Broad reach
8.89
135°
Downwind VMG
7.66
170°
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.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
There is no obvious weak spot here. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on the beat once it pipes up, where it outruns what it looks like on paper, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short off the wind once it pipes up, giving away time it never gets back. That is weight that has to be driven rather than released.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Dehler 38 (Stadt)
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.34 | 4.56 | 5.14 | 5.30 |
| 52° | 5.12 | 6.62 | 7.14 | 7.31 |
| 60° | 5.40 | 6.82 | 7.29 | 7.53 |
| 75° | 5.61 | 6.96 | 7.46 | 7.92 |
| 90° | 5.52 | 7.02 | 7.60 | 8.24 |
| 110° | 5.58 | 7.18 | 7.80 | 8.92 |
| 120° | 5.39 | 7.11 | 7.83 | 9.01 |
| 135° | 4.80 | 6.79 | 7.65 | 8.89 |
| 150° | 4.08 | 6.15 | 7.27 | 8.28 |
| Run VMG | 3.53 | 5.33 | 6.54 | 7.66 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 600 kg.
Rigging
Dehler 38 (Stadt) rig and sail dimensions
A Dehler 38 (Stadt) carries 13.20 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.99 m boom, a forestay 13.13 m above the deck and a 4.69 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 10 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 81 to 107 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.
Other designs under the same name
The name has been carried by more than one design. They are different boats.