Oceanis 38.1
Beneteau · Jean-Marie Finot · 2017
Updated
The Oceanis 38.1 is a 11.50 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Jean-Marie Finot and built by Beneteau, first launched in 2017. It races in Class C. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 34% of the designs it races against. It comes alive as the breeze builds, and gives time away in the light.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 34% of the boats it races against.
106th of 159 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 34 starts across 19 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
11.50 m
37′ 9″
Beam
3.99 m
Draft
2.01 m
Displacement
6.8 t
Sail area
71 m²
On the podium
Where a Oceanis 38.1 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
3%
of 34 starts by 3 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 34 starts by 3 boats between 2023 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Oceanis 38.1 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
"Αγκιστρι 2026"2026- "Νικολαος Σαρικαβαζης 2026"2026
- ¨16ο Athens Trophy 2026¨2026
- 'Σαββα Γεωργιου 2026' (Α+γ)2026
EST 1052026
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: 2 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
3%
of these races end on the podium
Who she races against
The designs a Oceanis 38.1 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Oceanis 38.1 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
5.23
40°
Beam reach
8.83
90°
Broad reach
9.73
135°
Downwind VMG
7.77
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.
It needs pressure to show what it can do. On a windy coastal course it is in its element; on a light-air windward-leeward it has to be sailed well to hold on.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on the beam in moderate air, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short on the beat when the breeze is soft, giving away time it never gets back.
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 0.6 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Oceanis 38.1
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.04 | 4.39 | 5.10 | 5.23 |
| 52° | 4.74 | 6.58 | 7.41 | 7.75 |
| 60° | 5.11 | 6.89 | 7.66 | 8.07 |
| 75° | 5.46 | 7.33 | 7.97 | 8.56 |
| 90° | 5.77 | 7.46 | 8.28 | 8.83 |
| 110° | 5.65 | 7.66 | 8.61 | 9.76 |
| 120° | 5.50 | 7.54 | 8.54 | 10.08 |
| 135° | 4.92 | 7.09 | 8.20 | 9.73 |
| 150° | 4.14 | 6.27 | 7.64 | 8.82 |
| Run VMG | 3.59 | 5.43 | 6.64 | 7.77 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 560 kg.
Rigging
Oceanis 38.1 rig and sail dimensions
A Oceanis 38.1 carries 13.25 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.21 m boom, a forestay 14.03 m above the deck and a 5.53 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 11 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 94 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.