Olympic Adventure 38 Ketch
Description
The Olympic 38 Ketch is a classic, heavy-displacement bluewater cruiser built by Olympic Yachts (Greece) in the late 1970s–early 1980s, as part of their export-oriented fiberglass production line (similar to models like the Olympic Adventure 38 or Mao Ta crossovers). It features a traditional ketch rig for balanced, shorthanded handling and heavy-weather versatility (main + mizzen for easy reefing and motorsailing), a fin keel with skeg-hung rudder for protection and tracking, solid GRP construction emphasizing durability, and a spacious, practical interior (typically 2–3 cabins with 6–8 berths, generous galley/heads, and good tankage/storage for extended/liveaboard cruising). It's renowned as a sturdy, sea-kindly passagemaker (proven in ocean voyages, with comfortable motion and reassuring stability), though handling can feel ponderous by modern standards due to displacement and traditional lines.
Construction Details
| Designer | In House Design |
|---|---|
| Builder | Olympic Yachts (Greece) |
| Length | 38.000 ft |
| LOA | 38.000 ft |
| LWL | 30.000 ft |
| Beam | 11.170 ft |
| Displacement | 17650 lb |
| Ballast | 6200 lb |
| Max Draft | 4.830 ft |
| Year Built | 1978 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 46.08 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 16.10 ft |
| p | 40.04 ft |
| e | 12.20 ft |
| p2 | 24 ft |
| e2 | 8.33 ft |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.08 ft | 16.10 ft | 40.04 ft | 12.20 ft | 24 ft | 8.33 ft | - | - |
Sails
Olympic Adventure 38 Ketch - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 40.04 ft - (12204 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 12.2 ft - (3719 mm) |
| Leech | * 41.32 ft - (12594 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88.01 ° |
| Diagonal | * 41.45 ft - (12634 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 5.25 in - (133 mm) |
| Area | 243.99 ft² |
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Olympic Adventure 38 Ketch - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 39.05 ft - (11902 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 21.66 ft - (6602 mm) |
| Leech | * 33.41 ft - (10183 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 18.52 ft - (5645 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | 361.51 ft² |
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Olympic Adventure 38 Ketch - GENOA
| Luff | * 46.37 ft - (14134 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 26.29 ft - (8013 mm) |
| Leech | * 43.34 ft - (13210 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 24.15 ft - (7361 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | 559.98 ft² |
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Olympic Adventure 38 Ketch - MIZZEN
| Luff | * 24 ft - (7315 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 8.33 ft - (2539 mm) |
| Leech-AftHdBd | * 25.03 ft - (7629 mm) |
| Tack Ang | * 88.01 ° |
| Diag (clew/head) | * 25.13 ft - (7660 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 3.5 in - (89 mm) |
| Area (no Roach) | 99.85 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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