Dragon Fly

Cruisers Dragon Fly

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.

Dragon Fly's highlights:

• Exquisite Interior Woodwork 
• Teak and holly sole 
• Synthetic teak decks - All of the beauty none of the maintenance
• Reverse cycle heat and air
• Full cockpit enclosure 
• Chartplotter / radar / AIS / wind generator / Arch / Autopilot
• Monitor wind vane self steering
• 160 Watts of solar power
• ProFurl staysail and headsail furling
• New chainplates
• Upgraded like new upholstery throughout
• New bottom paint August 2024

AND THE LIST GOES ON!

WE LOOK FORWARD TO INTRODUCING YOU TO 

THIS "ONCE IN A LIFETIME" HANS CHRISTIAN 38. 

JUST CALL AND COME PREPARED TO BE IMPRESSED!