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TH38

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Design

Designer
Camillo Garroni (Garroni Design)
Naval architect
Marc Lombard Yacht Design Group

Summary

38.8 ftLOA13.9 ftAIR DRAFT2 ftDRAFT14.6 ftBEAM
Motor MonohullUnclassifiedCE B
Length overall
38.8 ft
Beam
14.6 ft
Maximum speed
—
Cruising speed
—
Range
—

* A standard reference image, not the actual boat — shown to help visualise this model's published dimensions.

Best Suited For

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Speed, Power & Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Power to weight

Total engine power per tonne of published displacement — more means livelier acceleration for the hull. Drawn for motor yachts.

not published: engine power

Tanks

Fuel and water on one scale: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.

  • Fuel246 gal
    Water50 gal

Design Category

Certified CE design category B (Offshore): the wind and waves the EU Recreational Craft Directive says this boat is designed to take.

  1. D

    Sheltered waters

    Wind
    up to Beaufort 4
    Waves
    up to 0.3 m
  2. C

    Inshore

    Wind
    up to Beaufort 6
    Waves
    up to 2 m
  3. BThis boat

    Offshore

    Wind
    up to Beaufort 8
    Waves
    up to 4 m
  4. A

    Ocean

    Wind
    above Beaufort 8
    Waves
    above 4 m

Design limits set by the EU Recreational Craft Directive (2013/53/EU), in significant wave height. A category covers the conditions of those below it. It is the limit the boat was designed to, not a promise that it is safe in any conditions within it — that judgement stays with the skipper.

A figure marked with a quote mark was read from the builder's page. Open it for the exact line, the page and the date.

Dimensions

LOA
38.8 ft (11.82 m)
Hull length
—
LWL
—
Beam
14.6 ft (4.45 m)
Draft (min)
2 ft (0.6 m)
Draft (max)
2 ft (0.6 m)
Air draft
13.9 ft (4.24 m)
Displacement
16,356 lb (7,419 kg)
Ballast
—
Cabins
2
Heads
—
Berths
—

Performance

Maximum speed
—
Cruising speed
—
Range
—
Guests
—
Crew
—

Engine and Tanks

Engine
—
Engine count
—
Engine manufacturer
—
Propulsion type
—
Fuel capacity
246 gal (930 L)
Fresh water capacity
50 gal (190 L)
Black water capacity
—

Construction

Hull material
—
Deck material
—
Rudder type
—
Steering wheels
—

Builder's Own Figures

Fuel capacity
2x465 l (summed)
CE persons
category B 9; category C 14 (certified persons, not guests)
Water capacity
2x95 l (summed)

Figures read fromwww.jeanneau.com/boats/powerboat/46-th/721-th38· Layouts & Specsread 9/20/2026

Layouts & Drawings

4 drawings from the builder's page: general arrangement, sail plan, profile.

Brochure

Download the official TH38 brochure (PDF)

About Jeanneau

Volume production

French builder of sailing and motor yachts, founded in Les Herbiers in 1957 by Henry Jeanneau.

In 1957 Henry Jeanneau, already a lover of aeroplanes and cars, discovered powerboating watching a boat pass his window, built a wooden hull at Les Herbiers and won the 6-hour Paris race with it -- a pastime became a trade. The yard built its first fibreglass hull in 1958, its first production powerboat, the Sea Bird, in 1963, and its first sailboats with the Alizé in 1964; sailing was democratised through the 1970s, a Melody raced the single-handed transatlantic in 1976, and from 1980 Jeanneau went powerboat racing, later setting a production-engine speed record of 170.21 km/h in 1987. Between 1982 and 1998 Jeanneau was the exclusive supplier of the Sailing Tour de France, the Sun Kiss of 1983 became a reference among large cruisers, the Fleury Michon catamarans built for Philippe Poupon won the Route du Rhum in 1986 and the transatlantic record in 1987, the first Lagoon catamaran was built in 1985 and the first Prestige, by Garroni Design, in 1989. Jeanneau America was created in 1996, the Sun Odyssey line drove the 2000s, the Sun Fast 3200 of 2008 was European Yacht of the Year, the Jeanneau 64 of 2014 was the first production yacht over sixty feet, the sixtieth anniversary came in 2017 with production of the NC 895 starting in Cadillac, Michigan, and the walk-around decks arrived on cruising sailboats in 2018.

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The Jeanneau Range

Every model Jeanneau publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

  1. Merry Fisher 1295 Coupé40.7 ft
  2. DB/37 OB40.1 ft
  3. Cap Camarat 12.5WA39 ft
  4. DB/37 IB38.8 ft
  5. TH38· this model38.8 ft
  6. Cap Camarat 10.5 CC35.8 ft
  7. Merry Fisher 1095 Coupé34.3 ft
  8. Merry Fisher 1095 Fly34.3 ft
  9. EX 34 Cabin34.1 ft

By the Same Designers

Boats this boat's designers also drew, for other builders too. Credits are grouped only where the names clearly agree, however each builder spelled them; an unclear one is left out.

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