C38

Summary

Best Suited For

• Coastal Cruising

  From the published figures: CE Category B · LOA 11.83 m

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.

Dimensions

LOA

38.8 ft (11.83 m)

Hull length

37.7 ft (11.5 m)

LWL

—

Beam

12.3 ft (3.75 m)

Draft (min)

3.1 ft (0.96 m)

Draft (max)

—

Air draft

—

Displacement

20,503 lb (9,300 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

2

Heads

—

Berths

4

Performance

Maximum speed

36 kn

Cruising speed

—

Range

—

Guests

—

Crew

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

300–350 hp (Volvo Penta)

Engine count

2

Engine manufacturer

Volvo Penta

Propulsion type

sterndrive

Fuel capacity

235 gal (890 L)

Fresh water capacity

76 gal (286 L)

Black water capacity

29 gal (110 L)

Construction

Hull material

—

Deck material

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

Maximum persons on board

12

Swim platform

3,3 x 0,9 m

Engines

MAX. 700 HP/ 560 KW

Berths as printed

n. 4+1

Displacement basis

weight with engines, as printed (9.3 t)

Fuel tanks as printed

2x445 l

Top speed as printed

36 kn / 2 x VP D4-300 (2 x 300 HP)

Engine power basis

per engine: the engine the top speed is quoted with, to half the maximum total for two engines

Hull length basis

certification length (lunghezza omologazione) as printed

Layouts & Drawings

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

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  C38-layout2 — Sessa Marine

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  C38_LAYOUT_WEB — Sessa Marine

About Sessa Marine

Volume production

Italian builder of open boats, coupés and flybridge yachts from Cividate al Piano near Bergamo, founded in 1958 — seventeen models from the 7.5-metre Key Largo 25 outboard to the 21-metre C68 and FLY68 Gullwing, with a second plant in Brazil.

Sessa Marine says it was founded in 1958 as one of the first companies in Italy to process phenolic powders and polyester resins, and that its marine division was launched in 1968 with a debut at the Genoa Boat Show. In the 1970s small boats were built at Sessa Aurunca and at a smaller site in Cinisello Balsamo; the Arcore plant was acquired in 1972, and in 1973 Sessa became the first Italian company to install the new Piaggio jets. Headquarters moved from Arcore to Lesmo in 1986, and two years later boatbuilding moved to the province of Bergamo with the acquisition of Fyberstamp, a yard moulding for brands such as Riva and Ferretti — a turning point, by the yard's account, towards larger boats, as the Mambo, Samba and Sunshine of the 1980s gave way to the Key Largo, Oyster and Key West ranges. In 1992 Fyberstamp merged with Sessa to form Sessa Marine S.p.A., and the Cividate plant was modernised and enlarged in 1999. Sessa America opened in Florida in 2006, the C68 took the yard into yachts over 20 metres in 2008, the Key Largo 36 was Motor Boating's Boat of the Year in 2009, the Sport Fly 54 followed in 2010 and Sessa Brasil, with its own plant, in 2011. In 2015 the company became Sessa International S.r.l.; the FLY68 Gullwing flagship and the Key Largo 40 came later (the yard's narrative and timeline give different years). The timeline says a group of entrepreneurs who already owned the Brazilian production bought all the shares in 2023, and the narrative that an international shareholder base joined in 2025, with the two plants in Italy and Brazil working together.

The Sessa Marine Range

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

1. C4445.4 ft
2. C4243 ft
3. FLY4243 ft
4. Key Largo 4039.2 ft
5. C38· this model38.8 ft
6. C35 EFB37.2 ft
7. C35 FB37.2 ft
8. Key Largo 34 FB32.8 ft
9. Key Largo 27 FB25.6 ft

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