Irwin 38-1 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · centerboard

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

37.75' · 11.51 m

Displ.

15,400 lbs · 6,985 kg

First year

1970

The Irwin 381, introduced in 1969, represents a pivotal era for Ted Irwin’s Floridabased shipyard, marking a transition from pure racing designs to the performanceoriented cruisers that would define the brand’s legacy. Launched during the height of the International Offshore Rule (IOR) influence, the 381 (often simply called the Irwin 38 Mark I) was designed as a sleek, keelcenterboard sloop. Unlike the later, highvolume "Citation" models or the centercockpit cruisers that followed in the 1980s, the 381 features a lowprofile cabin trunk, a gracefully raked bow, and a narrow beam by modern standards. It was built during a period when Irwin was proving its mettle in the Southern Ocean Racing Conference (SORC), and that competitive DNA is evident in the hull’s lines and rigging.