JPK 38 FC Sailboats for Sale

Hull Type

Monohull · bulb

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

37.34' · 11.38 m

Disp.

11,023 lbs · 5,000 kg

First year

2011

The JPK 38 FC (Fast Cruiser) represents a significant milestone for the French shipyard JPK Composites, marking their definitive entry into the dedicated performance cruising market. While the yard had already established a dominant presence in the IRC racing world with the JPK 1010 and 1080, the 38 FC was designed to translate that highspeed DNA into a platform suitable for longdistance family voyaging. Designed by Jacques Valer, the boat utilizes a vacuuminfused sandwich construction that maintains the rigidity required for offshore work while keeping the displacement low enough to trigger early planing. Unlike its purely racingoriented predecessors, the 38 FC features a more voluminous hull form, particularly in the midsections, to accommodate the weight of cruising stores without a significant penalty to its lightair performance.