Nordship 380 DS Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a used Nordship 380 DS means looking at a 38-foot Danish deck-saloon cruiser from a builder that has focused on raised-saloon yachts since the early 1990s. Designed by Buchwald & Borghegn and built from 2012 by Nordship Yachts ApS, she is the same yard that builds Faurby, so spares and lineage sit inside one Scandinavian tradition. The boat's center-cockpit, aft-cabin arrangement with a deck saloon is the constant; what varies is the equipment each owner specified.
Layouts on the Used Market
Every 380 DS on the market follows the two-cabin, two-head owner's plan: aft cabin for the owners, fore cabin for guests or children, and a raised salon with a port-side dining table and starboard navigation station. The corridor to the aft stateroom is furnished with two helm-style chairs and a little bench opposite, a snug retreat. Nordship deliberately omitted island berths aft, keeping the owner's cabin open, and the forepeak relies on a roof escape hatch rather than a side porthole for light. The galley sits forward to starboard in the walkway — unconventional, but part of the standard footprint you should expect on any example.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most boats you will see carry a self-tacking jib and furling main as the baseline short-handed rig, and a code zero, gennaker, or both are commonly fitted for offwind range. Teak decks and a swim platform are common, and radar with AIS is a usual navigation fit. A short-handed setup is the prevailing handling theme. For buyer consequence, the meaningful clusters are sail-handling (self-tacker plus furling main, often augmented by code zero or gennaker) and navigation (radar and AIS as standard-fitted electronics) — together they tell you whether the boat was kept as a couple's coastal cruiser or upgraded for longer passages.
What to Inspect
The structural story is open by design: lift the salon floorboards and confirm the steel cage and massive keel counter plates are present and untouched anchor. Check the engine wooden casing for sound insulation integrity, since the Volvo Penta is fully accessible from all sides only when the casing is removed cleanly. The teak cockpit should be examined for wear, remembering it is solid stock rather than veneer. The forepeak's roof escape hatch is its only natural-light source, so verify the seal and operation.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The typical market for these boats is Sweden. For a buyer, the checklist is straightforward: confirm the visible keel cage and counter plates, test the engine casing removal for all-around access, assess teak wear, and verify the forepeak escape hatch. Expect a commonly fitted light-air code zero or gennaker and radar with AIS as part of the standard brokerage profile.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Nordship 380 DS. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 3 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | 1 | $414,447 | — |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $406,676 | -1.9% |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $417,341 | +2.6% |
Where they're listed
Nordship 380 DS listings appear across 1 country. Sweden has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | $406,676 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
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