Yorktown 39 Sailboats for Sale

Hull Type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

39' · 11.89 m

Disp.

19,000 lbs · 8,618 kg

First year

1974

The Yorktown 39, a product of the late Henry "Hank" McCune’s Wilmington shipyard, represents a specific era of American yachting defined by the "kit boat" movement. As a larger sibling to the Yorktown 33 and the predecessor to the more ubiquitous Yorktown 41, the 39 was designed as a heavydisplacement cruiser intended for bluewater passagemaking on a budget. Unlike the production boats from Pearson or Catalina of the same era, many Yorktown 39s were delivered as "hull and deck" packages, meaning the final fitout was completed by the original owner. This has resulted in a fleet where no two vessels are identical, ranging from roughhewn utilitarian cruisers to surprisingly opulent teaklined offshore homes. The hull is characterized by a high freeboard, a clipper bow (in some variants), and a sturdy fiberglass layup that reflects McCune’s early adoption of composite materials.