'Misbehaviour' a Sigma 38' OOD

The Sigma 38 was designed as a fast cruiser / racer and is established as a successful one-design class. The imaginative design provides ample accommodation with 2 double cabins aft, 1 double fore cabin and room to sleep 3 in the main cabin.

These yachts have extensive sail wardrobes and have earned a well deserved reputation as offshore racing yachts.

From the original brochure:

"The Sigma 38 is basically a performace yacht, designed to win. From her workable navigation nook to her large sail locker in the forepeak. But she is no racing machine alone, with the compromise that implies. Attention has been paid to cruising comfort and other details that makes a boat a yacht.

The lavish use of rubbed teak below deaks lends a richness and warmth below that is usually lacking in a fibreglass boat. 27 drawers, 15 lockers and 9 shelves eliminate the stowage problem. A large dining table with bottle locker is standard.

The installation of the engine below the cabin sole opens up the area aft usually taken up by the engine box, resulting in a unique layout with the most usable space of any 38 footer we know. The quality of the teak joiner work equals that of any builder in the world, placing the Sigma 38 in the custom catagory but at a stock boat price.

The Sigma represents the peak of development of the moderate displacement fin keel/spade rudder concept by Sparkman & Stephens, America's leading naval architects. The Sigma is one of the first fibreglass auxilliaries to incorporate the modifications learned from the Intrepid program: full skeg between fin and rudder, which tank testing has shown to greatly stabilise the flow of water in this critical area, reducing resistance from the quarter wave.

Adaquate rudder control under certain conditions of wind and water has proved to be a real problem in earlier spade rudder designs, especially those with a balanced rudder, but the new Sigma 38 is as stable and fully controlable as more traditional designs."

'CT27' & 'CT41', two ex-Camel Trophy RIBTEC 655's

Built for the 2000 Camel Trophy event, Humphry was raced by the Italian team. She has a four stroke Honda VTech, producing 130 hp, enough for speeds of up to 40mph to be reached. She is eqipped with wakeboard, skis and a surf canoe.