Ortona Navi 38m for sale – A Pedigree Sailing Yacht with Racing Heritage!
A rare opportunity to own a piece of maritime excellence. This Ortona Navi 38m pedigree sailing yacht for sale represents a masterclass in naval engineering and timeless aesthetics. Designed by Alden Designs and meticulously built by Ortona Navi—the prestigious shipyard renowned for supplying the original hulls for Perini Navi—this vessel offers a level of structural integrity and craftsmanship that is second to none.
Proven Global Performance:
Commissioned for a discerning and knowledgeable American owner, this 38m ketch was built for the true adventurer. Her storied history is defined by:
- Global Autonomy: Extensive worldwide private cruising.
- Regatta Excellence: Winner of the prestigious Atlantic Challenge Cup (New York to England).
- Bluewater Reliability: Engineered for comfort and safety during long-range ocean crossings.
Highlights:
- Flybridge
- Large interior volume
- 10 guests in 5 cabins (well above class average)
- Office / convertible cabin
- Transatlantic capability
- Only second owner since new
- Centreboard: 2.6m (board up) to 6.3m (board down)
- Pedigree design and build
- Opening salon windows
- Variable pitch propeller
- Bow & stern telescopic thrusters
Specifications:
- Type: Single Screw, Ketch Rig, Sailing Yacht
- Year Built 1991
- Builder Ortona Navi, Italy
- Hull Designer John G. Alden, Usa
- Interior Designer Ortona Navi, Italy
- Length O.A. 38.40 m (125’9)
- Length W.L 30.48 m (100’)
- Beam 8.53 m (27’9”)
- Min Draft 2.59 m (8’4”)
- Max Draft 6.30 m (20’6”)
- Volumes Grt 212
- Net Tons 63
- Displacement 191
- FLAG Cayman Islands
Construction:
- Hull Welded Aluminium
- Superstructure Welded Aluminium
- Mast & Boom Aluminium
- Deck Teak
Main Machinery:
- MAIN ENGINES 1 x Caterpillar 3410, 12V 510 hp diesel engine
- ENGINE HOURS December 2024
- Main 7,490hrs (top end “overhaul” 4,930hrs)
- GEARBOX 1 x Reintjes WVS333 2.538:1
- SHAFT & PROPELLER Hundestadt 4 ¼” outer shaft
- Hundested Variable Pitch Propeller type 7 FR-EL
- SPEED Max 12 knots @ 1800 rpm
- Cruising 11 knots
Sails – Rigging – Spars:
- All four working sails are on roller furlers: genoa, staysail, mainsail, and mizzen.
- All sheets are controlled via joysticks in the pilothouse, on the flybridge, and captive reel winches below deck.
- A Lewmar 700ST power winch on the foredeck hoists the MPS spinnaker in a sock, and there is a halyard for a mizzen staysail.
- All tracks and cars are by Fredricksen. Winches are all self-tailing.
SAILS - Main sail – Doyle
- Staysail – Doyle
- Genoa – Doyle
- Mizzen – Doyle
MASTS - 1 x Rondal – Aluminium alloy; keel stepped mast
- 1 x Rondal – Aluminium alloy, deck stepped mizzen mast
- Both are in furling
RIGGING - Rig removed and overhauled 2014; standing rigging was replaced and the mast and spars were repainted.
Standing rigging is 1×19 stainless steel wire with swaged terminals.
Auxiliary Machinery / Equipment & Electrical System:
- GENERATORS
- 2 x Northern Lights, M1064T, 55 kW (68 kVA – 271 Amps) 230-230VAC, 1-phase, 50 Hz (EU), 4-cylinder diesel, in sound shield casings.
- PTO electro clutched on each generator
- 1 x Northern lights 30kW emergency generator
- GENERATOR HOURS December 2024
- Port 8,930 hrs
- Starboard 9,310 hrs
- Emergency 3,268 hrs
- SHORE POWER Shore-power (400-VAC) box in the lazarette fitted with a single shore power inlet of 300 Amps and 55 Kva step-down transformer.
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 230 – VAC (50 Hz single-phase) and 24 V-DC
BATTERIES - Service bank AGM maintenance free
- Main engine bank AGM maintenance free
- Generator start bank AGM maintenance free
- Emergency generator bank AGM maintenance free
CHARGERS / INVERTERS - Mastervolt 120 Amps at 24 V-DC
- THRUSTERS 1 x 40hp Hydraulic telescopic Bow thruster
- 1 x 40hp Hydraulic telescopic Stern thruster
- COMPRESSED AIR 230-VAC central pneumatic system for horn and service air
- STEERING SYSTEM Wagner Steering system – Power / autopilot 230-
- VAC pump
- WATER MAKERS 2 x Seafari Horizon
- AIR CONDITIONING Aqua-Air 4 stage reverse-cycle 192,000 BTU
