MM38

A draught of 5.9 metres is deep for a 38-metre sailing yacht, until you learn it can shrink at anchor. MM38 pairs a telescopic lifting keel with a retractable drive pod, engineering built to change how she sits in the water. Royal Huisman is building her for delivery in 2028, to a design credited to Malcolm McKeon Yacht Design.

Build and provenance

MM38 is a sloop-rigged monohull under construction at Royal Huisman, drawn to that Malcolm McKeon Yacht Design hull. At 38 metres length overall with a beam of 8.6 metres, she has the volume to carry a lifting keel and a retractable drive pod without giving up living space below.

Layout and accommodation

Ten guests are specified across four cabins, with crew quarters for a complement of six kept separate from the guest accommodation. That crew count, on a yacht built around a lifting keel and a drive pod, points to service that also looks after the engineering.

Performance and engineering

MM38 is designed to cruise at 12.5 knots and reach 15 knots, speeds suited to open-water passages rather than short hops between anchorages.

On deck and at anchor

Her variable draught is the feature that changes how she anchors. The lifting keel and drive pod let her draw less than her working 5.9 metres, opening shallower anchorages that a fixed-keel yacht her size would otherwise have to pass by.

Where she lies and how to see her

MM38 is under construction in the Netherlands, at the yard building her. Boatcrowd will arrange viewings through the build and attend them with you. Once an offer is accepted, we bring in survey now, and a sea trial once she is afloat.