Javelin 38

{{Short description|Sailboat class}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Use American English|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox sailboat specifications

|name = Javelin 38

|insignia = File:Javelin 38 sail badge.png

|insignia size = 80px

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|designer = William H. Tripp Jr.

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|location = United States

|year = 1960

|no built = about 25

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|builder = de Vries Lentsch

|role = Cruiser

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|trapeze =

|draft = {{convert|5.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|air draft =

|displacement = {{convert|16000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|hulls =

|hull type = monohull

|construction = fiberglass

|loa = {{convert|37.83|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|loh =

|lwl = {{convert|25.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|beam = {{convert|10.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|engine = Universal Atomic 4 {{convert|20|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} gasoline engine

|appendages =

|keel type = fin keel

|ballast = {{convert|4760|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

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|rigs =

|rig type = Bermuda rig

|I = {{convert|40.66|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|J = {{convert|13.75|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|P = {{convert|35.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|E = {{convert|17.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|sailplan = masthead sloop

|sailarea main = {{convert|297.50|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

|sailarea headsail = {{convert|279.54|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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|sailarea total = {{convert|577.04|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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The Javelin 38 is a Dutch sailboat that was designed by American naval architect William H. Tripp Jr. as a cruiser and first built in 1960.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/javelin-38-tripp|title= Javelin 38 (Tripp) sailboat |access-date= 30 December 2021|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211230220951/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/javelin-38-tripp|archive-date= 30 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/tripp-jr-william-h|title= William H. Tripp Jr.|access-date = 30 December 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211230223302/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/tripp-jr-william-h|archive-date= 30 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/javelin-38-tripp|title= Javelin 38 (Tripp)|access-date= 30 December 2021|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211230220950/https://sailboat.guide/javelin-38-tripp|archive-date= 30 December 2021|url-status= live}}