1998 Alerion 38 Express — COMET

COMET, hull #5 of only eight Alerion Express 38 Yawls built, is a rare combination of classic yacht styling, modern performance, and comfortable cruising capability. Designed by Carl Schumacher, she features a distinctive yawl rig, Hoyt self-tending Jib Boom, and a custom Jim Taylor keel developed for enhanced performance. Her spacious cockpit, responsive handling, and versatile sail plan make her equally appealing for shorthanded sailing, day sailing, racing, or coastal cruising. Below, her warm traditional interior offers a comfortable salon, practical galley, enclosed head, accommodations for five, and generous natural light and ventilation. Built in 1998, COMET is an especially distinctive example of the Alerion 38 concept and an appealing choice for sailors seeking classic lines with modern sailing characteristics.

COMET is Hull #5 of the Alerion Express 38 Yawls, which are known for their well-balanced performance. This particular boat has a custom-designed keel by naval architect Jim Taylor, installed by the last owner for the Newport Bermuda Race to enhance her performance further. 

She comes equipped with the patented Hoyt Jib Boom and mizzenmast, providing a variety of beneficial sail plans. These boats are known for moving swiftly at all points of sail while maneuvering exceptionally well. Below deck and in her cockpit, COMET can comfortably accommodate six guests for cruising or racing. Standing headroom below is 6’2”.

COMET was recently donated to the Maine Maritime Academy and is available on very attractive terms through a 3-year Charter/Lease with Purchase Option.  

Key Features 

• 1 of only 8 Alerion Express 38 Yawls built

• Classically aesthetic with a thoroughly modern performance-oriented underbody

• Exceptionally easy to sail short-handed, thanks to her Hoyt self-tending Jib Boom

• Versatile yawl rig with distinctive classic styling

• Uncluttered deck and comfortable accommodations for 5 below

• Insulated icebox (Sea Frost refrigeration is nonfunctional)

• Force 10 two-burner LPG stove with oven

• Stainless sink with hot and cold pressurized fresh water

• 6-Gallon water heater

• Generous locker storage

• Simrad RS35 VHF (2024)

• Simrad H535 wireless VHF remote (2024)

• Raytheon SL70C GPS/chart plotter (radar nonfunctional)

• Raymarine A50 chart plotter

• Furuno GPS

• Autohelm ST5000 autopilot

• Autohelm Tri-data depth and knot/log

• Plastimo bulkhead compass

• Ritchie binnacle compass

• Yanmar 3GM30F, 27hp diesel engine (no hour meter)

• Kanzaki KM2P, 2.06:1 transmission

• 2-Bladed Martec folding prop

• 1” stainless shaft

• Racor fuel filter

• Water-lift muffler

• 12V DC and 110V AC systems

• 1 – Group 27 engine-start battery

• 3 – Group 27 house-bank batteries

• 30-Amp shore power cord with SmartPlug

• Galvanic isolator

• Xantrex TrueCharge 40A battery charger

• Inverter

• Electric bilge pump

• Manual Gusher bilge pump

• Fiberglass SCRIMP-infused hull

• Fiberglass composite deck

• Blue Awlcraft paint on hull

• Hull #5 of the series

• Rigid PVC rubrails with 1” teak toe rails

• Teak trim, handrails, and cockpit coamings

• 9 x Triple dogged stainless ports

• 3 x Lewmar hatches

• Tapered stainless stanchions with double lifelines and gates

• Stainless stern and bow rails

• Lewmar 12V anchor windlass with remote (motor replaced 2017)

• Anchor roller and anchor locker with double hatch

• Edson pedestal wheel steering with cockpit table

• Custom balanced carbon fiber spade rudder

• Custom Jim Taylor-designed keel (5’ 11”), installed in 2024

• Cockpit bimini and dodger in off-white

• Fractional yawl rig with 712 sq. ft. of sail area

• Tapered aluminum keel-stepped mast by Hall Spars

• Aluminum boom by Hall Spars

• Carbon-fiber, freestanding mizzenmast by Hall Spars (no shrouds)

• Carbon-fiber Hoyt Jib Boom

• Harken MKII roller furler

• Sailtec hydraulic backstay

• Hall Quick Vang, 6:1 purchase

• Lazy-jack lines on mainsail

• Harken mainsheet traveler

• 2 x Lewmar ST44 primary winches (starboard winch is electric)

• 2 x Lewmar ST40 secondary winches (main halyard winch is electric)

• Main, mizzen, jib, and gennaker

The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.

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