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About this tender
The Lekker 38 is an 11.6m chase boat from Lekker, built in Leimuiden, Netherlands: other power, 57 knots and 16 guests.
The Lekker 38 is the build we ask the Amsterdam yard for when a programme calls for a high-speed day yacht that can genuinely double as a tender for a larger vessel. At 11.6 metres and rated to 57 knots, it sits in a small category of boats that can keep pace with an owner's schedule without sacrificing deck comfort for the group. Seating for twelve on deck, a modular sunbed layout, twin fridges, and a helm station built around three bolstered captain's chairs make this a serious social platform rather than a stripped performance hull.
Below deck, Lekker has fitted a double berth, a toilet and sink, and purpose-built storage - enough to extend a day into an overnight without the boat feeling like a compromise. The 38 is offered in both inboard and outboard configurations, which matters to captains making decisions around tender garage dimensions and maintenance access. Built in the Netherlands in limited production, the fit quality and structural honesty of the hull are consistent with what we have come to expect from the yard.
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The manufacturer quotes 57 knots (106 km/h) as the top speed figure for the Lekker 38. At 11.6 metres that puts it comfortably ahead of most comparable day yachts in this length bracket, and usefully fast enough to serve as a chase or escort platform alongside a cruising superyacht programme.
Lekker offers the 38 in both inboard and outboard configurations. For captains specifying a tender or support vessel, that choice has direct consequences for garage fit, transom clearance, and long-passage fuel economy. Two drivetrain philosophies on one hull is a practical advantage at the specification stage.
The deck layout seats twelve around a modular arrangement of sunbeds, a high-low table, and seating, with two fridges built in. Below deck there is a two-person berth, toilet, and sink. At 11.6 metres that accommodation package is notably complete, and it holds up as a day charter or owner-use vessel without reconfiguration.
The 38 is built entirely in the Netherlands, in limited production runs from the Lekker yard in Amsterdam. That production discipline typically translates into tighter build consistency and better after-sale support than volume-production equivalents at similar price points.
Standard fit includes joystick steering and Garmin navigation electronics alongside electric anchoring. For owners or captains not permanently stationed aboard, that package lowers the threshold for confident short-handed operation in marinas and anchorages from the Balearics to South Florida.
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Specifications, prices, availability, and performance figures are supplied for guidance only and remain subject to confirmation by the yard, seller, broker, survey, contract, and final specification.
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Lead time · 6-9 months
Lekker · Leimuiden, Netherlands
Tell us about your yacht, your programme, and the missions 38 needs to handle. Build slot is currently 6-9 months; we come back within 48 hours with a written assessment, options to shorten the lead time, and trade-offs against alternatives.
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