About this tender
This is the current 11.85m generation of the Wajer 38, the platform that was nominated as a finalist for the Design and Innovation Award in 2021. Compared with the original 11.03m hull it stretches the waterline, refines the bow profile and tightens the sundeck geometry, but the brief is the same: a centre-console day-tender carrying sixteen guests at chase speeds with a three-person sundeck aft and a streamlined wood or carbon-frame windshield.
We treat this generation as the right Wajer 38 for any buyer specifying a new boat. The ride is incrementally drier, the cockpit volume is incrementally bigger, and the trim and hardware spec is the most refined the model has shipped. The fuel tank moves to 730L on this generation: a slight reduction versus the older boats, which reflects the cleaner pod-drive efficiency rather than a reduction in working range.
The platform supports both Volvo IPS pod packages and a recent outboard-power option (triple 400hp Mercury Verado V10) that takes the top end past fifty-five knots for owners who want chase-boat numbers without moving up to the Wajer 55. Day charter from this generation is widely available in Mediterranean charter pools at around 2,500 EUR per day plus fuel, which gives a useful reference point on operating cost.
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The current generation stretches the LOA to 11.85m on the same beam, refines the bow entry and revises the sundeck geometry. The result is a measurably drier ride at chase speeds and a marginally bigger cockpit. Spray rails are tuned for the new bow; the Wajer dry-ride credential carries through this hull more cleanly than the previous one.
Two driveline routes. The Volvo IPS package (typically D6-DP IPS650) for owners who want joystick docking and a clean engine room; the new triple 400hp Mercury Verado V10 outboard package for owners who want a 55-knot top end and the simplest possible service profile. We default to the IPS for chase work, the outboards for performance day-cruising.
Convertible hood shelters up to nine guests in weather. The optional climate-controlled cabin module turns this generation into a three-season boat for buyers in Northern Europe or shoulder-season Med. Wood or carbon-frame windshield is offered as a styling choice; the carbon frame trims topside weight measurably.
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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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Wajer · Heeg, Netherlands
Tell us about your yacht, your programme, and the missions 38S needs to handle. We come back within 48 hours with a written assessment - fit for the brief, lead time, and trade-offs against alternatives in the same band.
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