Selene calls the 38 Voyager Aft-cabin its small superyacht, and the joke holds up: 41 feet 8 inches of hull on a 14 foot 6 inch beam, with almost all of the volume pushed inside. The aft-cabin layout gives two couples genuine separation, two cabins and two heads, which is rare at this size and is why the boat has held its following for decades.
The lines come from Howard Chen working with Ted Hood, and the hull uses Hood’s whale-back concept. The practical result is headroom aft and an engine room that is easier to work in than boats twenty feet longer. Inside there is traditional timber joinery, teak and holly soles, leather upholstery, a proper galley and a salon that stays warm rather than clinical. A flybridge with an outdoor deck salon sits above.
Recent boats have gained Diamond Sea Glaze sliding doors, better sound insulation, larger aluminium fuel tanks, a sea chest, lithium-ion batteries and a revised electrical management system. Seakeeper gyro stabilisation, air conditioning, a generator and a watermaker are optional. Many owners fit a steadying sail on the mast, which doubles as the derrick for the tender stowed on the aft cabin roof.
With 500 gallons of fuel, 16 tonnes of displacement and a single 230 horsepower diesel, this is a long-range coastal cruiser sized for any marina and any travel lift. It suits Loopers, liveaboard couples and buyers stepping down from something larger.
