Australian designed and built, the Northshore NSx38 boasts an excellent reputation for its build quality, exhilarating sailing performance, and true versatility. These impressive vessels have excellent at everything from twilight through to serious offshore racing, whilst being equally as suited to weeks away cruising with family and friends. Well balanced, and quick upwind, they deliver the rare combination of speed, seaworthiness, and everyday usability in one outstanding package. "Winstead" is an excellent example of the design, and has been under the same experienced ownership since 2013. During this time it has been a successful competitor in the Hobart racing scene, with many podium finishes over the years. Having been freshly antifouled in SEPT 2025,"Windstead" is ready for a Summer of sailing! Whether you want to experience the thrill of racing, or simply enjoy the vessel's impressive performance for comfortable cruising, this is a vessel that can do it all with ease!
Stepping inside, the interior is light and airy, with plenty of timber trims to add to the ambience. The saloon features a generous dinette with seating 8 in comfort on the neatly upholstered settees. The L-shapped galley is to port and is well set up for preparing meals at sea. It features a single burner gas stove with oven, large icebox, stainless steel sink with pressurised fresh water, and plenty of storage. The accommodation is ideal for both cruising with friends and family, or the full race crew! Forwards is a generous double v-berth, there is a second double berth aft, and two single settee berths in the saloon when additional accommodation is required. The package is complete with a private bathroom with manual toilet and vanity.
Outside, the spacious cockpit is a great feature of this design, and is well set up for both serious racing, and leisurely shorthanded cruising. The mainsheet is in easy reach of the tiller, all lines are lead back to the cockpit, there is a cruising headsail to fit the furler, boom bag with lazy jacks for the mainsail, plus a Raymarine Autopilot, adding to the ease of use. The walk through transom provides easy access in the marina or to the water, and the vessel also comes with a spray dodger for additional comfort. There is easy access forward around the wide side decks, and a stainless steel bowsprit for flying an Asymmetric spinnaker.
This vessel is powered by well maintained and reliable Volvo Penta 29HP Diesel Engine. Serviced in SEPT 2025, it provides easy and economical cruising at 6 knots.
With its pedigree, performance, and versatility, "Winstead" presents an opportunity not to miss! For more information please call Jo Breen on
or Jack Allison on
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Derwent Boat Sales offers the information on this vessel including condition, in good faith as provided by the Owner/Vendor. While confident about the accuracy we cannot Guarantee or Warrant it but will assist any prospective purchaser verify this as part of the purchase process.
Region
Tasmania
Location
Hobart TAS
Reference
Windstead071125
Usage
Family, Cruising, Racing
Launch Year
1994
Hull
Fibreglass/GRP
Designer
Kaufman/Jutson
Builder
Northshore Yachts NSW
Length
38' 2" - 11.63m
Beam
3.31m
Draft
2.27m
Displacement
5786kgs
Keel / Ballast
Lead Fin Keel
Deck Material
Fiberglass
Engine Make
Volvo Penta
Engine
Volvo Penta MD2030 29HP Diesel Engine
Number Engines
1
Horsepower
29HP
Fuel Type
Diesel
Cruise Speed
5 to 6 knots
Propulsion
Folding Prop
Fuel
70L
Water
100L
Accommodation
Excellent accommodation for either cruising with friends and family, or the whole race crew! Forwards is a generous double V-berth, there is a second large double berth aft on the starboard side (storage on the port side), and two single settee berths with lee-cloths in the saloon when additional accommodation is required.
Berths
5
Galley
Well appointed galley to port featuring a single burner gas stove with oven, large icebox, stainless steel sink with pressurised fresh water, and plenty of storage space.
Refrigeration
Large icebox
Stove
Maxie Single Burner (second burner requires servicing) Gas Stove with oven
Toilet
Manual Marine Toilet
Entertainment
Sony AM/FM Radio
Covers
Spray dodger
Boom Bag
Ground Tackle
CQR anchor with chain
Safety Gear
Drogue
Bilge Pumps
2 x Bilge Pumps
Epirb
Yes
Life Jackets
6
Fire Protection
2 x Fire Extinguisher 1 x Fire Blanket
Electrics
12V System throughout
House Battery
Engine Start Battery
Electronics
Raymarine Wind/Speed/Depth displays
Raymarine Autopilot
Navman VHF Radio