Aventura 38 Sedan

One Powercat, Four Models

The first Aventura 38 departed the factory at Bizerte, in Tunisia, just before Christmas last year. That model was an SC (Sport Cruiser) version that we were able to test in Denia, Spain, a few months later... That was the test we had planned to share with you, but in the meantime, the shipyard has gone and launched two other versions of its new model (the Flybridge and the Sedan) before embarking on latest version of the 38, the Sport. Yard bosses insisted that we check out the Sedan model, arguably the most attractive of the range... which is why I found myself in southern Corsica right at the end of the season.

The Aventura 38 Sedan in the anchorage off Saint-Cyprien beach, north of Porto-Vecchio, Corsica.

Optimal cruising speed is 15 to 17 knots, shortly after getting up on the plane.

With the twin 370-HP motors, we reached 20 knots, but with the appropriate propellers, the expected speed would be 25 knots.

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Test location: Porto Vecchio, Corsica
Conditions: 5 to 10 knots of westerly wind, calm sea

The advantage of traveling in October to a destination that’s more popular in the summer is that everything goes very quickly - baggage collection at the airport, taxi transfer time... Add to that an early morning arrival in Figari a little ahead of schedule, and there I was at 8:30 am in Porto Vecchio stepping aboard the Aventura 38 Sedan. I was greeted by Gaël Tannou and Morgane Nicolle- Malpas, who work for Corse Grand Large. Their company offers sailboats for charter, runs a sailing school, and are official dealers for Aventura Yachts. The sun was just rising in a blue sky as the twin 370-HP motors were purring away in the engine compartments. The coffee machine was also humming away, accompanied by pastries. I’d had a short night’s sleep, but I wasn’t complaining.

Up on the Plane at 13.5 knots

Porto Vecchio harbor is undergoing construction work, which makes the channel a little more winding than usual, but we quickly reached open water. Seen from the outside, the Aventura 38 Sedan reveals a stocky but pleasing silhouette with its angular bow, inverted deck sheer over the fo...

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