[4] The Landfall 38 is a development of the C&C 38-2 and used the same hull molds for construction, but was built with shallower keel and shorter rig, plus a totally different interior.
[1] The design was built by the Canadian company, C&C Yachts, at their Rhode Island, United States plant between 1979 and 1985, but it is now out of production.
[1][5] The Landfall 38 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with a balsawood cored deck and hull and with wood trim.
It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a raised and almost vertical transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel.
My only complaint was that when the gale blew through we were becalmed and had to resort to motoring, which is definitely not the Landfall's best "point of sail."
"[7] Practical Sailor magazine describes the design, "The Landfall 38 is stiff and well-balanced under sail.
Most people’s cruising, however, is limited to a few weeks a year, with moderate distances between ports, and schedules that have to be met.
There are a number of design details that should be improved for serious cruising, notably the companionway, cockpit protection, life raft storage, and provision for shorthanded handling under sail ... A serious cruising boat must function as well bashing to windward for days on end as it does at the dock.