38' Shannon Ketch 38

The listed price of US$82,900 is estimated on day of listing. The listing is located in Canada and the asking price is CDN$114,950

This 100% freshwater 1978 Shannon 38 Ketch has just returned from extensive cruising on Lake Ontario, carrying the quiet confidence of a yacht that has been used as she was intendednot merely admired at the dock. Her recent refit and thoughtful updates have renewed a classic offshore design for the sailor who values substance, self-sufficiency, and the freedom to cast off with a destination in mind.

Her current owner is coming back from two months living aboard, exploring, and making memories.

The Shannon 38 ketch rig offers the versatility cruisers appreciate, while her classic lines speak to an era when boats were designed to look after their crew as faithfully as their crews looked after them.

There is a particular romance in a yacht like LION. She is equally at home slipping quietly out of harbour at dawn, reaching across open Lake Ontario under a full spread of canvas, or lying peacefully at anchor while the kettle comes on below. She invites the kind of cruising that is measured not in miles alone, but in memories made, sunsets collected, new harbours discovered, and the simple satisfaction of arriving somewhere under sail.

The hard work of preparation has been undertaken. The current owner has spent about $100,000 on LION since 2021. She is fresh from cruising and benefiting from her refit, LION presents a rare opportunity for a turnkey platform that will let you step aboard a classic Shannon that is ready to be enjoyed now. For the sailor dreaming of Great Lakes adventures, longer coastal passages, or eventually more distant horizons like the East Coast and Caribbean, she offers a capable and characterful platform from which to begin.

Available for sale this September

GALLEY & HEAD

New galley counter and sink
Head has raw water flush
Head has new Forespar Y-valve, flush to tank or direct discharge
Waste/black tank has new Forespar Y-valve, to deck pumpout or direct discharge to overboard (offshore only, etc.)
All new blackwater hoses
New 2025 macerator pump and thruhull installed

Sails Rigging
SAILS
Main and mizzen are Doyle offshore series, good condition.
Jib and Yankee new in 2026 from Doyle in NYC
Drifter, great condition
Symmetric spin, also great condition

RUNNING RIGGING
All new running rigging, most all is high tech grade, tylaska shackles, etc
New Lewmar hardware throughout, HTX blocks everywhere
New Lewmar winches in cockpit, stainless self tailing x 4
New Lewmar traveller for main and for club jib boom
New Harken 35 winch on main mast with spin lock clutch

STANDING RIGGING

Replaced 2015 in the US before coming to Canada.
Survey and visual inspection supports that.
Chainplates are all inspected and clean.

Accommodations
The Shannon 38 comes with 2 cabins and 1 head which can sleep 6 if the salon is used.

Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.