Yachting USA – September 2019

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CURRENTS> ONBOARD> Sunseeker Hawk 38

38'11"

LENGTH

OVERALL

9'10"

MAXIMUM

BEAM

Part of the Hawk 38’s performance pedigree is a triple-step hull form.

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BIRD OF PREY

Sunseeker returns to its racing roots with the 62-knot Hawk 38.

by phil draper

T

hese days, the

Sunseeker brand is most

associated with luxury

motoryachts, but serious

performance has always been a key DNA

strand for the British company. There

have been all manner and sizes of 50-

knot Sunseeker Predators over the years,

as well as various Superhawks and the

Renegade 60—and, even further back,

Hawks, Mohawks and Thunderhawks.

The 39-foot XS 2000 from more than

a decade ago is the closest relative to

the British builder’s new Hawk 38, the

fi rst outboard-propelled Sunseeker run-

about since the Sportsfi sher 37 of the

early 2000s. ¶ Owing to a frisky, short

chop while I was on board, the Hawk 38

seemed to spend less time afl oat than

airborne. This boat has an anti-stuff bow,

stab tubes and a triple-step hull, along