April 3, 2026
Regal 38 Grande Coupe: The Weekender That Doesn't Compromise
The Regal 38 Grande Coupe is a true weekender that doesn't compromise: single-level cockpit-to-salon integration, convertible hardtop, two f…
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You want one boat that can host a crowd on Saturday and sleep two couples on Sunday, and you want to run it yourself. Regal builds sport yachts and outboard cruisers from 37 to 50 feet around exactly that weekend — and, unusually, publishes an RPM-by-RPM test report for almost every one so you can check how it actually runs before you buy.
— Tony Smith
Founder, Minted Yachts
Regal is the most transparent builder in this library, and I want to give it credit for that before anything else. For nearly every boat it sells, the yard publishes a full performance test report: the date it ran, the propellers, the weight as tested, and then miles per hour, gallons per hour and miles per gallon at every 500 RPM step. Three separate reports for the 36 Grande Coupe, one per engine option. Most yards publish a top speed and hope you stop asking. Regal hands you the whole sheet.
That matters more than it sounds, because it changes what a sea trial is for. You are not trying to discover the numbers, you are checking them. And it lets you make the comparisons the brochures avoid — like the fact that the 42 Grande Coupe, the biggest and most expensive boat in that line, is eighteen miles an hour slower than the 36, because pods on a heavy hull do what pods do.
The complaint is the exception. The 42 XO has no test report and no engine option list at all, which on a boat at this price is a gap I would want closed before signing. And every report Regal publishes is a test boat from an earlier model year, so the length and weight on the sheet rarely match the length and weight on today's spec table. Neither is dishonest. Both are worth knowing.
As boats: the build is consistent, the systems are sized properly rather than optimistically, and Regal has been chasing customer-satisfaction awards for over twenty years in a way that shows up in the details you only find on the second day aboard. It is a family company, still run by the founders' children, and it behaves like one.
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Grande CoupeThe sport yachts — 36, 38 and 42, from 37'4" to 41'11", on sterndrive V8s or Volvo Penta IPS podsRegal Grande Coupe series guideXOThe outboard express cruisers — 38 XO and 42 XO, 39'3" to 42'2", on triple Yamahas with a draft under 27 inchesRegal XO series guideSAVThe Sports Activity Vessels — centre-console fishability with cruiser accommodation, topped by the 50 SAV flagshipRegal SAV series guide
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The Regal 36 Grande Coupe is a 37-foot express cruiser with two real staterooms and a walk-in shower — twin Volvo V8-430s to 52 mph, a slide-away UltraLounge, and a 27-inch draft with the drives up.
The Regal 38 Grande Coupe drops its aft window and slides its salon doors into one 20-foot entertaining space — twin Volvo V8-430s to 48 mph, a split head with a walk-in shower, and a D4-300 diesel option that stretches range past 340 miles.
The Regal 42 Grande Coupe is the sport-yacht end of the Grande Coupe line — twin Volvo Penta IPS 500 pods with joystick docking, a 20-foot open salon, and the largest aft stateroom in the range.
The Regal 38 XO puts two real staterooms and a walk-in shower on an outboard platform — triple Yamaha F350s to 53.4 mph, a single-level cockpit-to-salon sole, and a 26-inch draft with the drives up.
The Regal 42 XO is the outboard answer to the 42 Grande Coupe — a 25-inch draft with the drives up, a full-beam lazarette where the engines would otherwise sit, and a retractable hardtop over the upper salon.
The Regal 50 SAV is the flagship Sports Activity Vessel — triple Mercury V12 600 Verados to 56.7 mph, electric terrace doors that fold the cockpit sides down to the water, and a king aft stateroom with a separate walk-in shower.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What size boats does Regal build?
From 20-foot bowriders up to the 50 SAV. The six models reviewed here run from 37 feet 4 inches to 50 feet 5 inches and cover three of Regal's lines: the Grande Coupe sport yachts at 36, 38 and 42 feet, the outboard XO express cruisers at 38 and 42 feet, and the 50 SAV. Regal also builds Surf, LS, LX, OBX, Express, FXO, FLY and smaller SAV models.
Who owns Regal Boats?
The Kuck family. Paul and Carol Kuck founded Regal Marine Industries in Orlando, Florida in 1969, and the company is now in its third generation of family ownership, with their sons Duane and Tim Kuck at the helm. Every boat is still built in Orlando. Regal has operated on a debt-free policy since committing to one after the 1973 energy crisis nearly ended the business.
Does Regal publish real performance data?
Yes, and more than almost any other builder. For nearly every model Regal publishes a performance test report giving miles per hour, gallons per hour and miles per gallon at every 500 RPM step, along with the test date, the propellers fitted and the boat's weight as tested. Where a model has several engine options, there is a report for each one. The one gap in the range reviewed here is the 42 XO, which has no report at all.
What is the FasTrac hull?
Regal's running surface, launched in 1995 and awarded the International Marine Trades Exhibit and Conference Innovation Award the following year. It is designed to keep the bow down and the running attitude flat through the mid-range rather than forcing constant trim adjustment. Regal's larger outboard models, including the 50 SAV, use a later hull the yard calls OceanTrac.
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