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Westerly 33 ketch |
Brief details |
Builder |
Westerly Marine, Hampshire |
The Westerly 33 was
the bigger, beamier and heavier successor to the long-running Longbow/Renown
range, and whilst also designed by Laurent Giles, and retaining
the distinctive bow knuckle, had a much more elegant coachroof and
substantially more interior space, plus a much better standard of
interior finish than the older models, with lots of solid wood trim.
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LOA |
33' 3" |
Sail area |
approx 635 sq ft main. mizzen and genoa |
LWL |
28' 6" |
Rig |
ketch |
Beam |
11' 3" |
Cabins |
3 |
Draught |
5' 5" fin keel or 4' 4" bilge keel |
Berths |
6/7 |
Displacement |
14,336 lbs |
Engine |
Mercedes OM636 diesel |
Ballast |
6,050 lbs |
BHP |
42 |
Keel type |
Iron fin or twin bilge keels with skeg-hung rudder |
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The Westerly 33 was introduced in 1977, and
over 200 were built before it was replaced by the very similar
Discus in 1980, which used the same hull moulding, and continued
in production until 1984. Most were ketch-rigged, although
sloops were also produced, and they were sold with fin or
bilge keel options. "Yachting Monthly" has described
them as ".... substantial, safe and comfortable seaboats,
popular with families for extended cruising"
With as powerful a diesel as most similar sized motor-sailers,
they are nevertheless good sailing yachts, particularly in
the fin-keeled models.
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