What the fleet has seen
The Westerly Yachts Ltd. Discus 33, as the fleet has seen it
Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.
The Westerly Yachts Ltd. Discus 33 is a 10.1-meter masthead sloop designed by Laurent Giles and built by Westerly Yachts Ltd. from 1979 to 1984, offered with either a fin or twin keel. It is an aft-cockpit variant of the Westerly 33. Aboard *Sea Dream of Clyde*, the Discus 33 has completed extensive offshore and coastal passages, including a 3,200-mile crossing from Mexico to Hawaii and subsequent voyages to Alaska and through the Inside Passage.0:02 Crews frequently manage variable conditions, from gale-force northerlies in the Gulf of California, which can force a change of plans, to light-air doldrums requiring engine use.16:32 The boat's Hydrovane self-steering system is used for long transits.8:05 Maintenance observed includes replacing a corroded seacock valve in the water, reinforcing chafed sails, and addressing a leaking raw water pump.6:20 Crews provision for extended voyages, supplementing water reserves and monitoring weather windows with Navionics.14:54 The Discus 33 has navigated challenging areas such as the reef-strewn San Juanico anchorage and the shallow, poorly charted entrance to Berg Bay in Glacier Bay National Park, where a cruising guide sketch proved essential.2:53
