BoatsWesterly Marine Ltd. Galway 36

Westerly Marine Ltd. Galway 36

Masthead Sloop · Twin keels · 1976–1982

An aft-cockpit masthead sloop featuring twin keels for shoal-draft cruising and a stable 47% ballast ratio

Designed by Laurent Giles & Jack Laurent Giles.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Twin Keel

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

1.73 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.73
LightHeavy

280 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 280
EasygoingPowered-up

14.8 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.8
TenderStiff

48% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 48%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~77% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~92% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2963 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
47.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.8
Displacement / length
279.9
Comfort ratio
33.9
Capsize screening
1.73
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1205
Hull
Hull type
Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
1976–1982
Designer
Laurent Giles, Jack Laurent Giles
Builder
Westerly Marine Ltd

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