BoatsWesterly Marine Ltd. Pentland 32

Westerly Marine Ltd. Pentland 32

Masthead Sloop · Twin keels · 1973–1980

A center-cockpit cruiser featuring a spacious aft cabin and the shoal-draft versatility of a twin-keel configuration

Designed by Laurent Giles & Jack Laurent Giles.

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

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The Westerly Marine Ltd. Pentland 32, on the water

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Character

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Shoal draftDraws 1.10 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 31Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.71Bluewater
LightD/L 312Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 12.1Powered-up
TenderBallast 41%Stiff

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

  • Draws less than ~96% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2837 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.1
Displacement / length
312.4
Comfort ratio
30.9
Capsize screening
1.71
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
849
Hull
Hull type
Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1973–1980
Units built
241
Designer
Laurent Giles, Jack Laurent Giles
Builder
Westerly Marine Ltd

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Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Westerly Marine Ltd. Renown 32A masthead ketch-rigged center-cockpit cruiser featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for stable offshore passageWesterly Marine Ltd. Longbow 31A fin-keeled masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, offering a stable, traditional aft-cockpit cruising layoutWesterly Marine Ltd. Berwick 31A twin-keeled aft-cockpit sloop built on the proven Longbow hull, optimized for stable coastal cruising in shoal waterWesterly Marine Ltd. Pembroke 26A fin-keeled alternative to the Centaur, offering improved windward performance with a 1.3m draftWesterly Yacht Construction Ltd Pageant 23A Laurent Giles-designed twin-keeler with a high ballast ratio, built for stable, shoal-draft cruisingWesterly Marine Ltd. Centaur 26Westerly's most successful model, this twin-keeled masthead sloop remains the most popular British production cruiser of her size

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