BoatsWesterly 21

Westerly 21

Masthead Sloop · Twin keels · 1977–1979

An updated version of the Warwick 21 that was offered as a kit for home completion, twin-keel shoal-draft cruising

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.

TrailerableBeam 2.36 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,660 kg of hull, so roughly 2,250 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.84 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19
CoastalBluewater

2.01 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.01
LightHeavy

248 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 248
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.2
TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

  • Draws less than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 833 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.2
Displacement / length
247.9
Comfort ratio
18.9
Capsize screening
2.01
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
519
Hull
Hull type
Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1977–1979
Units built
53
Designer
Laurent Giles, Jack Laurent Giles
Builder
Westerly Yachts Ltd

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Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 24.27.30 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA Jacques Fauroux-designed fractional sloop built for coastal cruising with a stable fin-and-bulb keel
Dehler Yachts 25CR7.50 mSame hull family1.0 m longerA Van de Stadt-designed fractional sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio built for spirited performance

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