BoatsWight (Macwester) MKII 32

Wight (Macwester) MKII 32

Masthead Ketch · Twin keels · First built 1972

A twin-keeled masthead ketch developed from the original Wight class with increased length and freeboard for coastal cruising

Designed by C. S. J. Roy, built by Macwester Marine Co. Ltd.

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

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Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 1.00 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 narrow beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.82
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 185
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 12.1
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws less than ~97% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2759 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.1
Displacement / length
185.4
Comfort ratio
24.1
Capsize screening
1.82
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
950
Hull
Hull type
Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1972
Units built
190
Designer
C.S.J. ROY, C. S. J. Roy
Builder
Macwester Marine Co. Ltd

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