BoatsWesterly Marine Ltd. Gk 34

Westerly Marine Ltd. Gk 34

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1980–1981

An Ed Dubois-designed fractional sloop featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio and rare Kevlar Grand Prix variants

Designed by Ed Dubois.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.22
LightHeavy

177 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 177
EasygoingPowered-up

21.5 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 21.5
TenderStiff

55% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 55%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
54.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.5
Displacement / length
177.0
Comfort ratio
17.5
Capsize screening
2.22
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1112
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
1980–1981
Units built
17
Designer
Ed Dubois
Builder
Westerly Marine Ltd

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