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

See her sail

The Westerly Marine Ltd. Pentland 32, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

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Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 1.10 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.71
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 312
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 12.1
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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.

What the fleet has seen

The Westerly Marine Ltd. Pentland 32, as the fleet has seen it

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The Westerly Marine Ltd. Pentland 32 is a 9.9-meter twin-keel masthead sloop or ketch, designed by Laurent Giles and built by Westerly Marine Ltd. from 1973 to 1980. It shares its hull with the Berwick, Longbow, and Renown models. The Pentland 32 features a center cockpit, which allows for an expansive aft master cabin with an island berth and private head. Its displacement is 4960 kg, with a beam of 2.9 meters and a draft of 1.1 meters.2:05 The ketch variant has a sail area of 49.6 square meters.

The living fleet

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The record

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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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

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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