BoatsWesterly Marine Ltd. Renown 32

Westerly Marine Ltd. Renown 32

Masthead Ketch · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1972–1980

A masthead ketch-rigged center-cockpit cruiser featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for stable offshore passage

Designed by Laurent Giles & Jack Laurent Giles.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.76
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 288
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.4
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 42%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Draws less than ~84% 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.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.4
Displacement / length
288.0
Comfort ratio
28.5
Capsize screening
1.76
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
849
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1972–1980
Units built
241
Designer
Laurent Giles, Jack Laurent Giles
Builder
Westerly Marine Ltd

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Islander 329.91 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA J.H. McGlasson-designed masthead sloop that served as the foundational hull for the later Islander 33 and 34 models
Contessa 329.75 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 1973 London Boat Show winner with a skeg-hung rudder and a ballast-to-displacement ratio of 47 per cent
Sabre Yachts 329.81 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, designed for balanced performance and stability in a mid-sized cruiser
Cal Boats 3410.13 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, favoured by Jensen Marine founder Jack Jensen for personal cruising
Hunter Marine 339.96 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1977 masthead sloop with a 38% ballast ratio, designed for stability and coastal performance
Endeavour 329.75 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterEndeavour's debut model, this masthead sloop evolved from the Irwin 32 hull into a stable, shoal-draft cruiser

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