What the fleet has seen
The Westsail 39, as the fleet has seen it
Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.
The Westsail 39 is a Robert H. Perry-designed cutter-rigged sailboat, built from 1979 to the present, with 13 of the approximately 30 boats produced carrying the Westsail 39 name. It has an LOA of 11.8 meters, a beam of 3.6 meters, a draft of 1.7 meters, and a displacement of 8709 kg.3:21 The design features a fin keel with a rudder on skeg.6:28 Aboard *Sailing Into Oblivion*, a 38-foot Westsail *Sparrow* used a main, staysail, and number one jib to achieve speeds of 10 to 11 knots in the Gulf Stream.24:01 That crew navigated using dead reckoning, AIS, and noon sights, and managed a malfunctioning refrigerator by clearing a suspected Freon blockage.36:37 The crew also noted a need to replace plumbing hoses due to foul-tasting water.30:23 A 1982 Westsail 39, seen on *Sailing Miss Lone Star*, was undergoing a complete systems overhaul and re-rigging at a maritime institute in Anacortes, Washington, as a student project.3:21 This vessel featured a keel-stepped mast, a horseshoe-style galley, and a large cedar-lined hanging locker.5:57
