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The Westsail 42 is a William Crealock-designed cutter-rigged sailboat with a long keel, built from 1974 by Westsail Corp. and later Jomarco. It shares its hull mold with the aft-cockpit Westsail 43 and was offered with multiple rig options including ketch and yawl. The boat measures 13.1 meters LOA, with a 4.0-meter beam, 1.7-meter draft, and displaces 14,288 kg. Aboard *DrakeParagon*, the crew sailed their Westsail 42, *Paragon*, across the North Atlantic from Greenland to Ireland, through the Bay of Biscay to Spain, and along the French coast.10:35 They navigated Prince Christian Sound in Greenland, monitoring radar for icebergs, and later transited the Bay of Biscay, motor-sailing at 7 to 9.5 knots to outrun a storm.11:08 The crew upgraded their electrical system with 600-amp-hour lithium batteries, enabling an all-electric galley with induction cooktops and a pizza oven.1:43 They used a custom cockpit tether system for safety in rough seas and relied on a Hydrovane wind vane for steering, though they sometimes preferred the electric autopilot in chaotic conditions.18:45
