Description

The replacement for the incredibly popular Westerly Longbow/Renown, the Westerly 33, was introduced in 1977. Larger all around than her predecessors, she retained the distinctive Laurent Giles knuckle bow and gained a sleeker and more elegant coach roof than earlier Westerly designs. With her large centre cockpit and spacious below-decks accommodation, the design proved to be popular; more than 200 were built until the hull was modernised and rebranded as the Westerly Discus.

Well presented, the Westerly 33 WAY OF THE WIND is in amazingly original condition below decks. Having been lovingly maintained through a succession of ownerships, she offers a rare opportunity to acquire an unmolested example of this spacious family cruiser. Her inventory includes:

Original gelcoat finish to topsides
Non-slip deck paint applied spring 2025
Mercedes OM636, 42hp diesel engine
Newmar RM15F automatic battery charger
Raymarine ST60 naviagtion instruments
Furuno 1730 radar
Raymarine RAY53 DSC VHF
Standard Horizon handheld VHF
Bainbridge Neptune 4500 gas cooker, two burner, grill and oven
Diesel fired, blown air heating system
Stack packs and lazyjacks for mainsail and mizzen
Electric anchor windlass

Lying afloat on her berth in Craobh Marina the Westerly 33 Ketch WAY OF THE WIND is available for immediate viewing by prior appointment.

OWNER’S COMMENTS:

CONSTRUCTION

Hull Construction:
Single-piece GRP moulded hull.
Heavy-weight traditional GRP construction
Hand-consolidated laminate
Teak rubbing strake
White gelcoat finish to topsides with Navy cavatina line
Underwater hull finished in navy antifouling

Deck & Superstructure Construction:
Single-piece GRP moulded deck and superstructure with integral self-draining cockpit.
Heavy-weight traditional GRP construction
Hand-consolidated laminate
Non-slip painted side decks and coachroof, painted spring 2025
Treadmaster non-slip panels to finish cockpit seating
Teak cockpit grating

Keel & Rudder:
Long fin keel
Cast iron ballast keel
Skeg hung GRP rudder

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:
Mercedes OM636
42hp
4 cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled
Hurth mechanical reversing marine gearbox
Single lever morse control

Maintenance & Performance:
Engine last serviced October 2024
Cruising Speed 6kts

Propulsion & Steering:
Stainless steel propshaft
Greaser fed sterngland
3 blade, bronze fixed prop
Rope cutter
Cable driven wheel steering
Choice of two stainless steel steering wheels, differing diameters
Tiller for emergency steering

Autopilot:
Cetrek Pilot 701
Quadrant drive unit

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:
12VDC onboard power system
230VAC shore power system

Shore Power System:
Extension lead to connect to shore supply
Single 16 amp connection point
Hardwired RCD-protected system.
3 pin UK sockets with USB charging points, battery charger, immersion heater

Battery Banks:
Engine – 1x 12vDC, 100Ah, lead acid
Domestic – 2x 12vDC, 120Ah, lead acid

Charging:
Newmar RM15F automatic battery charger
230vAC – 12vDC, 15amp

Alternators:
Single engine mounted alternator, 12vDC

Other Electrical:
USB charging socket at chart table and in aft cabin

PLUMBING SYSTEMS

Fresh Water:
Pressurised hot and cold water systems
Mixer tap in galley
Mixer tap in heads with pull out head for use as shower
Hot water provided from calorifier, heated by engine cooling water

Bilge Pumps:
Manual Bilge Pump
Electric Bilge Pump

TANKAGE

Fuel:
Single fuel tank
Approximate capacity 132ltrs

Fresh Water:
Single water tank
Approximate capacity 170ltrs

Tank Monitoring:
Sight tubes on both fuel and water tanks

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

On Deck:
Depth – Raymarine ST60
Speed/Log – Raymarine ST60
Wind – Raymarine ST60
Plotter – Standard Horizon GPS Chart CP180i - intermitant

At Chart Table:
Depth – Seafarer 5 depth sounder
Radar – Furuno 1730 Marine Radar

Communications Equipment:
DSC VHF – Raymarine RAY53
Handheld VHF – Standard Horizon HX40E

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:
Cooker – Bainbridge Neptune 4500 gas cooker, two burner, grill and oven, gimbal mounted
Coolbox
Stainless steel sink
Mixer tap

Heads:
Toilet – Lavac manual marine toilet
Stainless steel wash hand basin
Mixer tap, with head extending for use as shower

Heating & Ventilation:
Diesel-fired, blown-air heating system
Thermostatic cabin controller
Outlets in saloon, forward cabin and aft cabin

Lighting:
Bulkhead mounted lighting in saloon, heads, forward and aft cabins
Chart table working light
Gimbal mounted parrafin lamp in saloon

Entertainment:
CD/Radio headunit
Speakers in saloon

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:
Double cabin forward
Heads compartment
Saloon
Galley
Nav Station
Aft cabin with separate companionway

Accommodation Finish:
Joinery work below decks of sappelle veneered plywood with solid mahogany trims
Traditional teak and holly soleboards, finished in a gloss varnish
Hull sides in forward cabin finished with a carpet lining
Vinyl covered headlining panels throughout

Description of Accommodation from Forward:

Forward Cabin:
Twin V-berth forward with infill to create large double
Standing room aft of bunk and to starboard
Shelves running the length of the bunk outboard, overhead to port and starboard
Full height hanging locker aft to starboard, outboard of standing room
Storage locker space beneath aft end of bunks to port and starboard

Heads:
Self-contained heads compartment to port
Manual marine toilet mounted outboard aft
Countertop spanning width of compartment forward
Stainless steel sink inset in countertop with mixer tap and shower head
Vanity locker outboard of the countertop and toilet
Storage locker beneath the countertop
Full height wet locker opposite heads compartment to starboard

Saloon:
Bench settees outboard to port and starboard
Starboard settee converting to single berth with lee board
Port side settee converting to single with lee board or base can extend our to create a cosy double
Centrally mounted, double drop leaf saloon table, bottle storage within table top
Storage lockers beneath settee bases
Storage lockers outboard of settee backs, overhead to port and starboard

Galley:
To starboard side of companionway, aft of saloon
Gimbal mounted gas cooker outboard, forward with worktop infill section to cover
Thwartships worktop aft with coolbox beneath outboard section and inset sink inboard
Selection of lockers and drawers beneath worktop
Crockery storage rack built-in above sink
Storage locker outboard of cooker

Nav Station:
Outboard facing chart table to port side of companionway
Navigator seating unit inboard, aft
Chart storage within table top
Switch panel above the chart table aft

Aft Cabin:
Accessed via separate companionway from aft end of cockpit
Single berths to port and starboard sides
In-fill section to create double berth
Selection of lockers above bunks outboard to port and starboard
Bin type storage lockers beneath bunks to port and starboard

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:
Masthead ketch rig
Single-spreader deck stepped main mast
Single-spreader, pedestal stepped mizzen mast
Gold anodised alloy masts and spars
Stainless steel standing rigging
Rotostay roller furling gear on forestay
Slab reefing mainsail
Slab reefing mizzen
Block and tackle kicker
Lazyjacks

Winches:
Primary Winches – 2x Lewmar 43, two-speed
Reefing Winch – 1x Gibb 7A single speed winch
Main Mast Mounted Winches – 2x Lewmar 7, single speed

Sails:
Mainsail – White dacron, on-boom roller reefing
Genoa – White dacron, roller reefing
Mizzen – White dacron, on-boom roller reefing

Canvas Work:
Mainsail Cover – Stackpack type cover with lazyjacks
Mizzen Cover – Stackpack type cover with lazyjacks
Sprayhood
Cockpit tent
Cockpit cover, securing to sprayhood forward

Anchoring & Mooring:
Bower Anchor – CQR anchor on chain rode
Kedge Anchor
Electric Anchor Windlass – Lewmar stainless steel windlass
Fenders – Selection
Mooring Warps - Selection

General:
Double stainless steel bow roller
Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit rails
Stainless steel stanchions supporting double tier stainless steel guardwires
Guardwire gate sections to port and starboard
Hardwood grabrails running length of coachroof from mast aft
Primary winches mounted outboard of cockpit coamings to port and starboard
Nav instruments mounted forward to starboard side of companionway
Bench seating to port and starboard sides of cockpit, storage lockers beneath both sides
Pedestal at aft end of cockpit with mizzen mast mounting and wheel mounted aft
Separate companionway to access aft cabin immediately aft of helm
Drop in helm seat securing on top of lower aft cabin wash board.
Outboard storage to starboard side of pushpit rail

SAFETY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

Navigation Lights:
Masthead tri-colour
Steaming light
Low level running lights

Life saving:
Horseshoe lifebuoy

DISCLAIMER
In this case we are acting as brokers only.
The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. whilst every care has been taken in their preparation , the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part.
This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice