Typhoon 37

Introduction

" Marry a Fulmar by all means but get a Typhoon as your mistress!" to quote The Westerly Owners Association Definitive Guides[1]

The Typhoon doesn't have the usual Westerly roominess and space you would expect from a Westerly of this size, but this is a beautiful boat to sail. Very light on the helm, wonderfully responsive and fast. More than that, it gives that magic thrill when you know you're on a special boat!

Designed to please the racing enthusiast but still accomodate the cruising family the Typhoon is considered by many to be the peak of Westerly achievement.

See also the Regatta 370 and the Ocean 37

Typhoon 37 Statistics

Designer:	Ed Dubois
Keel:	Fin
Cockpit:	Aft
LOA (feet):	37' 4"
LWL (feet):	31' 11"
Beam (feet):	12' 4"
Draft (feet):	6' 0"
Displacement (lb):	16,470
Ballast (lb):	6,050
Berths:	7
Heads:	2
Rig:	Sloop
Fuel (galls (UK)):	25
Main (sq. feet):	361
No. 1 Genoa (sq. feet):	500
No 1 Jib (sq. feet):
Sail ID:	TN
Water (galls (UK)):
Built:	1990 - 1993
Number Built:	40

The Typhoon and Tempest Definitive Guide

A definitive guide to the Typhoon and Tempest can be found on the Westerly Owners Association website here

Typhoon Upgrades and Enhancements

TN 7 Upgrade Oh how beautiful sailing is, clipping along at 8 knots, enjoying wind and sun, and plucking the sheets from time to time-- great!. Narrow fairways, sand bars, dredgers, cargo ships and many pleasure boaters, however, make quick manoeuvering increasingly necessary on our local area, the Scheldt delta . It's not always fun. Certainly not tacking head on against a SW 5Bft on the Veersemeer (southern Netherlands), when the fairway is twice as wide as the boats length, a Dehler up front and an X in your neck, and the crew (male/female) exceeding 50 ...

A self-tacking jib, is a self-tacking jib, is a jib that tack itself - without  waste of power  turning the winches.
Sounds good. This is standard on many Scandinavian vessels and many new models are completed with it. So I go ahead with my new project-  just mount it!!.

But I don`t want one of these ugly constructions on stilts. No, certainly not. After some research and discussions with the local sail makers I was convinced: the new construction has to be perfect in shape and tackling work must be easy and safe with a minimum loss of power .

From a piece of our old teak garden bench I

laminated a base to the construction. After that , the adjustment is made to the inclination of the mast base and the decks curve .First I thickened epoxy and placed the base to the appropriate place with an auxiliary rail. For the protection of the ship´s deck I used a sheet of plastic, so that nothing spills.

 After curing, sanding down and then readjusting  

Now, fasten the base with the rail to the cabin deck with corresponding pins (40-80 mm). The tack angle is about 8 degrees. Look out for absolute symmetric mounting (measure from the forestay).

We opted for the rail system of Selden in 30mm. Due to the ball bearing of this system a bending of the rail is not necessary and the rail may be mounted

quite flat over deck ,just between the grabrails, so that maximum Sail area is maintained and visual appearance is not affected. The plain bearing sheet blocks have a breaking load of 3,000 kg, and a 10mm Dynemasheet is led through a new role in the mast upwards and then down again via deck organizers to the cockpit. In combination with a Furlex genoa-furler we now have the right sail for short weekend trips in the Delta. - We chose an Axis Laminate sail from Gaastra again, a well known and experienced Dutch sail maker.

And to compensate the additional weight of all these things, I rigged a carbon made flag pole. However not off the rack (which can be bought for 620,-Euro at every corner) but rather self-made.

Dirk L.,Westerly Club Nederland, Westerly Typhoon TN7 s´MileStone

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