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== Introduction ==
 
== Introduction ==
Welcome to the Westerly Wiki sponsored by the Westerly Owners Association. Our aim is to make the WesterlyWiki the prime source of technical information about Westerly Yachts. The Wiki is under construction so you will find many empty pages and as this is a Wiki you are invited to help to fill them. The Wiki is an open (public) resource and anyone may contribute material or correct existing entries (see Guidance for Contributors below). However you do need to register your email address (using real names please) and log in to contribute - anonymous access is not supported.
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Welcome to the Westerly Wiki sponsored by the Westerly Owners Association. Our aim is to make the WesterlyWiki the prime source of technical information about Westerly Yachts. The Wiki is an open (public) resource and anyone may contribute material or correct existing entries.  
 
 
==Request an Account==
 
'''To request an account please email the sysops at westerlywiki@westerly-owners.co.uk'''.
 
 
 
Tell us the user name you would like to use and state briefly your interest/connection with Westerly yachts. We will create the account and email you back with your password. This is a manual process because our automated account creation option was repeatedly used in spamming attacks.
 
  
 
==Westerly Marine Construction Ltd==
 
==Westerly Marine Construction Ltd==
Westerly Marine Construction Ltd (often referred to as just "Westerly") was founded in the early 60's by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denys_Rayner Commander Denys Rayner] already an established yacht designer (see [[Before Westerly]]). For many years the company was the largest producer of yachts in the United Kingdom until 2000 when production ceased.
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Pictures and Stories about life and times at Westerly Marine Construction Ltd
 
 
The yachts were constructed at Waterlooville near Portsmouth on the Solent. Many were constructed to Lloyds 100A1 standard and Westerly established a reputation for their strength of build.
 
 
 
Westerly used the best designers of the day including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Laurent_Giles Jack Laurent Giles], [http://www.duboisyachts.com/Design/About-Us/Team/Ed-Dubois/ Ed Dubois], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Proctor#Yacht_designer Ian Proctor] , [http://www.ronhollanddesign.com/ Ron Holland] and [http://www.johnbutlerassociates.co.uk/ John Butler].
 
  
 
== Westerly Classes ==
 
== Westerly Classes ==
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T  - Triple Keel
 
T  - Triple Keel
  
== Yard Numbers, Sail Numbers, and Hull Numbers ==
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Revision as of 15:38, 6 January 2012

Introduction

Welcome to the Westerly Wiki sponsored by the Westerly Owners Association. Our aim is to make the WesterlyWiki the prime source of technical information about Westerly Yachts. The Wiki is an open (public) resource and anyone may contribute material or correct existing entries.

Westerly Marine Construction Ltd

Pictures and Stories about life and times at Westerly Marine Construction Ltd

Westerly Classes

Less than 26ft Less than 30ft Less than 35ft Less than 40ft Less than 50ft
Nimrod (L/F) Centaur (B) W30 (T) Falcon 35 (B/F) Oceanlord (F)
Jouster (L/F) Chieftain (B) Berwick (B) Oceandream (B/F) Ocean 43 (F)
W21 (B) Griffon 26 (B/F/L) Longbow 31 (F) Oceanquest 35 AC (B/F) Oceanmaster (F)
Warwick (B) Griffon Club (B/F) Pentland (B) Oceanquest 35 CC (B/F) Ocean 49 (F)
Cirrus (F) Griffon II (B/F/L) Regatta 310 (B/F) Riviera 35 (B/F) W490 (F)
Nomad (T) Pembroke (F) Renown 31 (F) Seahawk 35 (B/F)
Westerly 22 (T) Regatta 260 (B/F) Tempest 31 (B/F) W35 (B/F)
Kendal (F) Spirit (B/F) Fulmar (B/F/L) Conway (F)
Pageant 23 (B) Merlin 28 (B/F) Discus (B/F) Conway MkII (B/F)
GK24 (F) W28 (F) Fulmar 33 (B/F) Corsair 36 (F)
Tiger (F) GK29 (F) Ocean 33 (B/F) Galway (B)
W25 (T) Konsort (B/F/L) Regatta 330 (B/F) Medway 36 (F)
Windrush (T) Konsort Duo (B) Storm 33 (F) Solway 36 (B)
Merlin 29 (B/F) Storm Cruiser (B/F) Ocean 37 (F)
Regatta 290(B/F) W33 (B/F) Regatta 370 (F)
Falcon 34 (B/F) Typhoon 37 (F)
GK34 (F) Oceanranger (F)
Seahawk 34 (B/F) Sealord 39 (F)
Vulcan 34 (B/F) Kestrel (F)


Key

F - Fin Keel

B - Bilge or Twin Fin

L - Lifting Keel

T - Triple Keel

Yard Numbers, Sail Numbers, and Hull Numbers

The Yard Number is the number on the plate in the hatchway and consists of a letter then 3 numbers i.e. A 123 The prefix letter originally indicated from which shed in Waterlooville the hull was made but soon came to represent the specific model being built. The digits represent the number of that specific hull.


The Sail Number is a different number to the hull number. Some boats were registered internationally so weren't given class numbers (GK24s for example). Sail numbers were issued numerically and in series when orders were placed, but if orders were cancelled the next ordered Sail Number was issued to the next hull coming off the production line. As the hulls were coming off the production line in numerical order, the Sail Number issued to it was the next ordered and paid for Sail Number. In this way, Sail Numbers and Yard Numbers got jumbled up. Added to this, some designs used the same hull but different tops.


The Hull Numbers were stamped into the moulding of the hull on the stern of the boat on the starboard side near the top of the hull. It is solely a Certificate of Hull Construction number issued by Lloyds Register of Shipping and is in the form ABC 123456. There is an example of a 1967 Centaur Hull Number here: [1]


If by chance your boat's Yard Number and Sail Number coincide, that is a rare occurrence. More often than not the numbers do not coincide and because your Yard Number is 219 it does not mean that your Sail Number is 219. For example the Renown share the same hull with the Pentland, and the very first Renown built R1 has a Yard Number of O (oscar) 036. The authors Renown has a sail number of 129 but a Hull Number of O (oscar) 243

Looking After Your Westerly

Maintenance and Repair

Keeping it going and fixing it when it breaks.

Upgrades and Enhancements

Adding new stuff

Winterising Your Westerly

Westerly Yard "Scrapbook"

Pictures and Stories about life and times at Westerly Marine Construction Ltd

Buying and Selling a Westerly?

The best maintained Westerlys are sailed by members of The Westerly Owners Association see the Westerly Owners Association "For Sale" pages here

Useful Resources

Guidance for Contributors

This is an open Wiki so anyone can contribute. Please open an account and log in using your real name. The basic syntax is simple so with a little reading through the Help under Navigation and/or the FAQ link below any one can enter material and edit text. For more complex layout editing some knowledge of a language such as HTML will help or you can email the Sysops and leave a request for support at westerlywiki@westerly-owners.co.uk. Contributors should endeavour to review the best available information on a topic and submit a digest of that information to the Wiki. Prime sources of information will include personal experience (preferred), magazines, the WOA Web site and discussion groups such as WOA and Yahoo. Material should not be lifted verbatim rather a digested version should be presented in the Wiki. There are generally several alternative approaches or opinions about any task and Wiki contributors should endeavour to identify these alternatives and provide hooks (follow on pages) to the alternatives. Even if the information is not available to the original contributor someone else can later add that information. Reprints of chatty Practical Boat Owner type articles are not recommended because this is not Wiki style. The "How I did it" article which is suitable for a magazine is generally just one view and the Wiki needs to recognise alternates. You should also add a Resources section where applicable providing links to suppliers web sites and a References section listing sources of material used in the compilation of the section.