The boat is equipped with 3 cabins, 6 berths, a galley and toilet facility.
The boat equipped with a ketch rig. A ketch rig is generally considered easier to handle, because the sails are smaller, and because it can sail on most points to the wind with one sail completely taken down for repair or while reefing. The sail configuration of a ketch allows for better comfort and stability when sailing downwind or on a broad reach.
Bilge keel
The Westerly Pentland is equipped with a bilge keel. A bilge keel is a double keel, which allows the boat to be beached. Bilge keels are the most popular keel for tidal waters.
The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.10 - 1.20 meter (3.61 - 3.91 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Westerly Pentland is typically equipped with an inboard Ford diesel engine at 25 hp (18 kW).
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Westerly Pentland is 1.71, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Westerly Pentland is about 192 kg/cm, alternatively 1077 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 192 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1077 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Westerly Pentland is 3.41.
The ballast ratio for Westerly Pentland is 41%.
If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.
Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
Jib sheet | 9.9 m | (32.5 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
Genoa sheet | 9.9 m | (32.5 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
Mainsheet | 24.8 m | (81.2 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
Spinnaker sheet | 21.8 m | (71.5 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
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