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The Westerly Centaur was designed by Laurent Giles and built in the UK by Westerly Marine Ltd.
Underwater Configuration: Bilge keels and spade rudder
Hull Material: GRP (fibreglass)
Length Overall: 26' 0" / 7.92m
Waterline Length: 21' 4" / 6.5m
Beam: 8' 5" / 2.57m
Draft: 3' 0" / 0.91m
Rig Type: Masthead Sloop
Displacement: 6,700lb / 3,039kg
Designer: Laurent Giles
Builder: Westerly Marine Ltd (UK)
Year First Built: 1969
Year Last Built: 198
Number Built: 2,444
Owners Association: Westerly Owners Association
1. Sail Area/Displacement Ratio: 14.6
2. Ballast/Displacement Ratio: 41.8
3. Displacement/Length Ratio: 308
4. Comfort Ratio: 26.7
5. Capsize Screening Formula: 1.8
1. A Sail Area/Displacement Ratio of just 14.6 suggests that she'll need a stiff breeze to get her going. In any other conditions, unless you've got plenty of time on your hands, motor-sailing will be the way to go.
2. A Ballast/Displacement Ratio of 41.8 means that she'll stand up well to her canvas in a blow, enabling her to power through the waves.
3. A Displacement/Length Ratio of 308, tells us she's clearly a heavy displacement cruising boat. You can load her down with all your cruising gear and equipment and it will hardly affect her waterline. Not an ideal choice for coastal sailing, but will come into her own on an offshore passage in testing conditions.
4. Ted Brewer's Comfort Ratio of 26.7 suggests that crew comfort in a seaway is similar to what you would associate with the motion of a coastal cruiser, which is not encouraging news for anyone prone to seasickness.
5. Her Capsize Screening Formula of 1.8 tells us that she would be a better choice of sailboat for ocean passage-making than one with a CS rating of more than 2.0.
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