1978 Westerly 33, 35.500 EUR

Since 1984 this Westerly has sailed with me, it’s second owner. All this time, it was a highly appreciated family member, safely guiding my wife and my 2 sons through serious seas. With my sons being onboard starting two months of age, it will be no surprise that from the start I have taken good care of the ship.

With all the known qualities of the Westerly 33, this ship has a number of unique features:
1. Extremely well adapted for safe ocean crossing with a 2 person crew.
2. Equiped for sailing in the climate & circumstances in the Med, the Caribbean, etc.
3. Recently restored to a ‘state as new’. Hull, deck, rigging and more.
4. Reinforced keel attachments, significantly stronger than the famously rigid construction of other Westerly’s.
Below, these features are described in more detail. Following that is the equipment list.

(1) Ocean adaptations

In 2002 and in 2015, Njörd was adapted for it’s two Atlantic Ocean round-trips. The 2002 re-construction included replacement of the Mercedes OM 636 engine by the lighter, more efficient and more reliable Mitsubishi S4L2. Besides, adaptations for the ocean include:
• A solid hood construction, to offer an even better protection against the seas
• Double hatches for near-to-watertight closure, during heavy storms
• Strong attachment points for a drogue line
• A variety of provisions to prevent heavy components moving around the cabin, should the ship ever make a 360 turn
• Above the sliding frontage lockers on both sides, hidden space has been converted into four extra spaces for charts and other supplies
• A ‘luggage carrier’ on the aft cabin’s roof, from which drogue & life raft can easily be launched
• A larger steering wheel for lighter handling
• The four original alu main cabin window frames, have been replaced by more robust stainless versions; tailormade.
• Enlarged fuel tank (Inox)

For more details, see the pictures of these modifications.

(2) Med adaptations

• An opening window in the solid hood, to let in a fresh breeze while anchored.
• A very practical, modular sun protection hood.
• A fixing point for the boardwalk, on the rear.
• An extra long anchor chain (Lofrans 2003, 90 Meters).
• Anti-chafing chains and springs, protecting the mooring lines on rough cays.

(3) Beautifully renovated

In 2024, I had the hull’s original gell-coat replaced by a splendid, strong new gell-coat layer. Using the best material that money can buy: AKZO’s AWLGRIB. In Oyster White, close to the off-white original, but less yellowish. After careful consideration, I decided to also restore the deck to its original state: I invested in brandnew Treadmaster antislip material. At the same time, I renewed standing and running gear & the guardrails, batteries and the anchor chain. Also I replaced the original manual anchor winch by an electric one.

(4) Re-inforced keel attachments

The hull’s keel attachments have been significantly reinforced. Both keels were removed; only to be re-attached after constructing additional GRP & fiber material, suited to deal with all kinds of forces on the keels. I had this done, after discovering an unknown weak point in the W33’s design.