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WESTWIND 42

Built by Blue Water Yacht Builders (TAIWAN) • Designed by George H. Stadel III
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General Information

Hull Type: Fin with rudder on skeg
Rigging Type: Staysail Ketch
Construction: FG
First Built: 1981

Dimensions

Length Overall (LOA): 12.80 m
Length Waterline (LWL): 10.36 m
Beam: 3.81 m
Draft (Max): 1.68 m

Weight & Ballast

Displacement: 12,927 kg
Ballast: 4,173 kg

Sail Plan

Foresail Area: 43.23 m²
Mainsail Area: 26.53 m²
Total Sail Area (calculated): 69.76 m²
Sail Area (reported): 69.77 m²
I (Fore Triangle Height): 14.33 m
J (Fore Triangle Base): 6.04 m
P (Mainsail Hoist): 12.44 m
E (Boom Length): 4.27 m

Engine & Systems

Engine Make: Ford Lehman
Engine Type: Diesel

Performance Ratios

Hull Speed: 7.81 knots
SA/Displacement (Calculated): 12.67
SA/Displacement (Reported): 12.93
Ballast/Disp Ratio: 32.28%
Displacement/Length: 323.71
Comfort Ratio: 41.87
Capsize Screening: 1.64
S-Number: 1.27

Notes

Same as/see also VAGABOND 42.