The Westerly Corsair Ketch, built in 1984, is a well-maintained and extensively upgraded cruising yacht, ready for its next adventure.
This 36-foot boat is renowned for its sturdy fiberglass hull, spacious interior, and reliable performance under sail. With a beam of 3.81m and a draft of 1.50m, it offers a great balance between stability and agility, while the ketch rig provides versatile sail handling in a variety of conditions.
The original Volvo Penta engine has been recently overhauled and fully serviced in 2023, ensuring it runs smoothly, and the rigging has also been inspected and updated, including new mizzen standing rigging in 2024.
Equipped with a range of quality sails, including a furling genoa, full-batten main, and spinnaker, this boat is ready to take on long passages or coastal cruising with ease.
Below deck, the interior is both comfortable and practical, with sleeping accommodations for up to eight. Two double cabins and a pilot berth, along with a convertible saloon, provide plenty of space for family or guests.
Recent upgrades, such as new headlining in both cabins and the forward head, add a fresh touch. The galley is well-equipped for liveaboard life, featuring a Nelson stove, large keel-cooled fridge, and both fresh and saltwater taps.
The electrical system has been modernized with solar panels, an Airbreeze wind generator, and updated battery storage, ensuring reliable power both at sea and at anchor.
The deck has been freshly painted with non-slip grip paint, while safety equipment includes a 2024 Crewsaver liferaft, EPIRB, and new flare kit.
Whether you’re seeking an ocean-crossing vessel or a coastal cruiser, this Westerly Corsair is a capable and thoughtfully outfitted yacht that’s ready to sail away.
Location: Antigua
Flag: UK
Details
- Make: Westerly
- Model: Cosair
- Year: 1984
- Beam: 3.81m
- Draft: 1.50m
- LOA: 10.8m (36ft)
- Keel: Fin w/ spade rudder
- Hull Construction: Fibreglass (GRP)
- Drive Type: Shaft
Electrical
- 12V electrical system
- Domestic batteries: 4x 100ah agm batteries, 2 years old, still holding charge very well.
- Engine battery: 1x 105ah sealed lead acid (2023).
- 40amp shore power battery charger.
- 3x 100w solar panels.
- Airbreaze wind generator, serviced 2024.
- Portable 2000w Yamaha generator.
- Nasa Clipper battery monitor.
- 12V/usb sockets in all cabins and UK style 3 pin plug sockets in aft cabin and saloon.
Mechanical
- Original Volvo Penta 2003 engine.
- The engine was overhauled and fully serviced in October 2023 and is running very well.
- The fuel lines were cleaned and injectors tested.
- Coolant lines, heat exchanger and coolant pump cleaned and serviced.
- Currently 2900 hours.
- 2 blade fixed prop.
- 1x 160 ltr fuel tank, with 3 jerry cans totalling 40 ltr
Rigging
- Ketch rig with Kemp mast and boom.
- Rig inspection completed August 2024 in trinidad.
- The main mast standing riggging is around 6 years old and in good condition.
- The mizzen standing rig was replaced so it’s now new from September 2024.
- Furling headsail.
- Moving inner forestay for jib and storm jib.
- Spinnaker pole stored on deck.
Sails
- Furling genoa (2011) in good condition and had a new UV strip in 2024.
- Main Arun Sails is full battened with 3 reef points holds a nice shape and sails well.
- Mizzen Arun Sails is in good condition.
- Jib hanks on to inner forestay, in good condition.
- Spinnaker (2011) good condition.
- Storm jib hanks onto inner forestay, old but doesn’t look used.
- Sail bags are in good condition, new 2018.
Navigation
- Raymarine depth guage (in very good condition), clipper wind display (new 2024) and echo pilot log screen (screen is damaged but still usable) mounted in cockpit.
- Standard horizon plotter mounted above chart table. Screen is burnt out but it still works.
- We have been using navionics on a phone or tablet mounted in the cockpit to navigate.
- We have a newer raymarine chart plotter that needs fitting.
- AIS Digital Yachts wifi tranceiver (new 2024) connects to phone or tablet and overlays on navionics.
- Mounted and handheld VHF radio both with dsc capability.
- Raytheon Radar, very old unit but still working well.
- Hydrovane windsteer mounted on the stern. This is our primary system when sailing.
- CPT Autopilot attached directly to helm.
- Simrad autopilot which attaches to the hydrovane rudder, providing a backup electronic autohelm.
Deck
- Painted in 2024 with a grip paint as the old treadmaster was peeling off and becoming a trip hazard.
- All lines run back to the cockpit through jammers.
- Sprayhood in good condition.
- Bimini has two sections, one which can stay up permanently and then it cab be zipped onto the spray hood when not sailing to cover the whole cockpit. Bimini is still functioning but in poor condition.
- Folding cockpit table (stowed bellow when sailing)
- Huge cockpit lockers which stores fenders, generator, spare lines ect.
- Gas locker with 2x gas bottles that last about a month each.
- 15kg rocna anchor with 50m of 8mm galvanised chain (new in 2024)
- Spare danforth and delta anchor.
- Lofrans electric windlass fully serviced and motor overhaul 2024.
Hull
- The hull was sanded back to gel coat in 2024 and had an epoxy barrier paint applied.
- The keel was ground back to bear metal, a rust converter primer applied and had an epoxy barrier paint applied.
- Fresh International antifoul in October 2024
Safety
- New 2024, 6 man crewsaver liferaft mounted on deck.
- Ocean signal EPIRB needs the battery replacing.
- Flare kit purchased 2024.
- Horseshoe with flashing light.
- Man overboard recovery module.
- 2x baltic winner life jackets
Interior
- For a 36ft boat the interior is very spacious and incredibly well designed. Galene can sleep 8 people and sleeps 5 comfortably.
- 2x cabins with double beds. Headlining replaced in both cabins in 2024.
- 2x heads, forward head has a shower with hot water and the headlining replaced in 2024.
- 2 sofas in saloon with large folding central table.
- Port sofa can fold into a double bed and stardboard can be made into a single.
- Pilot birth behind the chat table is a good size single bed.
- 320 ltr water split between 2x stainless steel water tanks
- 4x 20 ltr water jerry cans.
Galley
- Nelson 2 burner stove and oven, with grill
- Stainless steel sink with fresh and salt water tap.
- Large countertop fridge, with 3 internal shelves to facilitate storage and access. The fridge is cooled with a keel cooled frigoboat compressor. This has been vacuumed and regassed 2024 and is running very well.
Dinghy
- Walker Bay 270 super light
- 5hp NS Marine 2 stroke