WESTERLY 22
- Hull Type: Twin Keel.
- Rigging Type: Gunter.
- LOA: 22.25 ft / 6.78 m.
- LWL: 18.33 ft / 5.59 m.
- Beam: 7.50 ft / 2.29 m.
- Sail Area. (reported): 227.00 ft2 / 21.09 m2
- Draft (max): 2.25 ft / 0.69 m.
- Displacement: 3,150 lb / 1,429 kg.
- Ballast: 1,050 lb / 476 kg
- S.A./Disp.: 16.95.
- Bal./Disp.: 228.34
- Construction: Fiber Glass.
- Ballast Type: Iron
- Built: 1963 – 1967
Wiki https://wiki.westerly-owners.co.uk/index.php?title=Westerly_22
The Gunter Rig
The Denys Rayner Gunter rigged 22, is all too often underrated as it doesn’t have a backstay or kicker, and many change the rigging unnecessarily. She has a large roller reefed mainsail, and can easily top 5.5 knots in a good breeze. I find, that when letting out more mainsheet than expected on a reach she pulls like a train and is extremely stable. In 1965 the Gunter rigged Westerly 22 “Young Tiger” did an Atlantic crossing with 3 adults, and proved what this little yacht is capable of.
Young Tiger sailed from the UK, to the Med and then on to the Caribbean in 1965 with three adults.