The Westerly Griffon is a 26ft (7.9m) 6 berth, 2 cabin GRP sailing sloop, designed by Ed Dubois as a more modern, better-performing replacement for the older Westerly Centaur design. Griffons were built from 1979 to 1989, with three models - Mk I, Mk II and Club variants. The Mk II has a better appointed quality interior with a very useful central table, as well as the bigger 20hp BUKH engine and a taller more efficient rig. The only possible reason to buy a Mk1 is that there are no MkIIs available! The Griiffon is an excellent cruising boat. It is an optimum size for sea going capabi... read more

Westerly Kestrel 35, 1993 - Keenly priced at £34,950. The aft-cockpit version of the Dubois-designed 34/35' hull offer a super blend of ergonomic deck layout and space with a generous accommodation, good headroom throughout and two heads' compartments for absolute night time privacy at either end of the boat and spacious, comfortable communal space amidships. The precursor of the Oceanquest AC, the Kestrel 35 had the upgraded teak-finished internal woodwork of the later incarnation, but teak-sheathed decks was an optional extra (unlike her later sisters) which is ironic in that it is that s... read more