- Length
- 7.64 m
- Beam
- 2.26 m
- Draft
- 0.76 m
- Sail area
- 25.55 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
- Length overall
- 7.64 m
- Waterline length
- 6.4 m
- Beam
- 2.26 m
- Draft
- 0.76 m
- Displacement
- 1,814 kg
- Ballast
- 658 kg
Sails & rig2
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 25.55 m²
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Triple keel
- Ballast material
- Cast iron
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1964
- Production ended
- 1969
- Builder
- Westerly Marine Ltd.
- Designer
- Denys A. Rayner
Performance ratios7
- Sail area / displacement
- 17.51
- Displacement / length
- 192.82
- Ballast / displacement
- 36.3 %
- Comfort ratio
- 19.26
- Capsize screening
- 1.87
- Hull speed
- 6.14 kn
- Load per cm of immersion
- 99.4 kg/cm
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Westerly 251 generation
01
1964–1969