Westsail 32 Brisa For Sale
Está en inglés porque la mayoría de los compradores interesados leen en inglés.
You’re looking at a Westsail; so, you know what you’re looking at. Odds are you’re familiar with the reputation, popularity and success of the design.
This Westsail is one of the kit productions. The hull was laid in 1979 and finished-out by master woodworker Dugan Essick using Hawaiian koa wood paneling throughout. Dugan was working at the time for Westsail, finishing the interiors of the production boats. He now runs a woodworking school in Grass Valley, California.
Dugan launched this Westsail in 1982. She sailed near her birth place for many years, then made the bash down to Baja California where she sailed until the current owner bought her. That’s me.
We sailed in the Gulf of California for a year before crossing to mainland Pacific Mexico, down the Pacific coast of Central America to Panama and through the Panama Canal. We sailed in Panama for a year.
This year we sailed from Panama across the Caribbean Sea to Grand Cayman, to Isla Mujeres, up through the Yucatan Straights to the Florida Straights and to Key West, where I have listed her home port, where she had never before visited. We skipped most of the keys, Miami and Fort Lauderdale offshore riding the Gulf Stream. I think she’s itching to see the Bahamas. A little turn to starboard would have landed us there. Or Bermuda. Or the Azores and the Canary Islands. Who knows? You know.
Brisa is now sailing the northeastern United States Atlantic coastal waters. You’re getting a boat maintained in sailing form, not sitting on the hard or in a slip. Visit this Garmin Explore tracking link, for her current location exactly.
See also
- post about her background at Wind and Water.
- post about her sale at Wind and Water.
- Listing at SailboatListings.com
- Listing at SailboatGuide.com
- Data page at sailboatdata.com
- Description at Wikipedia.org
- Description at Sailboat Guide
- Westsail Owner’s association, Westsail.org
- Westsail Parts Company
Brisa is waiting for you.
Where will you take her?
The second half of the following video is fun.
Wardrobe and Pullman Berth
In the bow, find a pullman berth. The pullman berth is an alternative arrangement to the more common V-berth. It offers an ample sleeping space for two people. Unlike the V-berth, it offers ample storage alongside the sleeping space. The dimensions of the sleeping area are eighty inches by forty-four inches (80” x 44”).
Also in these photos see the wardrobe facing the head. The wardrobe offers a vertical hanging closet, five wardrobe drawers, a shelf and a large compartment behind, accessed through the wardrobe.
For storage, every space between what you can see in the cabin and the hull is accessible. The forms for entry to Cayman Islands contained the questions:
- are there any hidden compartments?
- where are they?
The answers were, yes and everywhere.
Head
In the head you find a tiled counter with small sink, foot pump for seawater, mirrored cabinet and an AirHead® composting toilet. There is plenty of storage in the head, as there is everywhere. It has a small porthole that opens and a freznel skylight.
Cockpit
The cockpit has a small well that won’t swamp the boat. Two one and one-quarter inch (1-1/4”) drains quickly empty any water that enters. The engine throttle control, the control head for the Pelagic tiller pilot and Belgin connectors for the TP22 and Pelagic tiller controls are on the starboard side of the well. The sole of the cockpit is a full sized hatch hinged to port, latched to starboard, and sealed against water entry. The hatch opens to provide ample access to the engine, drive train, shaft log and seal.
The lazarette to port contains two five pound propane tanks, well secured, for the galley stove. The locker is vented to the port side of the hull well above the waterline, even heeled on a starboard tack. The aft lazarette has ample storage for dock lines, the tiller pilots and etc.
Looking forward, this Wetstail has teak lockers and boards to port and starboard of the cockpit that provide storage for items needed in the cockpit such as gloves, sail ties and winch handles. The boards provide a nice backrest for seating and more importantly prevent water running of the deck from entering the cockpit. Any water off of the deck runs out through drains and hawsers on the side (not seen).
FAQ
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When was the last time she was hauled out for bottom work?
In April, 2024, after about eighteen months. She has had bottom paint three times now in 3-1/2 years. The haul-out in 2021, in the arid Baja desert, dried and attended to blisters, then applied three coats of West epoxy barrier treatment before painting. The first three coats are blue and additional coats are red. Seeing blue, it is time to repaint. The bottom paint is ablative copper. Quantity required is about a gallon for one coat. Painting has been three gallons except the most recent was two. We paint extra coats around prop and rudder, at the bow and along the waterline. Those are the areas that go fastest. Prop and rudder zincs are replaced fresh every time. All maintenance by the current owner, since 2020 is logged.
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How old is standing and running rigging?
The standing rigging is less than ten years old done by the prior owner. It is good for coastal sailing, Bahamas, all motoring distance to shore. It might be safest to overhaul it if crossing the Atlantic. The main sail is new in 2023. The four head sails are holding up well. She also has a trysail used rarely, like new.
The running rigging is all replaced at various times in the past three years.
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What motor is in the boat?
The motor is a Universal Westerbeke M-50B, 43hp installed around Y2K, with currently 2500hrs. Regular oil changes, zinc replacements, and clean fuel keep her running well. All maintenance by the current owner, since 2020 is logged.
The front of the motor, with the alternator, belt, water pumps, thermostat, cooling water fill and oil filter are readily accessible from the salon, behind the removable companionway stairs.
The top, back, and sides of the motor with heat exchanger, raw water filter and intake, oil drain and fill, and transmission, are readily accessible from the hatch in the cabin sole.
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What electronics?
If there is some bit of electronic kit that you think is indispensable on a sailboat, that you have your heart set on acquiring with the boat, why not buy the kit, forget the boat, and save a ton of money? That is tongue in cheek and also realistic: the foundation is key– a good, seaworthy boat.
I’ve seen people sit for months in Panama waiting to have insurance cover, ship, and install their expensive electronics knocked out by a lightning strike. They couldn’t leave to sail and enjoy– sea, sun, surf, snorkel, reefs, fish, dolphins, cocktails in a secluded cove of paradise –without the gadgets.
She will come with an inReach and iPad mini. She has a Vesper AIS installed new in 2021 with dedicated VHF and GPS antennas. The Navionics app knows how to connect to it for very accurate position, direction, speed over ground. Recently replaced Uniden UM725G VHF with new 1/2” coax running up the mast to a new Shakespeare antenna is in the salon with a remote station in the cockpit. Depth sounder. In a locker, find a working, older radar setup removed when installing the AIS. She carries an iCom IC-M710 SSB complete with tuner and antenna that functions to get weather faxes.
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What wind vane is on it?
She has a Monitor wind vane that has worked fabulously and is aging. It is amazing when it is in operation. It is worth $1k as trade-in toward a new one. Also installed are two tiller pilots: a Pelagic and a TP20. She sails a close reach hands off, tiller free. Other points of sail need something or someone attending to light forces on the tiller. Forces are always light with good sail trim.
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What sails does she have?
The sail inventory includes a new mainsail, a staysail, and three foresails. The foresails are: a 60% jib, 100% yankee, and 130% genoa. (Those are estimated percent of the area of the triangle formed by mast, forestay, and deck.) See them in the photos. There is also a storm trysail that runs on a separate track from the main. Find an article about using the trysail off the coast of Nicaragua, in the Papagayo. The article is written in Spanish and has pictures.
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How much headroom is there?
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At the bottom of the companionway stairs, under the hatch, find eighty-two inches (82”).
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Between the galley and the nav station find seventy-seven inches (77”).
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At the bulkhead forward of the salon find seventy-six inches (76”).
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Inside the head find sixty-nine inches (69”).
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The cabin sole slopes upward going forward of the salon into the pullman berth, leaving sixty-nine (69”) in the pullman berth.
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