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1989 Westerly Riviera

location icon Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Year 1989
Length 34'8 ft / 10.57 m
Builder/Manufacturer Westerly Yachts Limited
Price
£24,950

The Westerly Riviera 35 is a practical, robust dual helm motor sailer of proven design, they offer comfortable accommodation for up to six, without sacrificing cruising performance. 

This particular example has the optional second heads to the aft cabin and offers good stowage throughout, ideal for extended cruising or cruising in company.  Just reduced to £24,950.   May consider part exchange for a motor cruiser or rib


Specifications

Year Built 1989
Category Sail
Length Overall 34'7 ft / 10.54 m
Beam 12'4 ft / 3.75 m
Max Draft 4'10 ft / 1.46 m
Construction Fiberglass
Keel Fin Keel
Drive Type Direct
Engines 1
Cruising Speed 6 kn
Maximum Speed 7.5 kn
Ballast 2588.649544 kg
Displacement 6885.52656 kg

Engine 1 Specifications

Make: Volvo Penta
Fuel: Diesel
Type: Inboard
Drive Type: Direct
Accommodation

The accommodation offers up to six berths in two good sized cabins and the saloon.  Excellent headroom and stowage throughout, large wrap around windscreen affords great views from the saloon, galley and internal helm. Teak finish to interior joinery and bulkheads.

Comfortable saloon with 'U' shaped seating area to port converting to a double berth with drop down folding leaf table, storage below and behind providing extra width to sleeping area. Internal helm position to starboard side with full engine instrumentation and stow-away helm seat.  Linear galley to starboard side with tiled work surface, twin stainless steel sinks with pressurised hot and cold water supply, Flavel Vanessa two burner gas cooker with oven and grill, insulated cool box with Frigoboat refrigeration unit and plenty of stowage. Two opening hatches to deck.  Access to engine compartment and locker beneath saloon floor containing tap for cold water wash down.

Steps leading forward with shelved hanging locker to port and small cupboard above, spacious midships head opposite to starboard side with Jabsco sea toilet (replaced 2016), moulded vanity unit, mixer tap with shower supplying hot and cold pressurised water, shower curtain and small opening hatch to deck. Master Stateroom forward with good sized double berth offset to starboard side with very large sectioned stowage lockers beneath, seat to port, storage lockers to both sides, hanging locker to port, full length mirror to door and opening hatch to foredeck.  Jack and Jill access to day heads.

Aft cabin with good headroom and en-suite. Twin berths converting to a double if required with storage above and below, hanging locker and opening portlight to cockpit.  Heads with Jabsco sea toilet, washbasin, shower, wet locker and opening port light.

Neutral furnishings with teak and holly cabin sole and carpets to both cabins. Eberspacher heating. Full interior lighting.

Mechanical Systems

Located beneath saloon floor Volvo Penta 2003T 28hp 3 cylinder Turbocharged diesel engine, fresh water cooled via heat exchanger, shaft drive to fixed 3 bladed propeller. Electric start, single lever controls to both helms. Flexible mounts.  Cruising speed 6.5 knots, Maximum speed approx. 7.5 knots. Engine removed, rebuilt and gearbox changed in current ownership.  Engine hours from new 1060, very low use since rebuild. Eberspacher heating.

Alternator charging to 3 12V Batteries (Batteries replaced 2025)

12V and 240V switch panels

Shore power supply with outlets

Battery status indicator

Water tank level indicator

Sails, Spars and rigging

Deck stepped masthead sloop. Anodised alloy double spreader in-mast furling mast and boom. Stainless steel standing rigging. Furling headsail system. Terylene running rigging. Spinnaker pole.  All lines led aft to cockpit.

  • In-mast Furling mainsail
  • Furling Genoa 
  • Spinnaker
Navigation Equipment

External Helm Position

  • Rigel binnacle steering compass 
  • Silva Star Nav repeater to cockpit
  • Navico WP300CX autopilot 
  • Clipper depth indicator
  • Navico WD200 Wind indicator
  • Navico DL200 Speed 

Internal Helm Position

  • Plastimo Contest 130 Steering compass
  • Raymarine Autohelm Navplotter 100
  • NASA Navtex
  • Shipmate VHF radio with aerial
  • Clipper depth indicator
  • Navico WD200 Wind indicator
  • Navico RL200 Speed 
  • Garmin GPS
  • JRC LCD Radar 1000
  • Full navigation lights
  • Clock and barometer
Deck Equipment
  • Stainless steel pushpit, pulpit and wire gate.
  • Stainless steel boarding ladder
  • Alloy stanchions and guard wires.
  • CQR anchor with warp and chain.
  • Bow roller
  • Custom made cockpit table
  • Dodgers
  • Cockpit cushions
  • Cockpit cover
  • Wind screen cover
  • Windscreen wipers x 2
  • Various warps and fenders.
  • Cradle
  • 2 x Barient 27 Headsail winches
  • 2 x Barient 17 Control line winches 
  • 1 x Barient 10P Mast Winch
Safety Equipment
  • Electric and manual bilge pumps
  • Fire extinguisher (expiry date unknown)
  • Fire blanket (expiry date unknown)
  • Horse shoe lifebuoy
Construction

Built in 1989 to Lloyds HCC standards by Westerly Yachts Limited to a design by Ed Dubois (Hull No RF16).  White GRP hull with blue cove lines. Teak rubbing strake. Teak grab rails to coach roof. Fin keel. Dual station hydraulic wheel steering. White GRP superstructure and decks with moulded non slip surfaces.  Self draining cockpit with large cave locker to port, teak seating and teak grating to floor. Self draining anchor locker. Teak internal joinery.  Underwater profile stripped back and epoxy coated in this ownership.

Comments

The Westerly Riviera 35 is a practical, robust dual helm motor sailer of proven design, they offer comfortable accommodation for up to six, without sacrificing cruising performance. 

This particular example has the optional second heads to the aft cabin and offers good stowage throughout, ideal for extended cruising or cruising in company.  Just reduced by £5,000 to £29,950 to reflect age of rigging and some attention required to windows and head linings.  Good opportunity to acquire a sought after motor sailer at a great price. Viewing strictly by appointment through Howard Ford Marine Sales.

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.