Westerly GK 24 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used Westerly GK 24 means taking home a flush decked, wide beam flyer with Quarter Ton racing ancestry, built as either a race version or a cruiser racer with a smaller rig and shallower draught, and offered with either an outboard or an inboard diesel. With 320 built, the surviving fleet is anchored in the boat's original sailing-first character rather than any pretension to voluminous cruising accommodation.
Layouts on the Used Market
Below, the 2.85m (9ft 4in) beam gives a surprising amount of space, with berths for 4/5 people and a separate heads compartment, though there is only sitting headroom throughout. The flush deck and wide beam define the interior: a compact cruiser-racer plan that prioritises sailing performance over standing room, consistent with the boat's availability in both Quarter Ton race and cruiser racer forms.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, spinnaker, solar, gennaker, and furling main are commonly fitted to GK 24s. The relatively large rig compared with other small boats — a fractionally rigged boat with 35 feet of mast — means the commonly fitted furling main and gennaker align with how these boats are sailed today, while the spinnaker remains a common nod to the original offwind racing behaviour.
What to Inspect
The one documented structural fault is specific and worth a close look: on two other GK24s, the stainless steel straps holding the rudder on cracked and broke off in heavy seas. Any survey should examine the transom-hung rudder's stainless straps and their attachment for fatigue or prior repair, since failure in heavy seas is a recorded event rather than a theoretical risk.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The typical markets for the GK 24 are the United Kingdom and Ireland. For a buyer there, the checklist is short and sourced:
- Confirm whether the example is the Quarter Ton race version or the cruiser racer with smaller rig and shallower draught
- Verify engine type: original outboard or inboard diesel with the 7 horsepower unit turning a 7x13 propellor
- Inspect the stainless steel rudder straps for cracking or prior failure repair
- Expect only sitting headroom; confirm berths for 4/5 and separate heads are intact
- Check for commonly fitted spinnaker, solar, gennaker, or furling main as part of the inventory
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Westerly GK 24. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 5 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 3 | $ 5,324 | — |
| Oct 25 | 1 | $ 6,672 | +25.3% |
| Dec 25 | 1 | $ 5,721 | -14.3% |
| Feb 26 | 2 | $ 4,091 | -28.5% |
| Apr 26 | 2 | $ 3,033 | -25.9% |
Where they're listed
Westerly GK 24 listings appear across 2 countries. United Kingdom has the most listings with 7 (77.8%), followed by Ireland.
Country view
9 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $ 4,718 | 7 | 0 | 77.8% |
| Ireland | $ 5,435 | 2 | 0 | 22.2% |