Westerly Solway 36 Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · twin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

35.75' · 10.9 m

Disp.

17,350 lbs · 7,870 kg

First year

1975

At the height of its production dominance in the mid1970s, the British yard Westerly Marine Construction sought to expand its reach into the upper echelon of the cruising market. Having achieved immense success with smaller bilgekeeled models like the Centaur, the builder commissioned the esteemed naval architecture firm Laurent Giles and Partners to design a robust, 36foot flagship platform. Introduced in 1975 and produced until 1982, the Westerly Solway 36 was born from this collaboration as a heavydisplacement, centercockpit passage maker. Built alongside its sister ship, the finkeeled Conway, the Solway was specifically engineered to satisfy the demanding requirements of North Sea and English Channel sailors who required a bluewater capable hull that could also dry out safely on tidal mudflats.