Windship 63 Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · centerboard

Rig

Ketch

LOA

63.16' · 19.25 m

Disp.

75,000 lbs · 34,019 kg

First year

1982

The Windship 63 represents a pinnacle of American semicustom yacht building from the late 1980s and early 1990s, emerging as an evolved, extended version of the earlier Windship 60. Designed by William Waite and built in collaboration with Trident Shipworks in Tampa, Florida, the 63 was conceived as a robust, bluewater passage maker capable of global circumnavigation while maintaining the luxury standards of a contemporary superyacht. Unlike massproduced cruisers of the era, the Windship 63 was characterized by a heavydisplacement hull and a sophisticated cutter rig, tailored for owners who demanded a vessel that could handle heavy weather with poise. Its rarity today—owing to the limited production run before Windship Yachts ceased operations in 1991—makes it a soughtafter find for traditionalists who value the "overbuilt" philosophy of the Florida custom yacht boom.