Macwester Wight - Last Of Only 5 Prototypes

I am extremely sad at selling this wonderful yacht, but feel I have very little choice, as my wife's health now demands my fullest attention. Strongly recommend a personal viewing before bidding. Located at Watermouth Yacht Club, 3 miles east of Ilfracombe. === NO RETURNS === This is a magnificent, strongly built early prototype from the MacWester yacht building dynasty. Wheel house completely rebuilt 5 years ago.

Genoa replaced two years ago. ENGINE IS CURRENTLY NOT WORKING. GPS = GPS 120XLAutopilot ST3000 (really good)VHF radioDepth finderTwo anchors Dimensions (from survey): LOA 28’ 03”LWL 22’00”Beam 9’02”Draft 2’09”Disp (lb) 6960 Ballast (lb) 2260 This yacht has been to Ireland and the Scilly Isles. Below is a compilation of various emails from Stuart Roy, son of CSJ Roy: The prototype Wights were 28ft long, using the Macwester 28 hull and there were very few of those about. I seem to remember that they all had white hulls with grey-green deck mouldings.

The Mk1 Wight Class boats were 30ft long. There are plenty of those around. The Macwester 30 used the same hull. The Macwester Wight Mk I has a 30ft hull. These boats have sail numbers T1 – T90.

The MkII Wight Class boats were 32ft and so were the later Malin class. All the 32ft boats are distinguishable by a half-round style band set high up on the topsides and proud to the surface, not cut-in. The Macwester Wight Mk II and Malin have 32ft hulls. These boats have sail numbers T91 - T295 --- Thanks for photo. That's a Macwester 28, centre-cockpit version.

I can tell it's a 28 from the transom and it is confirmed by the survey report. The name in the records is GWYN ALARGH but I think that is close enough for a positive identification as there is nothing else remotely like that name. Your boat is probably Hull/Sail number 392 sold to Mr Frost on 13th December 1968. That makes 5 of this model for you to trace with sail numbers 226, 331, 339, 392, 439. .The standard Macwester 28 had bilge keels.

RegardsStuart Roy