Kelpie:D is a safe stable and dry boat, her accommodation is clean and comfortable. She sails really well and has taken us on extended tours around the Scottish coast. She benefits from a powerful and reliable Vetus 3.09 engine that we have kept well serviced and maintained. The mainsail is in good condition, the Genoa is being sent for a new UV strip this autumn. She has been wintered ashore for the last 10 years or so and is currently ashore near Oban. Below decks, the woodwork has been re-varnished and all seating re-upholstered. The sea-cocks are all in good condition, those in the heads ... read more

Built in 1989. GRP construction with white topsides and superstructure, twin bilge keels, self draining aft cockpit with tiller steering, 6 berth internal layout in 3 cabins with standing headroom, masthead Bermudan sloop rig. BUILDER: Designed by Ed Dubois and built by Westerly Yachts Ltd. Hull No GT105 DIMENSIONS: LOA 28'8" (8.75m) inc rudder Beam 9' 11" (3.0m) LWL 23'7" (7.19m) Draft 3' 4" (1.0m) Displacement 3490 kgs 1989 Westerly Merlin 28, twin keel, Volvo 2002 18hp diesel, great layout with 2 cabins plus saloon, some good instruments, but needs some restoration wo... read more

'Morning Star'. A very well-maintained, lightly used 'little big yacht' located in Dartmouth, Devon. A comfortable cruiser with twin bilge keels - ideal for a family's first start into cruising. Many recent improvements commissioned by the current Owner who is a highly-qualified Cruising Instructor on larger yachts. The Owner, who travelled around the UK to find a good example, promptly bought this yacht on the East Coast just before Covid and has improved it further after transportation to the West Country. Thus, 'Morning Star' benefits from recent new rigging and the installati... read more