The Westerly 22 is a British sailboat that was designed by Denys Rayner as a cruiser and first built in 1963.
The design was derived from the wooden West Coaster 20 and later developed into the Nomad 22 in 1967.Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 212. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010.
Production The design was built by Westerly Marine Construction in the United Kingdom, between 1963 and 1967, with 332 boats completed.
Design The Westerly 22 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a Gunter rig or an optional masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, an angled transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a twin fixed keels. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard twin keels.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring, although a Volvo Penta M1 inboard diesel was a factory option. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank also has a capacity of .
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on both sides of the cabin, amidships. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and grill to port and a sink to starboard. A navigation station is located on the port side above the stove. The head is located centred in the bow cabin, under the "V"-berth.
The design has a hull speed of .
Operational history The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes sailing events, the Westerly Owners Association.
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