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Produced: Years during which the boat was produced, whoever the builder. Information on different builders, where available, is given in the text.
N° Built: Figure prefixed with M is the total number built by Macwester Marine prior to 1980. Numbers for other builders are given where known, in the text. Total production figures are prefixed by a T. |
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Produced: 1967 1980 No: M 93, T->300 by 75 Keel: LK+ optional BP Berths: 2 (Weekender)
LOA: 1411 4.55m LWL: 126 3.81m Beam: 5 6 1.68m Draft: 20 0.61m Disp: 800lb Ball 450lb Sail: 115ft2 10.7m2 |
KELPIE
Macwester produced two versions-open dayboat racing (lower coamings and go faster gear), and a weekender with cabin. All had removable ballast to simplify trailing. Its design had a profound influence on all the Rowan classes. 93 built by Macwester under license by Pearson Brothers of Littlehampton up to 1970. In 1970 rights sold to West Kirby marine Services Ltd (later known as Blakes Marine Services) because of glut of orders for all Macwester types. Blakes modified the design and extended the cabin top on the weekender. |
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Produced: 1970 1978 No Built: M 240 Keel: LK+ optional BP Berths: 4
LOA: 223 6.78m LWL: 186 5.64m Beam: 8 3 2.51m Draft: 2 9 0.84m Disp: 5040lb Ball: 1435lb Sail: 225ft2 20.9m2 |
ROWAN 22
Development of Kelpie. Long keel with optional bilge plates and Petter Stuart diesel or Stuart 5hp petrol engine. Most were built with a dinette to port arrangement, though some later models had a more traditional port & starboard settee arrangement.
Rowan Weekender was a variation introduced in 1975, with an outboard engine, and basic interior, at just over half the cost of the inboard version, and which proved particularly popular on the continent.
Production ceased after the Rowan Crown was introduced in 1978. |
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Produced: 1978 early 80s No Built: M 63, T-? Keel: LK + optional BP Berths: 4
LOA: 240 7.32m LWL: 196 5.94m Beam: 8 9 2.67m Draft: 3 3 0.99m Disp: 5340lb Ball: 1435lb Sail: 225ft2 20.9m2 |
ROWAN CROWN
A stretched version of the popular Rowan 22, built for little increase in cost with a more streamlined deck moulding. Petter Mini 6 outboard fitting through a removable door in the transom. It was named in recognition of the Jubilee Year in which it was designed.
One of the four designs which Trident continued to build after buying Macwester Marine in 1979. An unknown number were built by Trident. |
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Produced: 1973 1980 No Built: 36 Keel: Rose; LK+CB, 8m- FS Berths: 4 LOA: 266 8.08m LWL: 236 7.16m Beam: 8 3 2.51m Draft: Rose: 2 9 0.84m 8m 4 1.22m Disp: 6720lb 3048kg Ball: 2650lb 1200kg Sail: 305ft2 28.3m2 |
ROWAN ROSE/ROWAN 8M
Rowan Rose: Was designed in 1972 and started production in 1973. Sloop with Petter Mini 6 diesel engine or Stuart 10 hp petrol engine. Shallow long keel and centreboard.
Rowan 8m: In 1975 the 8m was introduced with a deeper fixed fin keel and skeg, mainly for the Scandinavian Market. Both have 4 berths and an aft sited galley. |
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Produced: 1972 19? No Built: > 300 by 1975 Keel: Berths: LOA: 266 8.08m LWL: Beam: Draft: Disp: Ball: Sail: |
CREELER
An MVF style fishing boat, especially designed to enable owners to easily complete the craft themselves. Available in various stages of completion, the boat was unique at the time in having one side of the hull and side decks and coamings moulded in one piece. The two halves were then joined on a central keel which could be as deep or shallow as the owner required. |
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Produced: 1967 1972 No Built: M 466 Keel: TK Berths: 4/5 LOA: 260 7.92m LWL: 210 6.4m Beam: 9 3 2.79m Draft: 2 9 0.84m Disp: 6720lb 3048kg Ball: 2265lb 1027kg Sail: 300ft2 20.9m2 330ft2 30.7m2 |
MACWESTER 26
The original Macwester. Design commenced in 1st July 64; first boat at The London Boat Show. Immediate success with unusually large beam & high internal volume. 12 firm orders taken at the show, price was £1490 with sails or £1695 with Vire engine. Choices of rig (standard or tall) and 3 internal layouts (standard amidships galley, aft galley, & dinette). Sailed ok but prone to weather helm and poor windward performance largely as a result of shallow keels, and wide beam preventing close sheeting of the jib. 466 of the class built by September 1972 when moulds ceremoniously broken up. |
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Produced: 1970 early 80s No Built: M 220, T-? Keel: TK Berths: 4-5 LOA: 270 8.23m LWL: 230 7.01m Beam: 9 1 2.77m Draft: 3 8 1.12m Disp: 7480lb 3400kg Ball: 2436lb 1105kg Sail: 330ft2 30.7m2
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MACWESTER 27
A development of the 26. Very similar with hull and keels modified after tank testing for efficiency.
Joint first in The Yachting World One of a Kind Rally for cruising yachts in 1975 (Series 2 version). 16 built by Bull and Co, Essex, distinguished by moulded deckhead lining.
Series II in 1975 new deck/interior with lower shrouds moved to coach roof, flush forehatch, main hatch garage, and reduced wood work (e.g. grp bulwarks, no toe rails). Series III in 1978/9 updated deck and interior. Series IV in 1981 under Trident Marine deck & interior. Series V in ? under Trident Marine. |
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Produced: 1967 1970 No Built: M 50 Keel: TK (1 FS in 1970) Berths: 5/6 LOA: 283 8.53m LWL: 220 6.71m Beam: 9 2 2.79m Draft: TK2 9 0.84m FS4 8 1.42m Disp: 6960lb 3175kg Ball: 2260lb 1026kg Sail: 330ft2 30.7m2 |
MACWESTER 28
A stretched 26, offered in two basic forms aft cockpit, with the same three internal layout options as the 26, and centre cockpit with a larger (BMC Captain) engine. Centre cockpit version was the very first of the Wight family, referred to as the Macwester 28 Wight class.
Macwester built one 28 with a fin keel in 1969 (called the Mac 28 Celerity ) and shortly afterwards sold the production rights to Atlanta Marine, so that the design lived on under the same name Atlanta 28. At the same time they developed the 30 Wight class. |
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Produced: 1969/70 1972 No Built: M 12 Keel: TK Berths: 6
LOA: 306 9.30m LWL: 260 7.92m Beam: 95 2.87m Draft: 33 0.99m Disp: 8960lb 4065kg Ball: 2690lb 1220kg Sail: 380ft2 35.3m2 |
MACWESTER 30 SLOOP
Macwester developed the 30hull from the Macwester 28 and initially gave it a sloop rig. The first 8 of the 30 hulls (T to T8, where T stands for the Thirty) were sloops although the majority were rigged as a yawl or ketch see below.
The aft cockpit sloop offered a much larger main cabin and toilet than with the centre cockpit. All 12 were built with the Volvo MD2B engine. |
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Produced : 1970 1972 No Built: M 73 Keel: TK Berths: 6
LOA: 306 9.30m LWL: 260 7.92m Beam: 95 2.87m Draft: 33 0.99m Disp: 8960lb 4065kg Ball: 2725lb 1236kg Sail: 390ft2 36.2m2 |
MACWESTER 30 Wight Class Yawl/Ketch
Developed from the Mac 28 Wight class, continuing the motor sailor Wight theme with either a BMC Captain, or Volvo diesel. Initially rigged as a yawl, a later modification in 1971 introduced the ketch rig to reduce the over hang of the mizzen boom and at the same time offered an improved interior (fore-cabin bunks at split levels easing locker access, improved lining material and so on). |
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Produced: 1972 1977/8 No Built: 4 Keel: TK Berths: 6
LOA: 319 9.30m LWL: 260 7.92m Beam: 95 2.87m Draft: 33 0.99m Disp: 9100lb 4128kg Ball: 3236lb 1220kg Sail: 380ft2 35.3m2 |
MACWESTER WIGHT Mk 2-Sloop
The Macwester 30 hull was lengthened by 1ft and given higher freeboard improving the accommodation below decks and was first shown at the London Boatshow in 1973.
Not many of these hulls were sold with the sloop rig, the vast majority of owners opted for the centre cockpit and ketch rig. Note that the Wight name now applied to both sloop and two-masted versions. |
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Produced: 1972 1977/8 No Built: 186 Keel: TK Berths: 7
LOA: 319 9.30m LWL: 280 8.53m Beam: 95 2.87m Draft: 33 0.99m Disp: 9120lb 4137kg Ball: 3236lb 1468kg Sail: 400ft2 37.2m2 |
MACWESTER WIGHT Mk 2-Ketch
The Wight continued to be very popular, with large numbers exported. Detailed improvements were introduced in n1975 concerning the deck layout and interior finish. Note that the Wight name now applied to both sloop and two-masted versions. |
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Produced: 1976 early 80s No Built: M 70, T? Keel: TK or FS Berths: 6/7 LOA: 319 9.68m LWL: 280 8.53m Beam: 95 2.87m Draft: TK 34 0.99m FS 410 1.47m Disp: 9120lb 4137kg Ball: 3285lb 1490kg Sail: 400ft2 37.2m2 |
MALIN
The Malin was first shown in the 1977 London Boat Show and uses the Wight series II hull with a completely new deck moulding in line with the updated Macwester 27 deck. The most obvious difference is at the aft cabin where the coach roof has been extended out to the gunwhales, providing much more room in the cabin and a large sunbathing area on deck. The boat, as with the Wight sold well abroad.
Macwester also introduced a fin keel option with the Malin. The Malin was another of the classes that continued to be built under Trident Marine. |
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Produced: 1972 1977 No Built: M4 10 Keel: LK and CB Berths: 6
LOA: 330 10.06m LWL: 303 9.22m Beam: 96 2.90m Draft: 33/59 1.07/1.75m Disp: 11760lb 5333kg Ball: 4200lb 1905kg Sail: 417ft2 38.7m2 |
PELAGIAN
A wheelhouse motor sailor with hydraulic centreboard and twin 32hp BMC Captain or 50hp Commander diesels. Fast, and extremely manoeuvrable under power, and adequate under sail. It was complex to build due to the need to fit twin diesels, central heating plant, the centreboard and its lifting gear And the batteries all in a comparatively small (6ft long) engine room. As a result the company decided that they could only afford to build two per year. |
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Produced: 1977/8 1985 No Built: 20 Keel: TK or FS Berths: 6
LOA: 360 10.97m LWL: 290 8.84m Beam: 113 3.40m Draft: 4.0 1.20m Disp: 13440lb 6100kg Ball: 4480lb 2030kg Sail: 472ft2 43.85m2 |
SEAFORTH/HEBRIDEAN
The flagship of the Macwester range from 1977 was a further development of the Malin. Two years were spent in designing & researching for the design, and the boat received favourable reviews and was popular. The Hebridean was the same boat but with a deck saloon. The 20 of this class built by Macwester 38hp BMC 1800cc diesels included both the Seaforth and the Hebrideans.
Trident Marine continued to build the Seaforth until 1985 and fitted Volvo 65hp MD30 diesels in some boats. |
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Produced: 1977 1978 No Built: ? Keel: TK or FS Berths: 5/6
LOA: 260 9.30m LWL: 220 7.92m Beam: 92 2.87m Draft: FK 48 1.42m TK 39 1.14m Disp: 6720lb 3048kg Ball: 2400lb 1089kg Sail: 330ft2 30.7m2 |
ATLANTA ROCKALL
This model was introduced by Atlanta after they moved into larger premises in1977 and is basically the same boat as the Macwester 26, but offered with the 27s deeper bilge keels or a fin keel. Also known as the Rockall 26, but not to be confused with the Atlanta 26, which was based upon the Colvic 26 hull. |
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Produced: 1977 ? No Built: ? Keel: TK or FS Berths: 5
LOA: 266 8.08m LWL: 236 7.16m Beam: 92 2.79m Draft: FK 48 1.42m TK 39 1.14m Disp: 6720lb 3048kg Ball: 2400lb 1089kg Sail: 420ft2 39m2 |
ATLANTA VIKING 800
This boat was the same as the Macwester 27 Series I, although apparently offered with a larger sail area. It was still in production as late as 1980.
It is actually unclear whether this boat is the Rockall 26 under another name. The dimensions available would suggest not, but they may be wrong.
Note also that although taken from literature published in the yachting press, the sail area quoted is suspect. |
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Produced: 1970 1977 No Built: >300 by 1975 Keel: TK or FS Berths: 5
LOA: 280 8.53m LWL: 220 6.71m Beam: 92 2.79m Draft: FS 480 1.42m TK 310 1.17m Disp: 7280lb 3309kg Ball: 2000lb 907kg Sail: 360ft2 33.4m2 |
ATLANTA 28
In 1969/70 Atlanta Marine bought the rights to the Macwester 28 from Macwester Marine and marketed effectively exactly the same boat under their sail insignia. They offered both fin and twin keel versions. The latter used the twin keel design that had been developed through tank testing for the Macwester 27.
Over the years they did make many minor modifications to the deck layouts, following the trend for the new Macwester 27s. |
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Produced: 1975 ? No Built: / Keel: TK or FS Berths: 6
LOA: 280 8.53m LWL: 236 7.16m Beam: 92 2.79m Draft: FS 48 1.42m TK 39 1.17m Disp: 8400lb 3818kg Ball: 3000lb 1361kg Sail: 350ft2 32.5m2 |
ATLANTA VIKING 8.5
In 1975 Atlanta Marine produced new moulds based upon the Atlanta 28, with a longer waterline, longer cockpit, fuller aft sections to provide greater buoyancy, increased ballast (now 40%) and longer coach roof providing a roomier cabin and allowing an extra berth.
This boat, which was alternatively known in its early life as the Atlanta 8.5, and simply the Atlanta Viking, was still in production at least as late as 1980.
The same basic boat was offered as the Broads Sailor in 1979. |