westerly typhone vs Moody 376

[Erwin Swart]

Currently owning a Moody 31.
Passed last week a Westerly Typhone which is for sale and looked awsome.
Any advice, strong/weak points, sailing performance compared to Moodys?

Other option is a Moody 376

thanks for advice

 

[E39mad]

The Typhoon is more of a cruiser/racer to the cruiser orientated Moody 376 - a more direct comparison is the Westerly Oceanranger 38

 

[Erwin Swart]

nobody at the forum with a typhoon?
was hoping for more responses

 

[wotayottie]

Few were made - it wasnt a success.

 

[RobBrown]

Thought I recalled an earlier thread re the Typhoon and on a search came up with this, which may be of some use:

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=275252&highlight=typhoon

 

[Tranona]

There are YM test and used boat reviews of both boats. Unusual to see them on the same shopping list as they are very different boats aimed at different markets.

 

[Erwin Swart]

thanks all,

thought all westerly's were also cruisers so passed by the typhoon which realy looks nice.
But hear and read now that typhoon is more like a racer and not as good as the other westerly's.
Will drop the typhoon of the list

 

[flaming]

not as good as the other westerly's.

Odd.

Everything I'd heard indicated that it was arguably the best Westerly! It's probably worth noting that they resurected the hull some 10 years later for the 37 footer they launched just before they went under - a boat that got rave reviews (except for the price).

 

[Tranona]

thanks all,

thought all westerly's were also cruisers so passed by the typhoon which realy looks nice.
But hear and read now that typhoon is more like a racer and not as good as the other westerly's.
Will drop the typhoon of the list

Not sure that is the case. It has an excellent reputation as a cruiser racer. It was not successful commercially because it moved away from the traditional Westerly market to compete with more performance orientated boats - and it was very expensive. There is no equivalent in the Moody range.

 

[wotayottie]

There is no equivalent in the Moody range.

Wasnt there a 38 ft sporty Moody ? Arguably anything that followed the 376 was more sporty and less caravan.

 

[Skysail]

The S38 (S for sport) is a quick boat. It was available in fractional rig. I am not sure any later Moody boat could be classed as sporty?

 

[ianat182]

I visited Cowes on Tuesday and spotted a, new to me, Westerly Ocean 33 which looked the bee's knees for style and use. Large cockpit and tiller steering; would have asked to visit aboard but the owner was about to go for lunch.
Really impressive with scoop stern ,ladder etc. The owner reckoned it was one of the last that Westerlys made before their demise. For a 33 footer it looked very big - another on my wish list then. Don't know how many were made but worth a view for a sportier appearance at least.

ianat182

P.s Have just read a review of her(with wheel steering) by David Brook-Smith,who is knowledgable on Westerlies apparently, and well worth the read-in on the Yachtworld advert for one for sale at Hamble (£69.5K) No connection!

ian

 

[samwise]

Few were made - it wasnt a success.

Not sure you are right there. To my mind they look really good and those who have them, hang on to them. Westerly Owners Club might provide more info.

 

[Tranona]

Not sure you are right there. To my mind they look really good and those who have them, hang on to them. Westerly Owners Club might provide more info.

Does not mean it was not (and is not) a good boat - just introduced at the wrong time and priced way above the competition. Probably makes it a good SH buy if you like the style.

 

[NigelBirch]

40 Typhoons were built bit more about them here:

http://www.westerly-owners.co.uk/guides_11.php

 

[paulrae]

Typhoon Vs Moody 376

Few were made - it wasnt a success.

As others have pointed out, 40 Typhoons were built, followed by only 8 Regatta 370's, of which I have one. I believe that the Regatta used the same hull and rig, but was extensively re-designed below. It is a pretty quick boat, but not as stiff as some of the more cruisy Westerlys - check out the CYCA racing handicap of a Typhoon (13.75 mins/hr) versus, say, a larger Oceanranger (17 mins/hr). We've been very pleased when cruising over the last few years, but have learned to reef early, due to the powerful rig. My wife and I do a bit of white-sails-only club racing and she (the boat) acquits herself quite well, despite our lack of aptitude.

I especially like the quote from the Westerly Story "On to the Typhoon. Anyone who has talked to me of Fulmars knows how much I love them. Fast, manageable, responsive, terrific fun and so easy to sail. Marry a Fulmar by all means but get a Typhoon as your mistress! This is the real thing." He also says "Ed Dubois' design brief (for the Typhoon) was simply to build a bigger better Fulmar. The result is wonderful. With just the odd ruffled patch on a glassy surface, she grabs the zephyr and leaps forward in just the way a Husky yelps and pulls at the traces for the freedom of speed. In a blow she'll eat her way upwind with the same enthusiasm, before roaring off on a run or a reach like a clipper coming up channel with the first tea of the season, surfing on every roller with the speedo straining at the stops. Wow!" I doubt that you'll find a similar review of the 376. But then I (and the reviewer) am biased.

I have noticed that the hull GRP does stand up to pontoon close-encounters much better than our previous Jeanneau.

I'd recommend that you have a chat with the owner and see if he'll take you for a sail on a day with a decent breeze and see what you think.

Good luck.