What small Yacht is this?

[Shodan]

Hello everyone,

Hoping to get an ID of what type of yacht this is. It was moored off castle cove sailing bay in Weymouth over the weekend.

Cheers

 

[dunedin]

Possibly a clue in the name - which looks to be Goodness Knows ?

There is an informal tradition of the old Westerly GK series boats having names of two words with G and K in them - they tended to be more sporty / racing oriented with largely flush decks. Which fits here also.

Not an expert, so you Would need to google some piccies to determine which version - think ranged from GK24 to GK 32, but that is just a guess from memory

 

[Lakesailor]

Looks a bit Etap red.

 

[billmacfarlane]

Definitely a Westerly GK, either 24 or 29.

 

[lustyd]

Whatever it is, someone needs to repaint that cove line so there isn't a hill in the middle

 

[VicS]

See this page for photos of Westerlys , including the GK range http://www.westerly-owners.co.uk/westerly_photos.php

 

[MrB]

That name has been mentioned here before....starting post #7 http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?294732-Boat-names-that-should-be

 

[starboard]

GK29

 

[Seajet]

The pic won't expand for me, but I must say she looks more Etap; however if she's called Goodness Knows she's a GK29, as mentioned they have a tradition of names beginning with G & K, after the race winning prototype ' Giant Killer '.

I remember names like ' Get Kracking ' & ' Get Knotted ' - a chum wanted to buy one just so he could call it ' Ginger K**t '

 

[Sybarite]

The pic won't expand for me, but I must say she looks more Etap; however if she's called Goodness Knows she's a GK29, as mentioned they have a tradition of names beginning with G & K, after the race winning prototype ' Giant Killer '.

I remember names like ' Get Kracking ' & ' Get Knotted ' - a chum wanted to buy one just so he could call it ' Ginger K**t '

I don't think Etaps of that size had transom mounted rudders.

 

[Seajet]

I don't think Etaps of that size had transom mounted rudders.

They weren't so flush decked either, but the pic doesn't look quite right for a GK to me, as I say I can't get it to expand; as she has a GK name she must be...

 

[Lakesailor]

The pic won't expand for me, but I must say she looks more Etap; however if she's called Goodness Knows she's a GK29, as mentioned they have a tradition of names beginning with G & K, after the race winning prototype ' Giant Killer '.

I remember names like ' Get Kracking ' & ' Get Knotted ' - a chum wanted to buy one just so he could call it ' Ginger K**t '

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What's wrong with Ginger Knot?

 

[VicS]

They weren't so flush decked either, but the pic doesn't look quite right for a GK to me, as I say I can't get it to expand; as she has a GK name she must be...

All the Gk range look a bit different one way or another.

This one looks spot on for a GK 29 to me

 

[Iain C]

The red cabin top paint makes it look like it has a short beige dog house style cabin, hence people thinking Etap.

 

[Shodan]

What great feedback! Thanks so much everyone.

 

[Lakesailor]

I only thought Etap because of the colour.

 

[Daydream believer]

I only thought Etap because of the colour.

Wrong gunwale detail for an Etap

 

[prv]

Whatever it is, someone needs to repaint that cove line so there isn't a hill in the middle

I think that's just because she's heeling away from the camera a bit, and has the 80s racer lozenge-shaped waterplane.

Pete

 

[Croak]

Small!!

 

[Lakesailor]

Wrong gunwale detail for an Etap

Erm yes. But I said because of the colour. Not anything else.