Westerly Fulmar “Kioni”
Fully fitted out for cruising, Kioni is in very good condition, with comprehensive and up-to-date safety and navigational equipment and a good suit of sails. Her first owner had her from new until 2020, cruising extensively throughout Europe, while her second owners replaced the headlining throughout and fitted new standing rigging and updated navigation equipment. I bought her at the end of 2024 and fitted her out for my own use, upgrading safety equipment, fitting a new fridge compressor, and integrating the tiller pilot and remote control into the NMEA 2000 navigation suite. I fully intended to keep her for longer, but an upcoming move abroad now means that I have to sell.
She has been an excellent boat for us, winning the Youth Trophy at the 2025 Round the Island Race, finishing second Westerly by just 35 seconds and 18th overall on ISC. I would happily keep her and will continue to use her while seeking a new owner, but after winter maintenance ashore she is now back in the water and ready for another season.
The Westerly Fulmar has long been recognised as one of the standout designs in the Westerly range, combining rewarding sailing performance with the solid build quality and practical accommodation for which the marque is so well known. I chose the fin-keel version for its particularly good sailing and windward performance, while still wanting a boat that offered a very usable amount of comfort and space for family cruising. She feels spacious for her size, confidence-inspiring in stronger conditions, and has proved both quick and enjoyable to sail.
Below decks, the accommodation is practical, comfortable and well suited to cruising. The saloon provides comfortable seating around a large folding dining table with integrated bottle stowage, with two berths set either side, one of which can convert to a small double. There is also a generous aft quarter berth and a V-berth forward, making sleeping arrangements for six entirely feasible and five very comfortable. The galley is conveniently laid out and equipped with a Nelson cooker with oven and grill, a Dometic fridge, and hot and cold pressurised water. A proper navigation table is fitted, and there is an excellent range of lockers, cupboards and shelves throughout, giving the boat very useful storage for her size. The heads compartment is fitted with a Jabsco toilet (2021), basin and mirror, while two built-in hanging lockers complete a comfortable and well-proportioned interior.
Particulars
Year: 1985
Hull Number: L135
Sail Number: FR 304
Length: 9.7m
Draft: 1.6m
Keel Type: Fin
Hull Material: GRP
Engine: Inboard diesel
Rigging and Sails
• Standing rigging replaced 2020
• Shroud plates re-bedded and bolts replaced 2026
• Kemps slab reefing mainsail with three reef points and 140% furling genoa, both in good condition and professionally laundered, serviced and stored ashore annually
• Cruising spinnaker with snuffer
• Kemps mast with Selden rod kicker and extending spinnaker/genoa pole stored against the mast
• Rotostay furling system
• Running rigging replaced as required, including new Marlow D2 Dyneema-cored genoa halyard and new mainsheet (2026)
• Two self-tailing Lewmar winches and two Barton winches
• Stackpack and lazyjacks
Navigation Equipment
• B&G Vulcan 9 chart plotter (2021)
• B&G Edge 2 pack including dual displays, log, depth, water temperature, wind speed and direction (2021)
• B&G V50 fixed VHF with AIS receiver (2021)
• Simrad TP32 tiller pilot, integrated with the full navigation suite to provide steering by wind, heading or course, and control from the chart plotter (2025)
• WR10 base station and remote for remote control of tiller pilot (2025)
• Plastimo Contest compass
Safety Equipment
• Seago Cruiser Plus 6-man liferaft (2025), mounted on a pushpit cradle with hydrostatic release (2026)
• Jonbuoy inflatable danbuoy and horseshoe lifering (2025)
• EPIRB with new battery and service (2025)
• Electronic handheld flare (2025)
• B&G V50 fixed VHF with AIS receiver
• Running jackstays
• Kim man overboard rescue sling
• Spare horseshoe buoy
• Two dry powder extinguishers (2025)
• Automatic clean agent extinguisher in engine compartment (2025)
• Carbon monoxide and gas alarms
Propulsion
• Bukh DV20 ME 20hp diesel engine with 90-litre stainless steel tank, serviced and winterised annually, with extensive spares carried onboard
• Shaft drive to a 2-bladed fixed-pitch bronze propeller with rope cutter
• Honda 2.3hp outboard for tender with stowage bracket on pushpit
Ground Tackle
• Genuine 35lb CQR mounted on bow roller with manual windlass and 48 metres of new (2025) 8mm galvanised chain
• 25lb CQR with chain and rope rode stored in cockpit locker
Utilities
• Fridge with Dometic CU55 compressor and VU07 evaporator, capable of making ice (2026)
• Hot water calorifier
• 230-litre water tank
• Pressurised hot and cold water
• Nelson gas cooker with integrated grill and oven (pipework replaced 2021)
• Gas locker stowage for two bottles
• Two 105Ah 12V domestic batteries and one engine battery
• Smart charger
Cockpit
• Choice of large or small cockpit table, each with dedicated stowage below
• Sprayhood
• Cockpit cushions
• Removable bimini top
• Enormous cockpit locker
Other Equipment
• Avon Rover R250 tender
• Swimming ladder on transom
• Fenders and warps
• Boathook
• Selection of useful onboard extras
Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to arrange a viewing.