Windward
1997, Joel White / Brooklin Boat Yard / Center Harbor 31, 31’
Windward
Windward was built by Brooklin Boat Yard in 1997 to the much-admired Center Harbor 31 design as conceived and drawn by Brooklin Boat Yard founder Joel White. Under the names of The Mantlepiece and Nipantuck and under the command of highly competitive skippers with talented crews she had a very successful racing career sailing mostly out of the Boothbay / Mid-Coast Maine & Casco Bay areas.
In 2015 (with all work done by Brooklin Boat Yard) she took on a completely different mission with a whole different set of challenges providing sailing enjoyment to a new owner with physical disabilities and new (mid-western lakes and southeast Florida) sailing venues both of which would require changes to be made to meet and excel in these new environments and tasks.
To allow her to navigate and make full use of her new shallow water sailing locations her keel was removed and replaced with a new shallow-draft, long-cord fin bulb keel which interestingly enough turns out to be very similar to Joel White’s original keel design for Grace which was the first boat built of the Center Harbor 31 line
Then, to make this Center Harbor 31 “user friendly” to a sailor with limited mobility her cockpit was reconfigured to allow for wheel steering, her deck layout altered for accessibility and her boom slightly raised to allow her new owner enough room to tack or gybe without fear of unintended altercation.
Of course all during this purposeful refit great attention was paid to make sure that the design of the boat remained true to Joel White’s original concepts for the Center Harbor 31 and all aspects of the boat and work were attended to in a fashion to make her “just like new”.
Finally to allow her owner to change sailing venues seasonally a “float on -float off” trailer was custom designed and built by Triad Trailer allowing the boat (now named Feather) to move back and forth between the salt water of coastal southeastern Florida and Upper Midwest freshwater lakes.
Feather brought great joy to her then owner who could then sail as much as and wherever he liked even with physical challenges. Today, as Windward, she still provides her now / current owners with that same feeling here now sailing out of Casco Bay back in her home state of Maine.
Windward is in extremely good condition and offered at a price well below what can be considered as Fair Market Value for the highly prized Center Harbor 31’s. Stored indoors in climate-controlled space Windward can easily be seen no matter the weather. Contact us to arrange a viewing.
Asking Price: $130,000
Location: Portland, Maine
Hull, Deck, Cabin and Cockpit Construction
Underwater configuration is of a shallow-draft, long-cord modern fin-bulb style ballast keel with detached, balanced carbon fiber spade rudder.
Cold-molded, wood-epoxy hull construction with white painted topsides accented with gold cove
stripe and dark green boot top stripe with light green anti-fouling paint below the water line.
Transom is varnished mahogany.
Taff rail and toe rails are of varnished mahogany.
Decks and cockpit sole are traditionally constructed using marine plywood over varnished fir deck beams. Marine plywood decks and cockpit sole overlaid with fiberglass cloth set in epoxy with painted (AwlGrip) exterior finish to smooth and non-skid area.
House top is traditionally constructed with marine ply over varnished fir beams and overlaid with Dynel
cloth set in epoxy with painted (AwlGrip) finish.
House sides and front are of varnished mahogany.
Cockpit coamings, companionway hatch, hatch trim and sailing instrument pod are of varnished mahogany
Aft cabin exterior bulkhead, sail locker and seat fronts are painted (AwlGrip) finish white
Cockpit seating and locker tops are of bare teak
Deck, Cabin and Cockpit Hardware and Features
Decks
Varnished mahogany toe rails and taff rail
Polished stainless steel stem fitting
Chromed bronze bow line chocks port and starboard
Chromed bronze bow line cleat (retractable / flush with deck when stored)
Chromed bronze dorade vent deck plate and cowl
Wichard pad eyes port and starboard at foredeck
Polished stainless steel deck fills for fuel, water & waste
Chromed bronze spring line cleats port and starboard (retractable / flush with deck when stored)
Lazarette aft storage locker
Chromed bronze spring line cleats port and starboard (retractable / flush with deck when stored)
Chromed bronze stern line chocks port and starboard
Ensign staff socket on taff rail
Stern light on taff rail
Cabin Sides
Varnished mahogany cabin sides, front and eye brow
Oval-shaped fixed ports on cabin sides port and starboard (2ea / side)
Port and starboard navigation lights on cabin sides
Varnished mahogany companionway opening with varnished mahogany drop boards
Cabin Top
Self-tacking jib boss and track
Polished stainless steel mast partners
Turning blocks, line organizers, rope clutches and winches for halyard and sail control lines port and starboard.
Lewmar opening hatch on center line forward of companionway hatch slide
Varnished mahogany companionway hatch slide, boss and trim
Lewmar opening hatch at port cabin top (above enclosed head area)
Cockpit
Self-bailing cockpit with engine access hatch in cockpit sole
Varnished mahogany cockpit coamings
Bare teak seat tops above sail / storage lockers port starboard and aft
Interior Layout and Accommodations
Simple accommodations plan and equipment allow for Windward’s crew expand her use past being just a day sailor and to allow for comfortable over-night, weekend or longer cruising.
Enter interior spaces by way of companionway from cockpit.
Enclosed (private) head area to port with manually operated marine toilet, vanity with storage drawers under counter, polished stainless steel sink basin (with manually / hand-pump supplied cold freshwater) and storage lockers above and outboard of counter top.
Galley area to starboard with polished stainless steel sink basin (with manually / hand-pump supplied cold freshwater) inset into counter top, storage below counter top in drawers and lockers and additional storage in lockers above and outboard of galley counter top.
Seating for reading or relaxation port and starboard for ward of galley and head areas with storage under and behind seating
Sleeping accommodations for two (2) persons furthest forward in a V-berth configuration with storage bins under berth and storage shelves for personal items above and outboard of the berthing space.
The interior spaces of Windward are finished in the Herreshoff-style of white painted overheads, hull interior and joinery fronts accented by varnished fir deck beams (overhead), varnished mahogany interior trim and cabin sides along with drawer and locker fronts.
Cabin sole is bare teak.
Natural light and ventilation is provided by two (2) opening hatches overhead with additional natural light coming from fixed port lights in the cabin sides and artificial light is provided by well-placed reading and area lighting.
Spars and Rigging
Keel-stepped, double-spreader, fractionally-rigged sloop rig configuration
Carbon-fiber mast (AwlGrip finish)
Aluminum boom (AwlGrip finish
Stainless steel wire standing rigging with bronze turnbuckle adjusters (shrouds and stays)
Modern low-stretch, yacht-braid running rigging (sheets, halyards and sail control lines)
Standing and running rigging new in 2023
Sail Trim and Sail Handling Equipment
Adjustable back stay
Harken adjustable main sheet traveler
Harken main sheet purchase and lead blocks
Double-ended mainsheet controlled from port and starboard self-tailing winches
Harken spring-loaded, stand-up, ratcheting spinnaker turning blocks port and starboard
Harken #40 / two-speed / self-tailing main sheet winches port and starboard aft in cockpit
Harken #40 / two-speed / self-tailing headsail and spinnaker sheet winches port and starboard in cockpit
Harken #32 / two-speed / self-tailing halyard and sail control line winches pot and starboard on cabin top
Lewmar rope clutches (gang of 3 ea.) for halyards and sail control lines port and starboard on cabin top
Harken genoa / jib tracks with adjustable cars and leads port and starboard side decks
Rigid boom vang
Self-tacking jib track with single jib sheet lead aft to cockpit
Harken roller-furling head stay with furling line lead aft to cockpit
Dutchman main sail flaking system.
Winch handles
Sails and Canvas
Full-battened main sail
Self-tacking / roller-furling jib
Roller-furling / 135% genoa
Sail cover
Interior cushions
Electronics and Navigational Equipment
Ritchie helm compass in polished stainless steel and cut-glass binnacle
Raymarine RN 300 GPS Chart plotter
Autohelm wind speed and direction instrument
Autohelm knot meter / log
Autohelm depth sounder
Raymarine autopilot
Standard Horizon VHF radio
Auxiliary Propulsion and Fuel Systems and Equipment
1997, 2-Cylinder, 12 HP, FWC, Model 12D-Two, Westerbeke inboard diesel engine
Engine Hours: 166.1 Hours
Westerbeke ignition panel with tachometer and engine status gauges
Single lever throttle and transmission control at helm
Stainless steel propellor shaft (1”)
Bronze three (3) blade feathering Max-prop
Groco raw water sea-strainer
Water-lift style muffler and wet exhaust
Fuel Capacity: 8 Gallons
Racor R12T primary fuel filter
Steering Systems and Equipment
Edson steering pedestal with stainless steel binnacle guard
Stainless steel “Destroyer-style” steering wheel with elk hide cover
Edson cable and quadrant steering gear
Carbon-fiber, balanced-spade rudder
Raymarine autopilot
Electrical Systems and Equipment
12-Volt DC ship’s systems
Separate batteries for ship’s DC systems and engine starting
Main battery selector switch
!2-Volt DC circuit panel with voltage meter and for controls / circuits for all ship’s electrical functions and equipment
Battery charging by engine alternator
Freshwater Plumbing and Sanitation Systems and Equipment
Freshwater Capacity: 20 Gallons
Stainless steel sink basins in galley and head areas
Cold, freshwater supplied to sink basins by manually operated hand pumps
Groco manually operated marine toilet
Toilet plumbed for discharge overboard or to holding tank for shore-side pump-out
Ground Tackle
7.5 Kg Bruce anchor
Appropriate chain and rode
Dewatering Equipment
Whale Gusher manually operated bilge pump
Rule 1500 GPH electric / automatic bilge pump with float switch
Safety Equipment
PFD’s / Type II / 4ea
PFD / Type III / 1ea
PFD / Type IV / 1ea
Fire extinguishers
Stern light on taff rail
Port and starboard navigation lights on cabin sides
Steaming light on mast
Anchor light at mast head
Additional Equipment
Custom Triad Trailer (float on – off)
Dock lines
Fenders
Companionway hatch screens
Varnished teak ensign staff and ensign
Pedestal-mounted teak drink holder