Our Charter Yachts
Merlin's Magic is an 8.8 metre , twin-keel cruising yacht, designed by
Ed Dubois for Westerly Yachts and built in Britain in 1988.
Able to sleep 7 in total, she has a forward double cabin, a double plus a single in the main saloon, and a small, private after cabin with a smallish double berth and standing/changing room found on the port side.
An amazingly roomy "heads " compartment, with wash basin and toilet, is aft 
to starboard, with the wet locker, then chart table, then settee all arrang
ed along the starboard side.
The galley is to port, in front of the door to the after cabin, with a cooker, grill, twin-burner hob, oven, icebox etc., then the main saloon seating and dining table is found along the port side; the elegant saloon table seats 7 in reasonable comfort!
Ed D
ubois designed the Westerly Merlin as a modern replacement for the Konsort, another hugely successful Westerly design; with a fractional rig, and cast-iron keels of excellent configuration, he got it right and she is a swift sailer, yet sea-kindly, strong, stable, and most important of all, SAFE !
With new mainsail and headsail roller reefing, a cruising chute and spare sails if needed, you should be able to find the perfect sail combination for the conditions.
A modern Volvo-Penta diesel engine will bring you into harbour, anchorage or marina quickly, safely and quietly.
Merlin's Magic is also a superb yacht for the less experienced Skipper, and she is ideally suited to the inner Moray Firth due to her twin keels and shallow draft-only 3' 4"-where confidence and experience can be gained, before you tackle that passage to Orkney !
"Magic Morn", a sturdy 7.7 metre Searider bilge keeled yacht, is also available for
bareboat charter for 4 persons, whilst "Morning Star" is a 10 metre Westerly
Discus, available for Skippered charter only. See "Prices and Payment" page.
