Windward — Center Harbor 31

1997, Joel White / Brooklin Boat Yard / Center Harbor 31, 31’

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, she was refit by Brooklin Boat Yard to enable her to take on a new mission exploring new sailing venues — the mid-western lakes and southeast Florida. 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 — the first boat built of the Center Harbor 31 line.

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. 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. Today, as Windward, she still provides her 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.

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