Description

Headlining replaced 2024 & Coppercoated 2024. Up-to-date electronics.

Brizo is one of the last Westerly Merlins built & possibly one of the best maintained and equipped Merlins around. She is sail number 166 and one of only 21 Merlin 29s built. Brizo, being a Merlin 29, benefits from the addition of the sugar scoop stern providing easy access from a dinghy or the water. She has been layed up ashore every winter during her current and previous ownerships. Brizo benefits from lots of upgrades and additional equipment. Brizo is ready to go, freshly polished and until 21st March 2026, can be seen ashore in Emsworth. After this, she will be in the water & available for a sea trial in Chichester Harbour.

Brizo is acknowledged as a fast boat for her size. Although not raced hard in strong winds, the current owners have never failed to win several club trophies every year. She sails extremely well and can easily be handled single-handed which the current owner does often. Her bilge keels fit the Solent area perfectly allowing her to navigate the shallower waters and take the ground if required. The current owners have greatly enjoyed cruising Brizo around the Solent and the South Coast and are only selling as they wish to purchase a larger yacht.

Specifications

Accommodation

Brizo is perfect for a family of 4. She can comfortably sleep 3 people without sharing a berth and 6 people at a squeeze. It’s perfect for a couple or a family with children. Although only a 29ft yacht, she benefits from the “3-cabin” design with a double cabin aft, a double cabin forwards and a mid-ships saloon. The saloon seating has an upholstered infill piece to convert it to a double berth. The forward V-berth also has an upholstered infill piece.

The main saloon has a u-shaped seating to port & a tapered seat to starboard. There are shelves above the seating with a high fiddle for storage. There is additional easily accessible storage under the seating. Between the seating is a heavily built table with lockable large drop-leaves. This can easily sit 6 for dinner. The broadcast radio has 4 speakers in the corners of the saloon & the TV can be mounted on the forward bulkhead.

To starboard is a good sized chart table with a lifting lid and plenty of storage. The electrical switch panel is above the chart table along with the VHF radio & broadcast radio.

To port is the galley area. This features a gas cooker with grill and 2 burners. There is a stainless steel sink with foot pumped water. To the left of the sink is a cold box for food storage. There is also a small fold up table to the right of the sink to provide extra flat space in the galley.

Between the chart table & the heads to starboard is a good sized hanging space mostly used for foul weather gear.

The heads are aft of the saloon to starboard. There is a sink with hand pumped water & large storage lockers above and below. The loo is forward facing making it easy to use while underway on either tack.
The large stern cabin can sleep two and is to port. There is a hanging locker just inside the door. Light and ventilation is provided by two opening ports. The 75l water tank is under the berth as are the engine & house batteries.

All lighting is LED. In the saloon, there are 2 overhead lights. There is a red/white light with a flexible shaft at the chart table. In the galley area, there is a “reading” type light above the cooker and a long striplight above the sink & food preparation area. In the stern cabin there is a wall mounted light and a “reading” light on the ceiling. In the front cabin there are 2 “reading” type lights. Finally there is a long striplight in the heads.

All upholstery, having recently been laundered is in great condition. It is removed and stored during the winters.

Layout

Saloon

Saloon

Stern Cabin

Forward Cabin

Heads

Chart Table

Galley

TV

Glasses

Construction

• GRP construction
• Gelshield applied, believed from new.
• Cast iron bilge keels
• Textured non-slip decks, coach roof and cockpit flats, repainted 2025
• Alloy framed windows refitted & sealed 2024
• Teak rubbing strake
• Blue Cove line
• Coppercoat antifoul, 2024

Equipment

Shore Power
There is a cockpit socket for shore power. The mains power is RCD protected by a consumer unit, easily accessible, close to the batteries under the stern berth. Also mounted here is a mains powered battery charger. There are two switched double sockets in the saloon. Once is next to the galley are used to power a kettle or toaster (not included). The other is close to the forward bulkhead & used to power the TV.

Deck Equipment
• 2 x 22/39 self-tailing, two speed primary sheet winches
• 2 x 12 halyard winches on cabin top – all lines lead aft.
• Fold down sprayhood (windows replaced 2025)
• Tiller steering with spinlock tiller extension
• Very large cockpit locker with various warps & fenders
• Chain locker with 35m 6mm galvanised chain & 15m rope (2025)
• Single bow roller
• CQR anchor. Spare Fishermans anchor stored in the cockpit locker
• Gas locker with 4.5Kg Calor cylinder
• Outboard engine bracket (2026)
• Teak Cockpit table
• Teak cockpit sole grids
• Pockets for halyards & winch handles
• 3 winch handles
• LED Navigation lights

Safety Equipment
• Liferaft – an older liferaft is included but a Seago 4-person 2025 liferaft could be included by negotiation.
• Man-overboard recovery sling
• 3 x dry-powder fire extinguishers
• Fire blanket in the galley
• Manual & separate automatic electrical bilge pumps.

Port Coachroof

Starboard Coachroof

Cockpit Enclosure

Cockpit Table & Grating

Navigation Equipment

Following electronics are all connected with a NMEA2000 interface:

• Garmin GPSMAP750 plotter, mounted under the spray hood.
• Airmar NMEA2000 depth & log sender
• Garmin VHF215 & GHS11i cockpit mounted command mic.
• Garmin AIS300 AIS receiver.
• Garmin GMI20 multi-function display.
• Garmin wired wind instrument at the mast head.
• Actisense W2K-1 NMEA200 to Wi-Fi gateway allows instrumentation to link to a mobile phone or tablet.

Other electronics:

• NASA Clipper Duet Depth & Log with separate sender.
• Raymarine ST1000+ Tiller Pilot with wired remote control
• Fusion MS-RA60 VHF, DAB, Bluetooth stereo with 4 saloon mounted speakers.
• Mains powered LCD TV, normally stored under the saloon seat, that can be mounted on the forward bulkhead. A portable inverter is included to power the TV when not connected to shore power. There is a Glomex TV antenna at the mast head.

Engine(s)

Volvo Penta 2002, 18HP, raw water cooled diesel. This has been flushed with fresh water & layed up every winter during the current & previous ownerships. Filters, anode & oil have also been changed yearly. It starts easily, runs reliably, and does not smoke or overheat. The 75l stainless steel diesel tank is inside the large cockpit locker to starboard.

Sails & Spars

• 7/8 Fractional rig with Selden Mast & Boom
• Single line reefing with all lines led aft. Boom re-rigged with new line 2024
• The standing rigging and mast has been removed & stored every winter by the current and previous owners.
• The genoa furler is by Harken.
• The mainsail & genoa are by Kemp (2016). These are in great condition having been purchased by the previous owner & hardly used. The current owner has had them valeted every year.
• The genoa sacrificial strip has been replaced for 2026
• Also there is a spinnaker in a snuffer that is lightly used. It can be flown as a cruising chute but has been mostly flown from a pole.
• A small foresail is also included. This is little used and never by the current owner.

Main & Genoa

Spinaker

Safety Equipment

• Liferaft – an older liferaft is included but a Seago 4-person liferaft (2025) could be included by negotiation.
• Man-overboard recovery sling
• 3 x dry-powder fire extinguishers
• Fire blanket in the galley
• Manual & separate automatic electrical bilge pumps.

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