Rayner gave the Westcoaster "sitting head room for tall men" – rare in yachts so small – while ingeniously camouflaging the reverse sheer needed for such generous accommodation by carrying the decks out to the sides of the boat as he had with Robinetta 20 years earlier. Similarly all the Westcoaster's running rigging came back to the cockpit making her easy to handle single-handed.
Rayner designed the Westcoaster with ample headroom for tall individuals and a unique layout that concealed the reverse sheer needed for such spacious accommodations by extending the decks outward on both sides, similar to his previous design for Robinetta. The running rigging was also routed back to the cockpit, making her easy to handle single-handedly.