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Production 32-foot monohull aft-cockpit fiberglassmasthead sloop from Jeremy Rogers Boatyard. Designed by David Sadler. Built in the UK. about 500 produced from 1971.
Specifications for the Contessa 32
| LOA |
32.0 ft.
| LOD |
32.0 ft.
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| LWL |
24.0 ft.
| Beam |
9.5 ft.
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| Draft |
5.5 ft.
| Displaces |
9,500 lbs.
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| Ballast |
4,500 lbs.
| Sail Area |
562.0 sq. ft.
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| D/L |
307
| B/D |
47 %
| SA/D |
20.1
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| Comfort |
26.5
| Capsize |
1.80
| L/B |
3.4
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UK yacht broker with an unusual archive of data and images for over 100 classic British designs. In many cases, these pages are the best source of information on the design.
- Archive on the Contessa 32
This association operates races and other get-togethers, mostly in southern England, and their site is devoted mostly to those events.
- The Contessa 32 owners' group
Review and appreciation of the Contessa 32, with a history of the design, in Classic Boat magazine.
- The Contessa 32 article
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