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Contessa 32

Masthead Sloop · Fin with rudder on skeg · 1971–present

Specifications

LOA

9.75 m

LWL

7.32 m

Beam

2.90 m

Draft (max)

1.68 m

Displacement

4309 kg

Ballast

2041 kg

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Hull

Fin with rudder on skeg

Comfort ratio

27.7

Capsize screening

1.80

Hull speed

6.6 kn

SA / displacement

15.5

Sail area

40.3 m²

Designer

David Sadler

Builder

J.J. Taylor, Sons Ltd.

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