Contessa 32
Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1971
A 1973 London Boat Show winner with a skeg-hung rudder and a ballast-to-displacement ratio of 47 percent
Designed by David Sadler, built by Rogers.
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- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin With Rudder On Skeg
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The Contessa 32, on the water
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Character
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A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
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The Contessa 32 on video
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