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Contessa 38 (ALAN-WILLIAMS)

Masthead Sloop · Fin with rudder on skeg · 1981–present

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
48.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.3
Displacement / length
261.3
Comfort ratio
29.9
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1215
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1981–present
Units built
28
Designer
David Alan-Williams
Builder
Jeremy Rogers, Jeremy Rogers Ltd.

Design & history

8 boats were built as training yachts for the Royal Navy.

Production

8 were built as training yachts for the Royal Navy.

Curated reference notes

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