Contessa 38 (S&S)
Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1973–1974
A rare Sparkman & Stephens IOR One-tonner, this masthead sloop was built for only two years before production ceased
Designed by Sparkman & Stephens, built by Jeremy Rogers.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin With Rudder On Skeg
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
1.85 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
291 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.
16.1 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
52% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.
A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
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