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Contest Yachts 50CS

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & spade rudder · 2003–2019

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.0
Displacement / length
227.2
Comfort ratio
36.4
Capsize screening
1.78
Hull speed
8.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2273
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Mixed Iron/Lead
Production
Years built
2003–2019
Units built
53
Designer
George Nissen, Georg Nissen
Builder
Contest Yachts, Contest Yachts - Conyplex

Design & history

The Contest 50CS is a sailboat model with an optional winged keel and specified sail areas for main and genoa.

Class · Not stated in the notes.
Notable features
Optional winged keel draft: 1.95m / 6.4ftMain sail area: 67.2 m2 / 723.33 ft2Genoa sail area: 57.2 m2 / 615.7 ft2
Design

Not stated in the notes.

Production

Not stated in the notes.

Curated reference notes

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