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Contrast Marine 400

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1989

A 12.2-meter performance cruiser evolved from the Contrast 33 and 370, featuring a 40% ballast ratio for stability

Designed by Rolf Magnusson, built by Pronavia Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27
CoastalBluewater

1.91 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.91
LightHeavy

236 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 236
EasygoingPowered-up

18.6 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.6
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Draws more than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2764 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.6
Displacement / length
236.2
Comfort ratio
27.0
Capsize screening
1.91
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1366
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1989
Designer
Rolf Magnusson
Builder
Pronavia Marine, Contrast Marine

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