Contessa 38 (Alan-Williams)
Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1981
A robust masthead sloop designed by David Alan-Williams, originally built as a training yacht for the Royal Navy
Designed by David Alan-Williams, 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 moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 30 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
1.80 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
261 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
15.3 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
49% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.
A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
- Draws more than ~78% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2898 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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