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Contest Yachts 50CS-2

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2022

A centre-cockpit cruiser featuring a Wetzels Brown interior and the option for a fully electric propulsion system

Designed by Judel, Vrolijk & Co.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & 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 40 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 40
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.74
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 209
EasygoingPowered-up

16.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.8

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

  • Heavier than ~95% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~80% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~94% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1613 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.8
Displacement / length
209.4
Comfort ratio
39.8
Capsize screening
1.74
Hull speed
9.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2733
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2022
Designer
judel, vrolijk, Co
Builder
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Baltic Yachts 5115.52 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 15.5-metre cruiser produced through the 1980s, offering a powerful sail-area-to-displacement ratio for its size
Dufour Yachts 4815.29 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 15.29-metre performance cruiser with a 4.85-metre beam and a 2.35-metre draft for offshore stability
Bavaria Yachts 5115.60 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 15.6-metre masthead sloop with a 2.4-metre draft, designed for high-volume cruising and steady offshore speed
Dufour Yachts 500 Grand Large15.10 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 15.1-metre fractional sloop with a 2.3-metre bulb keel, produced from 2011 to 2015 before the 512 update

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