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Contest Yachts 63CS

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2024

A Judel-Vrolijk designed fractional sloop built for performance cruising with a high sail area to displacement ratio

Designed by Judel, Vrolijk & Co.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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The Contest Yachts 63CS, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from SEILmagasinet

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 38 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 38
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.75
LightHeavy

156 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 156
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.5
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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

  • Heavier than ~88% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~80% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 352 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Contest Yachts 63CS, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Contest Yachts 63CS is a fractional sloop designed by judel, vrolijk, Co. and built by Contest Yachts starting in 2024. This 20.5-meter luxury cruiser has a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull, a 5.5-meter beam, and a 2.9-meter draft, displacing 31,900 kg. It features a main sail area of 113 square meters and a 106% genoa of 99 square meters. Optional deep T-keels are available at 3.3 meters or 3.9 meters, and the yacht can be fitted with a self-tacking jib.32:25

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.5
Displacement / length
156.3
Comfort ratio
37.7
Capsize screening
1.75
Hull speed
10.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
3775
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
GRP w/ vinylester resin and closed cell foam
Ballast type
Lead Bulb
Production
Years built
First built 2024
Designer
judel, vrolijk, Co
Builder
Contest Yachts

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The family

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