| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Dick Zaal |
| Location | Netherlands |
| Year | 1978 |
| Builder(s) | Contest Yachts |
| Role | Racer |
| Name | Contest 32 CS |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 14,300 lb (6,486 kg) |
| Draft | 5.25 ft (1.60 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Glassfibre |
| LOA | 31.82 ft (9.70 m) |
| LWL | 25.66 ft (7.82 m) |
| Beam | 10.89 ft (3.32 m) |
| Engine type | Volvo Penta MD 17C 36 hp (27 kW)diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 6,380 lb (2,894 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | Skeg-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 39.30 ft (11.98 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 10.60 ft (3.23 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 34.50 ft (10.52 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 10.50 ft (3.20 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Masthead sloop orketch |
| Mainsail area | 181.13 sq ft (16.828 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 208.29 sq ft (19.351 m2) |
| Total sail area | 289.42 sq ft (26.888 m2) |
TheContest 32 CS is a Dutchsailboat that was designed byDick Zaal as anInternational Offshore Ruleracer to Lloyd's rules and first built in 1978.[1][2][3]
The design was built byContest Yachts, a division ofConyplex, inthe Netherlands between 1978 and 1985. The company completed 100 examples of the type, but it is now out of production.[1][3][4]
The Contest 32 CS is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly ofglassfibre, with wood trim. It has amasthead sloop rig or optionketch rig, a centre cockpit, a spoonedraked stem, a verticaltransom, askeg-mountedrudder controlled by awheel and a fixed finkeel. It displaces 14,300 lb (6,486 kg) and carries 6,380 lb (2,894 kg) of ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 5.25 ft (1.60 m) with the standard keel and 4.25 ft (1.30 m) with the optional shoal draft keel.[1]
The boat is fitted with a SwedishVolvo Penta MD 17C 36 hp (27 kW)diesel engine. The fuel tank holds 48 U.S. gallons (180 L; 40 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 77 U.S. gallons (290 L; 64 imp gal).[1]
The accommodation includes an aft cabin with a double and single berth, two main cabin settees and a drop leaf table and a forward "V"-berth. The interior is finished inteak ormahogany wood.[3]
Thegalley is amidships on the starboard side and includes a three-burnerliquid petroleum gas stove. Thehead is to port, opposite the gallery and includes a shower. Hot and cold pressure water was a factory option. A navigation station is provided on the port side, forward of the head. All three cabins have ventilation hatches.[3]
A second smaller steering wheel can be fitted on the forward port bulkhead allowing the boat to be used as amotorsailer. There is a bowanchor locker. Aspinnaker of 918 sq ft (85.3 m2) was optional.[3]
The mainsail has slab reefing. There are twogenoa winches and a third mast-mounted winch for thehalyards. Aboom vang was a factory option.[3]
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