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Contessa 32

£28,000

Year

1979

LOA

32' 0"

Beam

9' 6"

Draught

5' 6"

Keel type

Fin and skeg

Engine

Beta diesel

HP

20 The Contessa 32 is a classic cruiser-racer, whose combination of speed and seaworthiness was proved in the ill-fated 1979 Fastnet Race. Whilst the interior is small for a "modern" 32-footer, a Contessa can make passages in weather that will keep most other boats firmly in harbour. This 1979 example has been in the same ownership for 30 years, has been re-engined, and has some nice additions such as a removable Neptune windvane self-steering gear, and telescopic aluminium beaching legs that can stow below. For many owners of a Contessa 32 the icing on the cake is how elegant the yacht is as well as how well it handles.

The Contessa 32 was designed by David Sadler in 1971, and rapidly became very popular, both as a fast cruiser, and as a one design racing class. Series production by Jeremy Rogers Ltd. continued until 1982, by which time the cost of production building in the UK to the Contessa level of quality was becoming uneconomic. Jeremy Rogers then started "reconditioning" older yachts. In 1996 Rogers once again started limited production, of what is now an extremely expensive 32-footer - see details here

The few latest Rogers Contessa 32s have minor alterations to the original 1970/80s construction specificatiion, whilst keeping them "in class" for class racing.

In the interim period in the late 80s and early 90s between Jeremy Rogers ceasing and restarting production a small number of boats were built by other builders, mostly by Mike Slack. About 80 yachts were also built in Canada by J. J. Taylor, from a set of moulds taken from a Lymington-built Contessa that was shipped to Canada. These were to the same hull and deck moulding specifications, but used more internal GRP mouldings rather than a wooden structure, and many of these were wheel-steered rather than have a tiller. These Canadian boats are thus slightly lighter weight, and the interior a little brighter.

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Inventory:
Engine details	Beta 20 3-cylinder diesel, freshwater cooled. Installed 2007 with new gearbox, run 1,400 hours
Fuel tank capacity	approx 10 gallons
Propeller	Two bladed fixed
Batteries	60Ah engine start battery and 105AH services battery (new 2023)
Battery charging /electrics	Engine alternator and small solar panel on pushpit (This could be changed for a Aerogen 25 wind charger as an alternative if desired). Sterling 25 amp shorepower charger and NASA battery monitor
Sails and deck equipment
Rig details	Sloop rig, Kemp alloy spars with standing rigging between 5 and 15 years age. Removable inner forestay with tensioner
Mainsail	Exe Sails, new 2013 but stored until first use in 2017
Genoa	Exe Sails, new 2013 but stored until first use in 2017
Genoa furling	Harken
Spinnaker	Two spinnakers, Team sails and Banks Sails, with spinnaker pole and reaching strut
Storm jib	Banks Sails
Primary winches	2 x Lewmar 43 - new 2019
Secondary/halliard winches	2 x Lewmar in cockpit and 2 x Lewmar on mast
Bower anchor	Epsilon 10 Kg with 40 metres new chain, also 10Kg Bruce as spare
Kedge anchors	Stockless 10lb with approx 25m of chain and warp, also 15 lb Danforth
Anchor windlass	Simpson-Lawrence Seahorse manual windlass
Steering	Tiller
Self-steering	Neptune servo-pendulum windvane self-steering, on removable bracket
Autopilot	Raymarine SPX5 tiller pilot
Steering compass	2 x Plastimo Contest bulkhead compasses
Warps & fenders	4 warps and 8 fenders
Miscellaneous	Cockpit sprayhood, dodgers, cockpit cover (new 2023)
Navigation Equipment and instruments
GPS/Chartplotter	Digital Yacht 5" colour plotter with AIS receive in cockpit, also Raytheon 425 monochrome plotter at chart table.
AIS	Vesper 850 AIS transponder with display
Log/speed	Echopilot Bronze Trio
Depth sounder	Echopilot Bronze Trio
Windspeed/direction	Raymarine ST40 Wind
VHF radio	Icom M323 with DSC
Navtex	NASA
Safety/emergency equipment
Lifebuoy	Horseshoe with floating light
Radar reflector	Visiball mast mounted
Bilge pumps	Henderson Mk V manual pump
Miscellaneous	2 x fire extinguishers and fire blanket
Interior
Cabin layout	Forecabin, heads and saloon
Berths	6
Water tank capacity	approx 12 gallons
Cooker	Spinflo Nelson two-burner, grill and oven
Heads	Blakes Lavac

Heads
Miscellaneous
Dinghy	Avon Redcrest with bottom boards and S/S engine bracket
Legs	Telescopic yacht legs by Yacht Leg Co - stows under saloon berth when not in use

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Phone 01326-212234

Yachts for sale on brokerage - every boat inspected by Yachtsnet Ltd.

Contessa 32

£28,000

Year

1979

LOA

32' 0"

Beam

9' 6"

Draught

5' 6"

Keel type

Fin and skeg

Engine

Beta diesel

HP

20

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Inventory:

Engine details

Beta 20 3-cylinder diesel, freshwater cooled. Installed 2007 with new gearbox, run 1,400 hours

Fuel tank capacity

approx 10 gallons

Propeller

Two bladed fixed

Batteries

60Ah engine start battery and 105AH services battery (new 2023)

Battery charging /electrics

Engine alternator and small solar panel on pushpit (This could be changed for a Aerogen 25 wind charger as an alternative if desired). Sterling 25 amp shorepower charger and NASA battery monitor

Sails and deck equipment

Rig details

Sloop rig, Kemp alloy spars with standing rigging between 5 and 15 years age. Removable inner forestay with tensioner

Mainsail

Exe Sails, new 2013 but stored until first use in 2017

Genoa

Exe Sails, new 2013 but stored until first use in 2017

Genoa furling

Harken

Spinnaker

Two spinnakers, Team sails and Banks Sails, with spinnaker pole and reaching strut

Storm jib

Banks Sails

Primary winches

2 x Lewmar 43 - new 2019

Secondary/halliard winches

2 x Lewmar in cockpit and 2 x Lewmar on mast

Bower anchor

Epsilon 10 Kg with 40 metres new chain, also 10Kg Bruce as spare

Kedge anchors

Stockless 10lb with approx 25m of chain and warp, also 15 lb Danforth

Anchor windlass

Simpson-Lawrence Seahorse manual windlass

Steering

Tiller

Self-steering

Neptune servo-pendulum windvane self-steering, on removable bracket

Autopilot

Raymarine SPX5 tiller pilot

Steering compass

2 x Plastimo Contest bulkhead compasses

Warps & fenders

4 warps and 8 fenders

Miscellaneous

Cockpit sprayhood, dodgers, cockpit cover (new 2023)

Navigation Equipment and instruments

GPS/Chartplotter

Digital Yacht 5" colour plotter with AIS receive in cockpit, also Raytheon 425 monochrome plotter at chart table.

AIS

Vesper 850 AIS transponder with display

Log/speed

Echopilot Bronze Trio

Depth sounder

Echopilot Bronze Trio

Windspeed/direction

Raymarine ST40 Wind

VHF radio

Icom M323 with DSC

Navtex

NASA