The Contest 32 CS is a Dutch sailboat that was designed by Dick Zaal as an International Offshore Rule racer to Lloyd's rules and first built in 1978.[1][2][3]
| 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-mounted rudder |
| 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 or ketch |
| 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) |
Production edit
The design was built by Contest Yachts, a division of Conyplex, in the Netherlands between 1978 and 1985. The company completed 100 examples of the type, but it is now out of production.[1][3][4]
Design edit
The Contest 32 CS is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig or option ketch rig, a centre cockpit, a spooned raked stem, a vertical transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. 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 Swedish Volvo 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 in teak or mahogany wood.[3]
The galley is amidships on the starboard side and includes a three-burner liquid petroleum gas stove. The head 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 a motorsailer. There is a bow anchor locker. A spinnaker of 918 sq ft (85.3 m2) was optional.[3]
The mainsail has slab reefing. There are two genoa winches and a third mast-mounted winch for the halyards. A boom vang was a factory option.[3]
See also edit
Similar sailboats
References edit
- ^ a b c d e McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Contest 32 CS sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Dick Zaal". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 238-239. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Contest Yachts - Conyplex". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.