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B90824	Contessa 32			Lying	afloat South Devon
Builder	Jeremy Rogers, Lymington.			Year	1979
Builder	Jeremy Rogers, Lymington.			Price	£28,000
LOA	32' 0"	Sail area	562 sq ft	Brief details
LWL	24' 0"	Rig	Sloop	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.
Beam	9' 6"	Cabins	2
Draught	5' 6"	Berths	6
Displacement	9,520 lbs	Engine	Beta
Ballast	4,500 lbs	BHP	20
Keel type	Fin and skeg

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 specification, 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.

Yachtsnet photographs and video August 2024

The Neptune vane gear is removable by one bolt, and is normally stowed away below
when not used, especially in marinas that charge by length

Click here to open a new window
with selected larger size photos

Below: The brass kerosene heater on the forward bulkhead is removable, and is not included in the inventory as it was a gift to the owner.

In addition to replacing the lower spreader U-bolts
( a common job on Contessa 32s ) the under deck U-bolt attachments have been reinforced with custom stainless steel plates tying the U-bolts down to bulkheads

The settee seat squabs are "tired" - but the owner has newer ones that are not yet in use
as he wanted to get the most out of these older ones ....

Galley - sink under fitted cover aft of cooker

Photographs
August 2024


	Photos August 2024

Cockpit cover

Neptune vane gear is removable - photo below shows it rigged to tiller

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 mainsail, new 2013 but stored until first use in 2017
Genoa		Exe Sails furling genoa, new 2013 but stored until first use in 2017 (sacrificial strip in white)
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 RC-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
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
These particulars are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed and are subject to confirmation by the purchaser subject to still being available. For further information or to arrange a viewing, please contact Yachtsnet on 01326-212234 or

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B90824

Contessa 32

Lying

afloat South Devon

Builder

Jeremy Rogers, Lymington.

Year

1979

Price

£28,000

LOA

32' 0"

Sail area

562 sq ft

Brief details

LWL

24' 0"

Rig

Sloop

Beam

9' 6"

Cabins

2

Draught

5' 6"

Berths

6

Displacement

9,520 lbs

Engine

Beta

Ballast

4,500 lbs

BHP

20

Keel type

Fin and skeg

Yachtsnet photographs and video August 2024

The Neptune vane gear is removable by one bolt, and is normally stowed away below when not used, especially in marinas that charge by length

Click here to open a new window with selected larger size photos

Below: The brass kerosene heater on the forward bulkhead is removable, and is not included in the inventory as it was a gift to the owner.

In addition to replacing the lower spreader U-bolts ( a common job on Contessa 32s ) the under deck U-bolt attachments have been reinforced with custom stainless steel plates tying the U-bolts down to bulkheads

The settee seat squabs are "tired" - but the owner has newer ones that are not yet in use as he wanted to get the most out of these older ones ....

Galley - sink under fitted cover aft of cooker

Photographs August 2024

Photos August 2024

Cockpit cover

Neptune vane gear is removable - photo below shows it rigged to tiller

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 mainsail, new 2013 but stored until first use in 2017

Genoa

Exe Sails furling genoa, new 2013 but stored until first use in 2017 (sacrificial strip in white)

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

The Neptune vane gear is removable by one bolt, and is normally stowed away below
when not used, especially in marinas that charge by length

Click here to open a new window
with selected larger size photos

In addition to replacing the lower spreader U-bolts
( a common job on Contessa 32s ) the under deck U-bolt attachments have been reinforced with custom stainless steel plates tying the U-bolts down to bulkheads

The settee seat squabs are "tired" - but the owner has newer ones that are not yet in use
as he wanted to get the most out of these older ones ....

Photographs
August 2024