CONTESSA 38 (S&S)

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Sailboat Specifications

Definitions
Hull Type: Fin with rudder on skeg
Rigging Type: Masthead Sloop
LOA: 38.50 ft / 11.73 m
LWL: 28.75 ft / 8.76 m
S.A. (reported): 622.00 ft² / 57.79 m²
Beam: 11.50 ft / 3.51 m
Displacement: 15,500.00 lb / 7,031 kg
Ballast: 8,000.00 lb / 3,629 kg
Max Draft: 6.25 ft / 1.91 m
Construction: FG
Ballast Type: Lead
First Built: 1973
Last Built: 1974
# Built: 6
Builder: Jeremy Rogers (UK)
Designer: Sparkman & Stephens

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions
S.A. / Displ.: 16.07
Bal. / Displ.: 51.61
Disp: / Len: 291.19
Comfort Ratio: 29.24
Capsize Screening Formula: 1.85
Hull Speed: 7.18 kn
Pounds/Inch Immersion: 1,181.36 pounds/inch

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Designers: Sparkman & Stephens
Builders: Jeremy Rogers Ltd.
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Notes

Designed as IOR One-ton.
Said to have been discontinued because of a concern that it was too similar to the SWAN 38. So very few were built.
S&S #2115.