1983 Contessa 32

The Contessa 32 is THE iconic blue water cruiser/racer designed by English  Designers David Sadler. and Jeremy Rogers.  The design team had great success with the Contessa 26 (single handed around the world by Tania Abei at age 16 in 1986) and expanded their design to the Contessa 32.  To date over 700 have been built in the UK and Canada.  This Contessa 32 was built in Canada and a previous owner was the famous Tania Abei.  The Contessa 32 also was the yacht sailed around Cape Horn by the famous author/sailor/instructor John Kretschmer.  The design has proven itself time and again over the years with its almost 50% ballast ratio, encased lead keel, skeg hung rudder. moderate beam and very nice tumble-home hull design.  

For cruising on a budget, this is the little yacht for big dreams.  

The Contessa 32 design has an incredible following on an International scope.  2022 will represent 50 years of building this beautifully design yacht.  Over 700 have been built since 1972 in two locations, one in England and the other facility in Canada. The design has a fully enclosed lead keel, a full tumble home leading into a full hull shape below the water for easy riding in heavy sea. 

She has a skeg hung rudder for maximum protection, along with a reverse transom, no flat or nearly flat surfaces to cause pounding in heavy seas. Ballast ratio is 47.4% which is very high, to create a powerful right moment which is critical in heavy weather.  

The Contessa 32 is just a great sailing yacht whether a sailor plans to do local cruising and club racing or plans to head out to do long term cruising.  

Aft cockpit

Bimini and Dodger

Cockpit Table

Wheel Steering

Plastimo Compass

4 Coaming Slots

Tiller Post

2 Lazarette Lockers: Port Side and Stern

Aries Self Steering Wind Vane  (Nordeborg, Denmark)

The Contessa 32 has a straight forward style of interior.

The galley is to port with the nav table and seat to starboard.  Rarely does one find a dedicated navigation station with its own seat on a 32 foot boat.

Behind the nav station is a quarter berth.

Forward of the galley and nav station is the salon areas  with seating on both the port and starboard sides with the salon table on the port side providing easy seating for 4 around the table.  The Starboard seating can be used as a single berth and the port side can be a double berth.

Going forward there is the head with a composting toilet on the port side and hanging locker and drawers on the starboard side. Forward of this is the V berth area for 2 additional berths.

Headroom goes from 6'1" to 5'10" depending on where you are in the cabin.  

The galley is to port with:

Refrigerator/freezer 

A Force 10 2 burner propane stove top and a propane oven

Stainless steel deep sink with foot pump

Ice Box

Pots and Pan storage cupboard

Multiple drawers and sliding door cabinets for stowage

New Standing Rigging in 2019

Winches:     2 x Lewmar 40 self tailing in cockpit

                     2 x Lewmar 30 self tailing on cabin top

                     6 Cabin top clutches for lines led to cockpit

Anchor:     Vulcan 15 Kg Plow on bow roller, chain/line

                   Spare Vulcan Plow in cockpit lazarette

Whisker Pole

Double Stanchions with double life lines

2 Deck Hatches

Life Raft:  Viking 4 Person, Certified through Jan 2023

Inflatable with Torqeedo electric motor

2 Propane Tanks in cockpit

Washdown Hose

Roller Reefing:  Harken Cruising 1 roller reefing headsail

Traditional Mainsail  with main sheet in cockpit

Spinnaker

Storm Sail

Yanmar Diesel - 3YM20

21 HP @ 3600 RPM

Cruising RPM: 2400 - 2600

Raymarine A70 Chartplotter in cabin

Standard Horizon Matrix VHF

Raymarine Auto Pilot & Display in cockpit

B&G Multi-display

Scanstrut

Instrument Pod at Wheel with IPad holder 

Blue Sea Circuit Panels

Blue Sea Battery Selector

Xantrex  Battery System

2  Bimini Mounted Solar Panels

Potential purchasers should assume that any items on the vessel at the time of viewing, but not specifically listed on this specification sheet, are not included with the sale of the yacht. These specifications are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed. Specifications are provided for information purposes. Data was obtained from sources believed reliable but is not guaranteed by owner or brokers. Engine hours are approximate, may be reported verbally by the seller, and are recorded at the time and date of the original listing of this vessel. Owner's use during the time of this listing may affect the total engine hours upon a prospective buyer's inspection. Buyer assumes responsibility to verify all speeds, consumptions, capacities and other measurements contained herein and otherwise provided, and agrees to instruct his/her agents or his/her surveyor to confirm such details prior to purchase. This vessel is subject to sale, price and inventory changes or withdrawal from market without notice.