History
The Contessa 32 is a 9.75m (32ft) fibreglass monohull sailboat, designed in 1970 by David Sadler in collaboration with Jeremy Rogers, boatbuilder. Rigged as a masthead sloop, with a fin keel and a skeg-mounted rudder, the Contessa 32 is classified as a cruiser-racer. Boats in this category are seaworthy enough for offshore voyages in a variety of weather conditions, but also perform well in races. The trait most often associated with the Contessa 32 is her ability to endure harsh weather and rough seas. A Contessa 32 was the only yacht in the small boat class to finish the disastrous 1979 Fastnet Race, in which 15 lives were lost. Production by the Jeremy Rogers boatyard restarted in 1996 after ceasing in 1982 and still continues. (www.wikipedia.org)
Overall length: 9.78m or 32ft
Displacement: 4309kg or 9500lb
Beam: 2.9m or 9ft 6in
Draft: 1.68m or 5 ft 6in
Lead Ballast: 2042kg or 4500lb
Ballast Ratio: 47%
Sail Rig: Masthead sloop
Sail Number: 629
Windward Sail Area: 52.2sqm or 562sqft (www.jeremyrogers.co.uk)
This article writes about the seaworthiness of Contessa 32's and Rustler 36's; www.classicboat.co.uk
History of Jingo
1st Owner from 20th February 1979 – 7th May 2012 (bought for £25,000, which in today's money is about £116,000)
2nd Owner from 7th May 2012 - 4th September 2013
3rd Owner from 4th September 2013 - 4th March 2016
4th Owners, Mattis and Mo from 4th March 2016 – Present
The Contessa 32 is a 9.75m (32ft) fibreglass monohull sailboat, designed in 1970 by David Sadler in collaboration with Jeremy Rogers, boatbuilder. Rigged as a masthead sloop, with a fin keel and a skeg-mounted rudder, the Contessa 32 is classified as a cruiser-racer. Boats in this category are seaworthy enough for offshore voyages in a variety of weather conditions, but also perform well in races. The trait most often associated with the Contessa 32 is her ability to endure harsh weather and rough seas. A Contessa 32 was the only yacht in the small boat class to finish the disastrous 1979 Fastnet Race, in which 15 lives were lost. Production by the Jeremy Rogers boatyard restarted in 1996 after ceasing in 1982 and still continues. (www.wikipedia.org)
Overall length: 9.78m or 32ft
Displacement: 4309kg or 9500lb
Beam: 2.9m or 9ft 6in
Draft: 1.68m or 5 ft 6in
Lead Ballast: 2042kg or 4500lb
Ballast Ratio: 47%
Sail Rig: Masthead sloop
Sail Number: 629
Windward Sail Area: 52.2sqm or 562sqft (www.jeremyrogers.co.uk)
This article writes about the seaworthiness of Contessa 32's and Rustler 36's; www.classicboat.co.uk
History of Jingo
1st Owner from 20th February 1979 – 7th May 2012 (bought for £25,000, which in today's money is about £116,000)
2nd Owner from 7th May 2012 - 4th September 2013
3rd Owner from 4th September 2013 - 4th March 2016
4th Owners, Mattis and Mo from 4th March 2016 – Present