CONTEST 43
Masthead Sloop • Fin with rudder on skeg • Built 1989–1996
Dimensions
- LOA
- 42.65 ft
- LWL
- 36.25 ft
- Beam
- 13.12 ft
- Max Draft
- 6.4 ft
- Displacement
- 26,000 lbs
- Ballast
- 10,400 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.77 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 16.0
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 244
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 40.0%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 880 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin with rudder on skeg
- Rig Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- Iron
Production
- First Built
- 1989
- Last Built
- 1996
- Number Built
- 52
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Volvo
- Engine Model
- TMD31B
- Power
- 100 hp
- Engine Type
- Diesel
- Water
- 198 gal
- Fuel
- 92 gal
- Mast Height
- 64.67 ft
Designer
- Dick Zaal (1939)
Builder
- Contest Yachts - Conyplex (1959)