Contessa 32

The Contessa 32 is one of the most admired yacht designs ever mass produced. Designed by David Sadler and built by Jeremy Rogers the design has been in production from its inception in 1970 until the current day. Having proved itself in the most arduous conditions during the infamous 1979 Fastnet with a Contessa 32 being the smallest boat to complete the race.

Examples of the design can be found cruising in the four corners of the world, drawing admiring glances where ever they go. With the current owners since 2023 the Contessa 32 RUBICON has undergone extensive refitting and upgrading since 2018, modernising and improving every facet of the boat.

Now reluctantly offered for sale as her owners move to something larger her extensive inventory highlights include: Topsides finished in AwlGrip Sable Brown two-pack paint, applied by Silvers Marine in 2011 Gelshield preventative epoxy treatment applied to underwater hull in 2011 and again in 2021 Alloy framed portlights refurbished by Eagle Boat Windows in 2018 Deck hatch replaced 2018 All seacocks and skin fittings removed and replaced in 2018 Beta Marine B20 diesel engine (2018) Featherstream bronze, 3 blade feathering propeller, installed new in 2018 Full rewiring of the 12VDC system and installation of a new 230VAC shorepower system in 2024 Mastervolt Chargemaster, 25amp battery charger (2024) 50w solar panel with Victron Blue Smart MPPT charge controller (2025) Victron Smart Shunt connecting to phone or tablet via Bluetooth with Victron App (2024) Raymarine Axiom plotters in cockpit and at chart table Raymarine RAY53 DSC VHF (2024) Raymarine AIS700 Class B Transceiver (2024) Installation of pressurised hot and cold water system with new calorifier (2024/25) Fully insulated fridge with new compressor and chiller plate 2024/25 Eberspacher diesel fired, blown air heating system.

New cushions and upholstery in saloon 2022 All new standing rigging, February 2024 Mainsail and Yankee, new from Banks Sails in 2019 New Mainsail cover with lazyjacks, fitted 2024 Lofrans Royal manual windlass (2024) Lying afloat on her mooring at Ardfern Yacht Centre, the Contessa 32 RUBICON is available for immediate viewing by prior appointment. CONSTRUCTION Hull Construction: Single piece GRP moulded hull.

Hand consolidated, traditional heavyweight monolithic moulding GRP formed structural members internally Plywood bulkheads and furniture bases, glassed to hull Topsides finished in AwlGrip Sable Brown two-pack paint, applied by Silvers Marine in 2011 Underwater hull stripped back to gelcoat and preventative Gelshield treatment applied in 2011.

Antifouling blasted off back to epoxy in 2021 and hull inspected before additional coats of gelshield applied in 2021 Stainless steel stem anchor protection plate professionally fitted in 2025. Hull finished below the waterline with blue Antifouling Deck & Superstructure Construction: Single piece GRP moulding incorporating coachroof and self-draining cockpit. Hand consolidated GRP moulding.

Coachroof finished in white paint Coachroof top and decks finished in Ivory non-slip deck paint Alloy framed portlights in coachroof sides, all portlights removed and fully refurbished by Eagle Boat Windows in 2018 Deck hatch replaced 2018 Keel & Rudder: Long fin keel Encapsulated lead ballast. Skeg hung rudder. MACHINERY Engine: Beta Marine B20 diesel engine (2018) 20hp 3 cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled.

Mechanical reversing gearbox Single lever morse control Maintenance & Performance: Engine last serviced autumn 2025 Engine recorded running hours – 240.4hrs All seacocks and skin fittings removed and replaced in 2018 Cruising speed under engine 5kts Propulsion & Steering: Stainless steel prop shaft PSS shaft seal installed in 2018 Featherstream bronze, 3 blade feathering propeller, installed new in 2018, serviced spring 2026 Laminated hardwood tiller Autopilot: Raymarine ST2000+ ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS Voltage systems: 12VDC onboard power system, full professional re-wire in 2024 230VAC shore power system, professionally installed 2024 Shore Power: Extension lead to connect shore power supply Single 16amp connection point RCD consumer unit 3-pin UK socket, battery charger and immersion heater Battery Banks: Domestic Battery Bank – 2x 12VDC, 85Ah Hankook lead acid.

Installed for 2019 season Engine Battery Bank – 1x 12VDC, 75Ah Hankook lead acid.

Installed for 2019 season Charging: Mastervolt Chargemaster battery charger (2024) 230VAC – 12VDC, 25amp Alternator: Single engine driven, 14VDC alternator 55amp Solar Panel: Deck mounted, 50w flexible solar panel (2025) Victron Blue Smart MPPT charge controller, bluetooth connection with Victron App (2025) Battery Monitor: Victron Smart Shunt connecting to phone or tablet via Bluetooth with Victron App (2024) General: Blue Sea switch panels All LED lighting throughout interior PLUMBING Fresh Water: Pressurised hot and cold water system Mixer tap in galley Mixer tap in heads extending for use as shower head Hot water provided from calorifier, heated by engine cooling water or 230VAC immersion heater New pressure pump fitted in 2025 Bilge Pumps: Manual Bilge Pump Electric Bilge Pump – Manual and auto switching Gas System: Self-draining cockpit locker Gas system inspected and gas safe certificate issued December 2024 TANKAGE Fuel: Single diesel tank Approximate capacity 40ltr Fresh Water: Single fresh water tank in keel.

Stainless steel tank construction Calorifier: Nautic insulated calorifier (2024/25) 15ltr capacity 230VAC immersion heater or engine cooling water heating NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT On Deck: Chartplotter – Raymarine Axiom+ 9” MFD 9 (2024) Depth/Speed/Log – Raymarine ST60+ Tridata display Wind - Raymarine ST60+ Repeater - Raymarine ST60+ Graphic display Compass – Raymarine ST60+ Magnetic Compass Below Deck: Plotter – Raymarine Axiom 7” MFD Communications Equipment: DSCVHF – Raymarine RAY53 DSC VHF (2024) AIS – Raymarine AIS700 Class B Transceiver (2024) New VHF antenna fitted in 2024 DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT Galley: Galley Stove – Nelson gas cooker. 2 burner, grill and oven Fridge – Professionally insulated with new compressor and chiller plate in 2024/25 Stainless steel sink with foot pump to drain waste water overboard Mixer tap with pressurised hot and cold water (2024) Sink waste manually pumped overboard using foot pump, new pump fitted in 2024 Heads: Lavac manual marine toilet (2018) Mixer tap, extending for use as shower (2024) Wash hand basin Heating: Eberspacher diesel-fired, blown-air heating system.

Thermostatic cabin controller Outlets in saloon and heads area ACCOMMODATION Summary of Accommodation: 6 berths over 2 cabins Double cabin forward Heads Saloon Galley Nav station Quarter berth Accommodation Finish: Traditional style joinery of teak veneered plywood with solid teak trims.

Teak veneered sole boards Moulded GRP headlining GRP moulded heads compartment Traditional teak varnished soleboards Galley worktop formica professionally replaced in 2025 New cushions in forward cabin fitted 2019 New saloon cushions fitted 2022 Description of Accommodation from Forward: Forward Cabin: V-berth in the traditional layout with central in-fill section creating a double V bunk when required.

Cushions replaced in 2019 Hull lined outboard with veneered plywood panels Bin lockers beneath the bunks. Canvas ‘door’ between cabin and heads, fitted new in 2024 Heads: Spanning the full width of the boat forward of saloon. Walk-through heads compartment providing access to forepeak. Manual Lavac marine toilet outboard to port with moulded wash hand basin forward. Vanity unit outboard. Full-depth hanging locker outboard to starboard.

Sliding door between heads and saloon Saloon: Drop leaf table is mounted slightly offset to port U-shaped settee to port Bench type settee to starboard. Cushions replaced in 2022 Table drops down to allow use of the port side saloon settee berth as a double berth. Starboard saloon berth converting to a full-length single berth.

Storage is provided around the saloon with locker space behind the back of the settees and in overhead lockers outboard. Galley: To port of the companionway Gas cooker, two burner, grill and oven, gimbal mounted outboard GRP moulded sink unit Top-loading, insulated fridge outboard of sink, professionally insulated and new compressor fitted in 2025 Under worktop, top loading fridge locker beneath aft section of worktop.

Selection of storage lockers outboard of and below worktop Nav Station / ¼ Berth: Forward facing navigators seat on forward end of quarter berth. Forward-looking chart table with storage for charts within table. Ships switch panel outboard. Sizable quarter berth extends under the starboard cockpit seating.

DECK EQUIPMENT Rig: Keel stepped, single spreader, masthead sloop rig Standing rigging of 1x19 stainless steel wire Full replacement of standing rigging in February 2024 Harken roller reefing system for genoa, serviced in 2024 Slab reefing mainsail Mechanical backstay adjuster. Alloy Spinnaker pole.

Removable Selden bowsprit Clutches port and starboard side of companionway for lines lead aft Harken mainsheet system New Dyneema genoa and spinnaker halyards fitted in February 2024 New #2 genoa halyard and topping lift fitted in February 2024 Lazyjacks (2024) Winches: Primary Winches – 2x Lewmar 40, two-speed, self-tailing Secondary – 2x Lewmar, single-speed. Cockpit Halyard Winches – 1x Lewmar 25, two-speed. 1x Lewmar single-speed.

Mast Mounted Halyard Winch – 1x Lewmar, two-speed, single-speed. Mast Mounted Reefing Winch – 1x Lewmar 8, single-speed Sails: Mainsail – White Dacron, slab reefing. Banks Sails 2019 Mainsail – White Dacron, slab reefing. Old and dirty. Saturn Sails. Not used in current ownership Yankee – White Dacron, roller reefing. Banks Sails 2019 Genoa – White Dacron, roller reefing. Saturn Sails.

Not used in current ownership TriSail – Not used in current ownership Cruising Chute – Fitted with Snuffer. Saturn Sails.

Lightly used Canvas Work: Mainsail Cover – Stackpack type cover with lazyjacks, fitted in August 2024 Sprayhood Cockpit Tent – Refurbished by sailmaker winter 2025/26 Anchoring & Mooring: Bower Anchor – Vulcan 12kg plough anchor (2024) on chain (10m) and warp (30m) rode Kedge Anchor – Delta 12kg anchor Anchor Windlass – Lofrans Royal manual windlass (2024) Mooring Warps – Selection Fenders – Selection General: Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit rails.

Deck mounted stainless steel stanchions supporting stainless steel guardwires. Double stemhead roller. Alloy mooring cleats forward and aft. Panama style fairleads forward. Moulded toerail running the length of the deck outboard. Solid teak capping rail. Ivory non-slip deck paint to finish decks and coachroof top Solid teak grabrails running the length of the coachroof outboard. High moulded coamings protecting cockpit.

Primary and spinnaker winches mounted on coamings. Cave lockers within cockpit coamings. Deep, self-draining cockpit with bench seating around all edges. Teak grating on cockpit sole. Cockpit lockers under seating to port and aft.

Outboard storage bracket mounted to port on aft rail SAFTEY EQUIPMENT: General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

Navigation Lights: LED Masthead Tri-colour and Anchor light fitted new in 2023 LED Steaming / Deck Flood Light fitted new in 2023 LED Low level navigation lights Lights all re-wired as part of 2024 re-wiring project Life saving: Jackstays Gas Alarm (2024) Liferaft cradle (2024) DISCLAIMER In this case we are acting as brokers only.

The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. whilst every care has been taken in their preparation , the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed.

The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

Unless otherwise stated on the published sales specification the following presumptions are made: Shaft seal or sail drive diaphragms are more than 5 years old. Fuel, gas hoses and gas regulators are more than 5 years old. The vessel doesn’t currently have a GasSafe certificate issued within the last 5 years. Standing rigging and sails are more than 10 years old.

Disclaimer: A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.