The Contessa 32 came to fame in the ill fated Fastnet race in 1979, where it stood out for it's seaworthiness. As such it became a firm favorite for any intrepid sailor. Today the Contessa 32 remains a serious consideration for those looking for that same seaworthiness and rounded capability. 6 berths and a single heads gives ample accommodation for a family.
"Outlier" has been in her current ownership since May 2023 and is being sold due to a change in circumstances. She has benefited from new Quantum cruising laminate sails in 2024 and a new heating system. In her previous ownership from 2002 she was well maintained and regularly updated.. She remains in nice condition.
Dimensions & general info.
- LOA - 9.75m / 32’0’’
- LWL - 7.32 / 24’0’’
- Beam - 2.90m / 9’6’’
- Draft - 1.68m / 5’6’’
- Displacement - 4309kg / 9520 lbs
- Ballast - 2041kg / 4500 lbs
- Designer - David Sadler
- Builder - Jeremy Rogers Ltd.
- Built to Lloyds certification.
Hull, deck & superstructure.
Hull
- Topsides finished in original gelcoat.
- Single piece hand laid GRP moulded hull.
- GRP formed structural members internally. Plywood bulkheads and furniture bases, glassed to hull.
- Encapsulated lead ballasted fin keel.
- Full skeg hung rudder and tiller steering. Spare tiller.
- Hull shot blasted in 2003 and a preventative Blakes epoxy treatment was applied.
- Hull shot blasted again in 2017 and moisture levels checked before further 3 coats of West System epoxy were applied.
- Teak toerail refurbished 2024.
- Teak cockpit floor grate.
- Seacocks removed, stripped and cleaned regularly.
Deck & superstructure
- Single piece hand laid GRP moulding incorporating coachroof and self-draining cockpit.
- Moulding non-slip pattern panels on decks.
- GEBO deck hatches replaced with new in 2004.
Interior & accommodation.
- 6 berths in total including a double cabin forward, the port side saloon seating can be converted to a double berth, a single starboard side settee berth and a quarter berth aft.
- Heads in separate thwart ships cabin.
- Traditional style Teak veneered plywood with solid Teak trims.
- Teak veneered sole boards.
- Moulded GRP headlining.
- GRP moulded heads compartment.
Heating
- Diesel fired warm air heating installed 2024.
Forward cabin
- V-berth with central in-fill section creating a double when required.
- Hull lined outboard with veneered plywood panels.
- Bin lockers beneath the bunks.
Heads
- The heads spans the full width of the boat between the forecabin and saloon.
- Manual Lavac marine toilet 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
- U-shaped settee to port.
- Central drop leaf table which will convert the port seating area to a double berth when required.
- Single settee/berth to starboard.
- There are overhead storage lockers outboard to port and starboard and further storage behind the settee backs.
Galley
- To port of the companionway.
- Gimballed Plastimo Neptune 2500 gas cooker with two burners, grill and oven.
- GRP moulded sink unit with manually pumped cold water faucet.
- GRP moulded top loading fridge with Waeco compressor and chiller plate.
Navigation station
- Large forward facing chart table with internal storage for charts.
- The navigators seat on forward end of quarter berth.
- Ships electrical distribution panel.
Quarter berth
- A good sized quarter berth extends under the starboard cockpit seating.
Deck equipment.
- Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit with stanchion posts and double guard wires. Guard wires all replaced in 2018.
- Double stem head roller.
- Anchor locker with lid.
- Manual anchor windlass.
- Knox 9kg anchor 2024.
- 30m chain and 30m warp.
- Bruce kedge anchor with warp.
- Forward, mid-ship and aft mooring cleats. Mid-ship cleats fitted 2019.
- Moulded toerail with a solid Teak capping running the length of the deck outboard.
- Moulded non-slip texture panels on side decks and coachroof.
- Solid teak grabrails running the length of the coachroof.
- High moulded coamings protecting cockpit. Cave lockers within coamings.
- Deep, self-draining cockpit with bench seating.
- Teak grating on cockpit sole.
- Cockpit lockers under seating to port and aft.
- Various mooring warps and fenders.
Winches
- 2 x Lewmar 46, two speed, self tailing primary winches. Fitted 2017.
- 2 x Lewmar 8 two speed secondary winches.
- 1 x Lewmar 30, two speed self tailing halyard winch mounted on the coachroof.
- 1 x Lewmar 30, two speed halyard winch mounted on the coachroof.
- 1 x Lewmar single speed mast mounted halyard winch.
- 1 x Giridlestone G8 single speed mast mounted reefing winch.
Rig, rigging & sails.
- Anodised keel stepped, single spreader, masthead sloop rig. Mast fully serviced in 2017 with all sheaves removed, inspected and cleaned.
- Anodised slab reefing boom with cascade vang.
- Spinnaker pole with foredeck stowage.
- 1x19 stainless steel standing rigging. Fully replaced 2017.
- Backstay with mechanical backstay adjuster.
- Forestay upgrade to 7mm wire to suit furler foil.
- Profurl roller reefing system for genoa (2003).
- Slab reefing mainsail with stack pack and lazyjacks.
- Dyneema halyards fitted 2017.
- All sheets and reefing lines replaced with braid on braid lines in 2017.
Sails
- New Quantum, cruising laminate, partially battened + full top batten, slab reefing mainsail (2024).
- New Quantum, cruising laminate Genoa (2024).
- Spare - Hood partially battened slab reefing mainsail.
- Spare - 2 x roller reefing light Genoa.
- Spare - No.2 Genoa.
- Cruising chute + snuffer. Lightly used.
- Spinnaker + launching bag.
- Trysail.
- Storm jib.
Engine propulsion & machinery.
- Volvo Penta MD2002, 19hp, two cylinder diesel engine.
- Last serviced spring 2024 and winterised 2024.
- Engine hours unknown but runs like a dream.
- Volvo Penta gearbox.
- The engine is more recent than the boat but age thought to be mid-late 90's.
- Stainless steel shaft with 2 blade fixed bronze prop.
- Spare 3 blade bronze prop.
- Bronze stuffing gland with remote greaser.
- Vetus single lever Morse controls.
Electronics & navigation equipment.
- Raymarine XP tiller pilot.
- Raymarine ST6002 autopilot control head.
- Stowe depth.
- Stowe wind.
- Raymarine RC435 chart plotter networked with autopilot.
- Raymarine RAY49E DSC VHF.
- Brass clock & barometer.
Electrical.
12v DC ships electrical system.
- Ships electrical distribution panel. Rewired and labelled (2015).
- Vetus 75Ah domestic battery (2015).
- Varta 75Ah engine start battery (2021).
- 14v engine alternator.
- Vetus charge splitting diode.
- Sterling ProCharge D battery charger. 230v AC, 12v DC, 30amp.
- NASA BM2 battery monitor.
230v AC shore power system.
- Single 16amp connection.
- Shore power cable.
- RCD protected.
- Ships ring main.
Tankage & plumbing.
- Fuel - Single tank with approx. 45L.
- Water - Single tank with approx. 65L.
- Manual pumped, cold water to galley and heads.
Canvas work.
- Blue stack pack with mast boot and lazy jacks (2017).
- Blue sprayhood (2017)
- Blue cockpit tent - window panels on three sides and 6' headroom (2018).
Safety gear & equipment.
- Navigation lights - masthead tri-colour and anchor (2017).
- Aquasignal deck flood (2017).
- Rule automatic bilge pump (2018).
- Rule manual switched electric bilge pump (2018).
- Manual bilge pump with new strum box (2021)
- Carbon Monoxide alarm.
- Fire blanket.
- Fire extinguisher.
- Jackstays.
Disclaimer The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. 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.
