Contessa 32
Dimensions
| Hull type | Monohull |
| LOA | 32.00 ft (9.75 m) |
| LWL | 24.00 ft (7.32 m) |
| Beam | 9.50 ft (2.90 m) |
| Draft | 5.50 ft (1.68 m) |
| Displacement | 9,500 lbs (4,309 kg) |
| Ballast | 4,500 lbs (2,041 kg) |
| Sail area (total) | 562 sq ft (52.2 m²) |
| Rig type | sloop |
| Keel type | fin |
| Rudder type | Skeg-hung |
| Rudder material | GRP / E-glass fiberglass |
| Rudder shaft | Stainless steel |
| Fuel capacity | 12 gal |
| Water capacity | 18 gal |
| Designer | David Sadler |
Construction
Sources
Dimensions/displacement/sail area per sailboatdata.com and Jeremy Rogers Ltd's own specification page; over 750 hulls built since 1970, still occasionally built to order, so left year_end null. Hull/deck moulded in Lloyds-approved polyester resin with an isophthalic polyester skin coat for water resistance, per Jeremy Rogers' own construction description. Mast is a silver-anodized keel-stepped aluminum masthead spar (Selden on newer boats). Verified 2026-07-09. [Rudder/tankage/electrical update, 2026-07-16]: Skeg-mounted rudder: glass-fibre blade with a stainless steel stock, 2 bronze bearings, stainless lower attachment plate at the base of the skeg. Fuel and water per Jeremy Rogers' own current builder specification: stainless steel 12gal fuel tank, stainless steel 18gal fresh water tank -- other secondary aggregators cite implausibly larger 44gal figures for both that don't match the builder's own spec sheet and weren't used. No holding-tank or electrical-system data found.