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Location: Plataria, dry dock
This is a sailing ship built for offshore racing
+ in original condition
+ very well maintained
+ ready to sail
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The underwater hull is in very good condition and has already been prepared for last antifouling before launching.
To be done:
New onboard batteries.
Technical data:
Year built: 1980
Length: 10.26 m
Beam: 3.38 m
Draft: 1.96 m
Material: GRP
Keel: Fin keel
Rig: Sloop
Flag: Germany
Engine:
Mitsubishi diesel, 30 hp
Year built: 2003, not original
Approx. 2,300 engine hours
Sails:
Mai...
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| Year: | 1980 |
| Length: |
10.26m |
| Location: |
Plataria Greece |
| Price: | €17,000 Tax Paid |
| Status: | Available |
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Contessa 28
I bought Diomedes 4 years ago to see if I like cruising, I love it !! She has been a great boat, still is.
But it's time for something a bit bigger...
Good condition.
2008 Beta 20hp engine with 2 blade folding propeller, new starter motor 2025, new cutless bearing too, complete with an extensive box of new spare and service parts, filters impellers fanbelts etc.
Chart plotter
VHF radio
Speed and depth, with spare sensors.
Manual toilet replaced 2025
Unripped upholstery (needs a clean!)
Cooker with 2 burners and grill ( oven not working)
Mainsail and number ...
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| Year: | 1979 |
| Length: | 9m |
| Location: | UK |
| Price: | £4,750 |
| Status: | Available |
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The Contessa 28, which was designed by Doug Peterson, is the smaller sister to the Contessa 34. She is a very seaworthy boat with good windward performance. She has a deep cockpit with high sides, which is safe and comfortable.
Below she has 6 berths. There are 2 in the forward cabin with the heads to starboard and storage opposite. The main saloon has 1 settee berths that converts to a double and another one opposite with a quarter berth to starboard. The galley is on the port side.
This is a comfortable cruiser which will not embarrass herself around the club race course. She's priced co...
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| Year: | 1980 |
| Length: |
8.55m |
| Location: |
Cardiff UK |
| Price: | £6,900 |
| Status: | Available |
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Design and reputation
The now iconic Contessa 32 needs little introduction.
This legendary cruiser/racer was first built in 1971 and is well known for it’s seaworthy design, elegant lines and outstanding offshore performance. With over 700 hulls supplied, the Contessa 32 has been one of the most successful British built sailing yachts of the modern era.
Build quality
Gina is a stunning example, in as new condition, moulded in red and delivered to her owner in 2023, she is without doubt the finest example on the market.
She is traditionally slab reefed with all lines led back to t...
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| Year: | 2023 |
| Length: |
9.75m |
| Location: |
Falmouth UK |
| Price: | £225,000 |
| Status: | Available |
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Whilst the limelight may fall on her stablemates the Contessa 26 and Contessa 32, the Contessa 28 has many positive attributes of it's own. From the pen of Doug Peterson, the author of many successful Contessa designs, the 28 is a great sailing yacht with the added advantage of feeling significantly larger internally than the 26 but with only 2 feet of actual extra length. This extra comfort sets them apart and makes life with one that bit more comfortable for a family while retaining the ability to be easily sailed singlehanded. Less well known the 28's are also less numerous but still with o...
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| Year: | 1978 |
| Length: |
8.430m |
| Location: |
Isle of Wight UK |
| Price: | £9,995 |
| Status: | Available |
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This is a smart looking Contessa 32. She is white hulled with a classy blue stripe. She has benefitted from a replacement engine in 2010. She also had osmosis treatment 2015.
Plus she has radar, self steering and wind generator and a lot of sails!
Last antifouled May 2026
These boat details are subject to contract.
Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.
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This Contessa 32 has been personally photographed and viewed by Samantha Cassell of Boatshed Portsmouth....
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| Year: | 1977 |
| Length: |
9.75m |
| Location: |
Gosport UK |
| Price: | £19,995 |
| Status: | Available |
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Contessa 32 “Monique” 1974,
L.O.A. 9.75m
L.W.L. 7.32m
Beam 2.90m
Draft 1.68m
Ballast 2014kg, encapsulated lead.
Designer David Sadler
Builder Jeremy Rogers
Wintered ashore in this ownership.
Monique was offered for sale last autumn but did not sell so the asking price has been significantly reduced.
I purchased Monique in 2013. The following were new and unused at that time:
Beta 20 engine [Engine hours 456 at May 2026]
Selden mast, boom, (single line reefing) spinnaker boom and boomstrut.
Standing rigging. (this was replaced again in October 2024...
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| Year: | 1974 |
| Length: |
9.77m |
| Location: |
Uphill, Weston super mare UK |
| Price: | £18,500 |
| Status: | Available |
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The Contessa 28 offers an excellent blend of solid performance and useful accommodation, offering up to six berths. The 28 was more modern than earlier models with an improved interior and moulded headlining, often considered an earlier rival to the Sadler 29.
This is a fair example of her class fitted with an 11hp Petter Mini Twin diesel engine.
These boat details are subject to contract.
Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.
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This Contessa 28 has been personally photographed and viewed by Paul W...
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| Year: | 1979 |
| Length: |
8.45m |
| Location: |
North Yorkshire UK |
| Price: | £10,750 |
| Status: | Available |
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"Galadriel", a very well equipped example of this classic Contessa 26 cruiser, built in Lymington in 1972.
Sails: new Mainsail and new furling Genoa by Crusader sails in 2020. She also has a gennaker and pole.
Inventory includes: Garmin Map GPS/Plotter 751, Garmin speed and depth, Plastimo compass and ICOM DSC VHF, new Sea toilet 2020, new cooker 2019, fenders, lines and warps, wind vein steering, power auto helm and much more.
Powered by a 9HP Yanmar 1GM10 diesel engine. Sleeping four in the saloon and forepeak. She has separate heads and a galley equipped with a two-burner gas...
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| Year: | 1972 |
| Length: |
7m |
| Location: |
Bosham UK |
| Price: | £10,500 Tax Paid |
| Status: | Available |
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Boat Overview.
Ariel is a 1983 Contessa 38. She is a classic Bermudan Cutter rigged cruiser-racer renowned for solid build quality, seaworthiness and timeless design. This particular vessel has been well used and well cared for, reflecting the years of capable sailing while remaining in excellent condition. Built with a strong GRP hull and a long fin keel, she offers a reassuringly stable and responsive performance, ideal for both coastal cruising and serious offshore passages. The interior is compact yet practical, with comfortable berths, a functional galley and ample storage. Rigging a...
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| Year: | 1983 |
| Length: |
11.700m |
| Location: |
Yarmouth, ENG UK |
| Price: | £39,995 Tax Paid |
| Status: | Available |
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