CONTEST 55CS
Cutter • Wing keel w/spade rudder • Built 1998–2011
Dimensions
- LOA
- 54.95 ft
- LWL
- 44.45 ft
- Beam
- 15.26 ft
- Max Draft
- 6.4 ft
- Displacement
- 54,675 lbs
- Ballast
- 19,555 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.61 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 19.3
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 278
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 35.8%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 1738.37 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Wing keel w/spade rudder
- Rig Type
- Cutter
- Hull Material
- GRP
- Ballast Type
- Cast iron with lead fill
Production
- First Built
- 1998
- Last Built
- 2011
- Number Built
- 26
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Perkins
- Power
- 135 hp
- Engine Type
- Diesel
- Water
- 264 gal
- Fuel
- 264 gal
- Mast Height
- 81.69 ft
Designers
- Georg Nissen
- Dick Zaal (1939)
Builder
- Contest Yachts - Conyplex (1959)