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Contest 50CS Standard

Sailboat specifications

The Contest 50CS is a 49’2” (14.99m) cruising sailboat designed by Georg Nissen Yacht Design (Germany). She is built since 2006 by Conyplex (Netherlands).

Contest 50CS's main features

Model
Contest 50CS
Version
Standard
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
Country
Netherlands
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Sandwich E-glass vinylester (vacuum infusion)
- Deck: Sandwich E-glass vinylester (vacuum infusion)
First built hull
2006
Last built hull
Still in production
Appendages
Keel : fin with bulb
Helm
Single helm wheel
Rudder
Single spade rudder
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
EC design category
 iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions)

A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m
B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m
C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m
D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m
A
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
N/A €

Contest 50CS's main dimensions

Overall length
49’ 2”14.99 m
Hull length
49’ 2”14.99 m
Waterline length
43’ 1”13.13 m
Beam (width)
15’4.58 m
Draft
7’ 1”2.15 m
Mast height from DWL
77’ 4”23.55 m
Light displacement (MLC)
38581 lb17500 kg
Ballast weight
13448 lb6100 kg
Ballast type
Cast iron fin with lead bulb

Contest 50CS's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
1345 ft²125 m²
Mainsail area
721 ft²67 m²
Genoa area
624 ft²58 m²
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi 19/20
Mast configuration
Keel stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
3
Spreaders angle
Swept-back
Spars construction
Aluminum spars (carbon fiber spars as an option)
Standing rigging
1x19 strand wire discontinuous

Contest 50CS's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
200 ft²/T18.54 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
 iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.
219
Ballast ratio
 iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.

The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.
35 %
Maximum righting moment
 iThe righting moment is a moment (torque) that tends to restore a boat to its previous position after heeling. Its value corresponds to the torque needed to heel the boat for this angle.
Higher the righting moment is for an angle, greater is the stability.
115728 lb.ft16000 kg.m @ 55.00 °
Critical hull speed
 iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.
8.79 knots

Contest 50CS's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
110 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
149 gal564 liters

Contest 50CS's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Center cockpit
Cabin(s) (min./max.)
2 / 3
Berth(s) (min./max.)
4 / 8
Head(s)
2
Freshwater tank capacity
189.7 gal718 liters
Boiler capacity
10.6 gal40 liters
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