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Contest 58

Sailboat specifications

The Contest 58 is a 58’ (17.69m) cruising sailboat designed by Douglas Peterson (United States) and Dick Zaal Yacht Design (Netherlands). She was built between 1992 and 1993 by Conyplex (Netherlands).

Contest 58's main features

Model
Contest 58
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
Country
Netherlands
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester
- Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester
First built hull
1992
Last built hull
1993
Appendages
Keel : fin without bulb
Helm
Single helm wheel
Rudder
Single rudder on skeg
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
N/A

Contest 58's main dimensions

Overall length
58’17.69 m
Hull length
58’17.69 m
Waterline length
48’ 8”14.85 m
Beam (width)
16’ 5”5 m
Draft
7’ 6”2.3 m
Light displacement (MLC)
70548 lb32000 kg
Ballast weight
28660 lb13000 kg
Ballast type
Cast iron

Contest 58's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
2186 ft²203.06 m²
Downwind sail area
4048 ft²376.06 m²
Mainsail area
894 ft²83.06 m²
Genoa area
1292 ft²120 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area
3154 ft²293 m²
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi masthead
Mast configuration
Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
2
Spreaders angle
0 °
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
1x19 strand wire continuous

Contest 58'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.
217 ft²/T20.15 m²/T
Downwind 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.
402 ft²/T37.31 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.
277
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.
41 %
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.
9.35 knots

Contest 58's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Fuel type
Diesel

Contest 58's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Center cockpit
Cabin(s) (min./max.)
3 / 4
Berth(s) (min./max.)
6 / 10
Head(s) (min./max.)
3 / 4
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