Review of Contension 33

Basic specs.

The Contension 33 is a sailboat designed by the American maritime architect Douglas Blair Peterson. The Contension 33 is built by the British yard Southern Ocean Ltd..

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Keel

The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 1.94 - 2.04 meter (6.36 - 6.66 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Contension 33 is 1.77, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Contension 33 is about 211 kg/cm, alternatively 1185 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 211 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1185 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Contension 33 is 3.16.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 54% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.

Ballast Ratio

What is a Ballast Ratio?

The ballast ratio for Contension 33 is 33%.

This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 15% of all similar sailboat designs. A righting moment (ability to resist heeling) significantly below average.

RSP (Relative Speed Performance)

What is Relative Speed Performance?

The Relative Speed Performance for Contension 33 is 62

The relative speed performance is 62 which means that a it is faster than 62% of all similar sailboat designs.

Maintenance

Rig

If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.

**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Usage	Length		Diameter
Jib sheet	10.0 m	(32.8 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Genoa sheet	10.0 m	(32.8 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Mainsheet	25.0 m	(82.0 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	22.0 m	(72.2 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.