Review of Contest 72 CS

Basic specs.

The Contest 72 CS is a large sailboat designed by the maritime architect Georg Nissen. The Contest 72 CS is built by the Dutch yard Conyplex B.V..

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The hull is a double hull which improves the indoor climate. Especially when the water is colder than the air in the cabin, then the double hull insulates against cold water and reduce the condense water in the cabin.

Interior

The boat is equipped with 10 berths.

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 Contest 72 CS is 1.65, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

EU classification

Contest 72 CS holds one CE certification:

The boat is by European Union certified as Class A. OCEAN:

Designed for extended voyages where conditions may exceed wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave heights of 4 m and above but excluding abnormal conditions, and vessels largely self-sufficient.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Contest 72 CS is about 847 kg/cm, alternatively 4743 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 847 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 4743 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 Contest 72 CS is 3.76.

Sorry, we do not have sufficient statistical information available for this boat to provide a significant reliable analysis.

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	21.8 m	(71.5 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Genoa sheet	21.8 m	(71.5 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Mainsheet	54.5 m	(178.8 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	48.0 m	(157.3 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 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.