Instantly good looking… and with so much more to her than first meets the eye. It’s not just the clever detailing in design, build and plan. The aft cockpit Contest 42CS permits owners a virtual custom build… simply unique at this size.
The options are so many. There are four different saloon plans, three cabin arrangements for both bow and stern, five different cockpits, carbon or aluminium spars, and multiple sail handling systems. In all, that means a remarkable number of different versions of the interior and cockpit. The result? A personalised Contest 42CS to suit everyone from family cruiser or bluewater couple to racing enthusiast.
The Contest 42CS is the first yacht of this size ever to offer such personalised customisation. Then to top it all, she’s a delight to sail, both easily managed and fast. And individually hand built, she shares the same hallmark high standards seen across the range, right through to the flagship Contest 72CS.
No wonder she won European Yacht of the Year 2014.
Swept back, two spreader rig with options of aluminium or carbon with in-mast, in-boom or slab reefing. Integral retractable prodder and tidy, beneath-deck headsail furler.
The accommodation sections are interchangeable and also introduce detail differences, eg wet locker or shower stall added to day head swaps out for separate chart table.
Length overall | 12.85 m | 42.15 ft |
Length waterline | 11.76 m | 38.64 ft |
Maximum beam | 4.15 m | 13.61 ft |
Displacement | 11,000 kg | 24,251 lbs |
Draft standard | 2.20 m | 7.21 ft |
Draft shallow | 1.80 m | 5.90 ft |
Mast height above waterline | 22.09 m | 72.5 ft |
Main sail | 57 m2 | 613.54 ft2 |
Genoa 108% | 47 m2 | 505.90 ft2 |
Fuel tank | 226/88 ltr | 49.7/19.4 imp. gal. |
Water tank | 381 ltr | 83.8 imp. gal. |
Engine, Yanmar | 40 kW | 54 hp |
The diagram shows the exceptional upwind and reaching potential of the 42CS.
Curves from in- to outside are calculated at 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 20 knots true windspeed.
The stability curve shows a high initial stability and great sail carrying capacity. The stability range of more than 130° exceeds the CE norm by a wide margin.