CONTEST 55CS

Contest 55 CS, built in 2004 by Contest Yachts in Holland, designed by Doug Peterson, LOA 16.75m (54'9), beam 4.65m (15'3), draft 1.95 m (7'5), GRP hull and superstructure, teak decks, wing keel, displacement 25.9 tons, 1,000 litres (220 Imp gallons) fuel capacity in one stainless steel tank under saloon floorboards in centre, 1,000 litres (220 Imp gallons) water capacity in two PVC tanks under saloon floorboards, one on either side of fuel tank, 60 litre (13.2 Imp gallons) PVC black water tank for each toilet.

Accommodation for six persons in three double cabins, double bedded owner's cabin aft with queen-size bed and ensuite wc/showerroom, double bedded VIP guest cabin forward with ensuite wc/showerroom, upper and lower bedded guest cabin in passage. Very spacious and airy saloon with seating for up to 8 persons. Galley with front loading fridge, top loading freezer, 4-burner gas stove, Force-10 oven, Siemens microwave, Candy washing machine and dryer

Airco airconditioning, Webasto heating system, water pressure system, Jabsco salt water electric toilet aft, Jabsco manual toilet forward.

Perkins M 135 hp diesel, Maxprop 3-bladed feathering propeller, Sleipner bowthruster, one electric and one manual bilge pumps, Firepro fire extinguishing system, fire extinguishers.

100v + 220v AC electric system, Fisher Panda 6.5 kw 230v/50 Hz generator, service batteries, three starter batteries, Victron Pheonix 100 amp battery charger, Victron Pheonix combi charger/inverter, 85 amp alternator, transformer, amperemeter.

Compass, Brookes & Gatehouse H1000 log/echosounder/wind instruments, Raymarine autopilot, Furuno Navnet 1833C radar, Furuno Navnet 1833C plotter with repeater, Furuno GPS, weatherfax, navigation lights, Furuno combi DSC VHF, combi antenna, transceiver, Sailor SSB, EPIRB.

Radio/CD, stereo system with saloon and cockpit speakers. Foldable cockpit table, cockpit cushions, manual gangway, bimini top (new 2008), sprayhood, swim ladder, integrated swim platform, pushpit seats, cockpit shower, deckwash pump, decklight, anchor, electric windlass, Simpson davits, (dinghy), outboard, 6-person liferaft, lifevests, Danbuoy, horseshoe lifebuoy.

Sloop Dyform rig, deck stepped mast with stainless steel support leading straight to keel, hydraulic in-mast mainsail furling system, Reckmann hydraulic genoa furling system, cutter furling system, Spectra mainsail and genoa, cutter sail, 6x Anderson stainless steel self-tailing winches, 4x electric winches.