Description

Excellent, solid blue water cruiser with a centre cockpit

The Contest 40/42S 'Harmattan' is an excellent, solid blue water cruiser with a centre cockpit. She was built to Lloyds standards by Contest in the Netherlands in 1997 (Hull number 29). Her hull was newly sprayed in 2004 in Flag Blue (AWL grip). She has excellent teak joinery and her teak deck was fully restored in 2020. She has been very well kept and comes equipped for long distance cruising. The yacht is offered at a very competitive asking price!

Features

• Manufacturer
  Contest  
• Model
  40/42S  
• Boat name
  Harmattan

Dimensions

• L.o.a.
  12.2 metres  
• Beam
  3.85 metres  
• Draft
  1.95 metres  

Build

• Year
  1997  
• Builder
  Contest Yachts - Medemblik  
• Designer
  Dick Zaal  
• Hull construction
  Polyester  
• Hull type
  Roundbilged hull in Flag Blue  
• Superstructure construction
  GRP  
• Deck construction
  Teak on GRP  
• Keel type
  Finkeel  
• Ballast
  Approx. 5.5 tonnes  
• Displacement
  Approx. 13 tonnes  

Engine

• Fuel
  Diesel  
• Cruising speed
  6  
• Max speed
  8  
• Engine manufacturer
  Volvo Penta MD22 59hp  

Accommodation

• Cabins
  Mastercabin in aft with French Berth (new upholstery), forward cabin with v-berth  
• Berths
  0  
• Toilet
   

Rig sails

• Type
  Sloop rigged  
• Round wooden rigging
  Aluminium Seldén Mast with 2 pairs of spreaders  
• Lieren
  6 Lewmar winches  
• Sail material
  Dacron by "De Vries Sails"  
• Main sail
  Full batten mainsail with RCB cars on mast and Lazy Jack system.  
• Main sail reefsysteem
  Slab reefing. Selden Single Line reefing system. Reefing can be carried out from the cockpit.  
• Genua
  Genoa #1 (2010)  
• Genua reefsystem
  Furlex genoa reefing system  
• Fok
  High aspect "De Vries Sails" (2011)  
• Stormfok
  "Schokker Sails" storm jib on cutter stay (2012, unused)