Description

Very well equipped blue water cruiser

This Contest 50CS is a 3 cabin version which is fully equipped for blue water crusing with equipment such as watermaker, heating, air conditioning, SSB radio, storm sail on furler, genaker, Code-0 and Hydrogenerator. She is very well maintained and has undergone a complete refit during the recent years. As such she has a new standing rig, new B&G navigation electronics, new charger/inverter, new Gori Propeller, new cutlass bearing and rudder bearings, new sprayhood plus extension and a newly re-caulked teak deck. Her light upholstery makes her interior fresh and warm at the same time. She sails 2-6 persons in great comfort and ease, due to her hydraulic operated sails and electrical winsches. With her large generator she is independent form shore power wihch enables you to anchor in idyllic areas. If you are looking for a very well equipped and perfectly maintained "Blue water cruiser", you should have a look at Ithaka.

Features

• Manufacturer
  Contest  
• Model
  50CS  
• Boat name
  Ithaka

Dimensions

• L.o.a.
  14.99 metres  
• Beam
  4.58 metres  
• Draft
  2.15 metres  

Build

• Year
  2005  
• Builder
  Contest Yachts, The Netherlands  
• Designer
  Georg Nissen  
• Hull construction
  Polyester  
• Hull type
  Roundbilged hull in Vacuum infused GRP, sprayed in AWL grip dark blue  
• Superstructure construction
  Vacuum infused GRP  
• Deck construction
  Teak on GRP, recaulked in 2019!  
• Keel type
  Fin throat with bulb  
• Ballast
  6,100 Kg  
• Displacement
  18.9 tons  

Engine

• Fuel
  Diesel  
• Cruising speed
  7.5 club  
• Max speed
  9 mace  
• Horse Power
  100HP  
• Engine manufacturer
  Yanmar  

Accommodation

• Cabins
  3 cabins with 2 double beds and 2 bunk beds  
• Berths
  0  
• Toilet
   

Rig sails

• Type
  Fractional rigging, aluminum Hall mast in white  
• Lieren
  2 x 48ST elec. (mainsheet), 2 x 65ST elec. (genoa) 3 x ST halyard, all Lewmar  
• Main sail
  Doyle (2014). "Stratis Technora" with double tafetta.  
• Main sail reefsysteem
  Hydraulic in mast furling (outhaul hydraulic as well)  
• Genua
  Doyle (2016). "Stratis carbon/Technora" with double tafetta  
• Genua reefsystem
  Reckmann hydraulic furling  
• Stormfok
  Storm jib with reinfored material "Stratis technora" on manual pro-furl furler system  
• Gennaker
  North Sails with snuffer