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Model:CONTEST 45CS
Type:sailing yacht
LOA (m):13,70
LWL (m):11,64
Beam (m):4,10
Draft (m):1,95
Air draft (m):21,75
Headroom (m):2,00
Year built:2007
Launched:2009
Builder:Contest Yachts
Country:The Netherlands
Designer:Georg Nissen. Interior: Birgit Schnaase
Displacement (t):13,5
Ballast (tonnes):5,1 lead
CE norm:A
Hull material:GRP
Hull colour:Majestic Blue with a silver striping, original Awlgrip paint blue
Hull shape:Vacuum infused GRP sandwich (with end grain balsa) round-bilged
Keel type:(Performance keel with load in bulb) bulb keel
Superstructure material:Vacuum infused GRP sandwich (with end grain balsa) GRP
Rubbing strake:mounted on outside of the teak toe rail capping stainless steel
Deck material:Vacuum infused GRP sandwich (with end grain balsa) GRP
Deck finish:Vacuum laid (was original 12 mm) teak
Superstructure deck finish:Vacuum laid (was original 12 mm) teak
Cockpit deck finish:Vacuum laid (was original 12 mm) teak
Antifouling (year):May 2024
Dorades:1 x stainless steel shell on front deck hatch
Window frame:(White spray painted) aluminium
Window material:Gebo - in superstructure (front window in saloon can be opened) tempered glass
Deckhatch:Lewmar with Ocean Air screen/mosquito nets
Portholes:Gebo aluminium
Insulation:Balsa
Fuel tank (litre):286 polyethylene
Level indicator (fuel tank):yes
Freshwater tank (litre):475 polyethylene
Level indicator (freshwater):yes
Blackwater tank (litre):2 x 45 polyethylene
Blackwater tank extraction:deck extraction + uw line
Greywater tank (litre):2 x 10 (with automatic pump) polyethylene
Wheel steering:Leather covered stainless steel 900 mm steering wheel rack & pinion
Outside helm position:Jefa steering pedestal with a steering wheel/pedestal cover
Emergency tiller:yes
More info on hull:Built with vacuum infused technique at the renowned Dutch Contest yard. The structural bulkheads are in sandwich foam core GRP and fully laminated to hull and deck. All structural areas in the deck are reinforced by solid laminate
More info on paintwork:Gelshield Epoxy System applied on underwater hull in 2022
Extra info:All hoses from the toilets and waste water tanks have been renewed in 2021. All through hull fittings & sea cocks have been renewed in 2022
Extra info:Single GRP spade rudder with an aluminium rudder shaft and JEFA bearings
Extra info:6 x Stainless steel mooring clamp (so also amidships). Deck lockers and anchor locker inside in GRP with white gelcoat finish, drains and aluminium lockable hatches. 6 x Scupper on deck and 3 x in the cockpit with outlets on the waterline, to avoid watermarks on the hull. The exterior has been professional cleaned, polished and waxed in May 2024
Compared to the other yachts in the same class, the Contest 45CS has an exceptionally spacious interior with 2 metre headroom in the saloon, with the benefits from uninterrupted views in all directions. Even with three cabins, this Contest 45CS has the same superior finish as other Contest Yachts. This Contest 45CS is multi-functional with the possibility to sleep 8 (!) when necessary, while being sailed single handed very easy. You are welcome at our office in Sint Annaland 7 days a week to visit this beautiful Blue Ocean sailing yacht .
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