The Contest 48, a hallmark of Dutch engineering from the Conyplex yard, represents a pivotal era in the evolution of high-end, semi-custom bluewater cruisers. Designed by the prolific Dick Zaal and launched in the late 1980s, the model was engineered to provide a bridge between the traditional, heavy-displacement cruisers of the 1970s and the more performance-oriented, ergonomic yachts of the modern era. As a center-cockpit cruiser, the 48 was built with an uncompromising focus on safety and long-distance comfort, utilizing the yard's then-pioneering vacuum-injection molding techniques to ensure a hull that was both exceptionally strong and remarkably resistant to osmosis.
Used Contest 48 Sailboats for Sale
- Make
- Contest
- Model
- 48
- Builder
- Contest Yachts - Conyplex
- Designer
- Dick Zaal
- Number Built
- 5
- Production Year(s)
- 1976 - 1978
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