NEW LISTING – 1978 Contessa 32 ‘KIRIBILLI OF LEITH’

Sunday 17th April 2022

Mark Cameron Yachts are delighted to have been appointed to act in the sale of the 1978 Contessa 32 ‘KIRIBILLI OF LEITH’.

The Contessa 32 is one of the most admired yacht designs ever mass-produced. Designed by David Sadler and built by Jeremy Rogers the design has been in production from its inception in 1970 until the current day. Having proved itself in the most arduous conditions during the infamous 1979 Fastnet with a Contessa 32 being the smallest boat to complete the race. Examples of the design can be found cruising in the four corners of the world, drawing admiring glances where ever they go.

With her current owners for more than 20 years the Contessa 32 KIRIBILLI OF LEITH has enjoyed a comprehensive regime of maintenance and upgraded. Her inventory highlights including:

• Hull blasted back to GRP and inspected before preventative epoxy treatment applied in 2017
• GEBO deck hatches replaced with new items in 2004
• Volvo Penta MD2002, 19hp marine diesel engine
• 3 Blade, bronze fixed prop (2003)
• New Varta domestic and engine batteries installed 2021
• Rutland 504 wind generator
• Sterling ProCharge D, 230VAC – 12VDC, 30 amp battery charger
• NASA BM2 battery condition monitor
• Raymarine XP tiller pilot (2013)
• Raymarine RC435 plotter
• Stowe Depth and Wind instrumentation
• Raymarine RAY49E DSCVHF
• Standing rigging of 1×19 stainless steel wire, fully replaced 2017.
• Profurl roller reefing system for genoa (2003)
• All mast halyards replaced with Dyneema lines in 2017
• Cockpit Primary and Halyard winch upgraded to Lewmar Self-tailing winches in 2017.
• All sheets and reefing lines replaced with braid on braid lines in 2017
• Masthead and deck flood lights fitted 2017
• Sprayhood, fitted new 2017
• Cockpit Tent, fitted new 2018
• Eberspacher 2DL, diesel fired, blown air heating system. (2012)
• Top loading fridge unit built in beneath worktop. Waeco compressor and chiller plate fitted new in 2013.

Lying ashore the Contessa 32 KIRIBILLI of LEITH is available for immediate viewing by prior appointment.

FIND FULL DETAILS OF THE CONTESSA 32 ‘KIRIBILLI OF LEITH’ HERE