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The Contessa 26 is a 7.77 meter (25.6 ft) fiberglass monohull sailboat, brought about when Jeremy Rogers, with a background in traditional wooden boatbuilding along with one of his Folkboat customers, David Sadler, created a modified version of the same boat in glass reinforced plastic (GRP). [1]
Contessa 26: Varuna: Westerly, via Panama Canal. Solo, with stops and assistance. Aebi had a passenger for a short stretch (80 nmi). Brian Caldwell US: Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. 1 June 1995 20 September 1996 477 20 years, 278 days Contessa 26: Mai Miti Vavau: Westerly, via northern Australia, Cape of Good Hope, Panama Canal. Solo with stops and ...
The Contessa 32 is a 9.75 metre (32 ft) fibreglass monohull sailing yacht, designed in 1970 by David Sadler in collaboration with yachtbuilder Jeremy Rogers, as a larger alternative to the Contessa 26. With over 750 hulls built, the yacht has become the most successful one-design cruiser-racer of all time.
The boat was a Taylor 26, a Canadian version of Contessa 26, [8] which cost $40,000. [10] Aebi's arrival back in New York City on November 6, 1987, after a cold November, transit across the Atlantic on Varuna was heralded nationally by the news media. [11] Upon Aebi's arrival in New York on Varuna, President Reagan sent Aebi a message saying:
Contessa 26, a GRP yacht in a range of yachts built by Jeremy Rogers Ltd. and J. J. Taylor & Sons Ltd. Contessa 32, a design in a range of GRP yachts built by Jeremy Rogers Ltd. Hino Contessa, a 1960s car made by Hino Motors; Hindustan Contessa, an Indian car made by Hindustan Motors
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The C&C 26 Wave is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed wing keel . It displaces 4,700 lb (2,132 kg) and carries 1,700 lb (771 kg) of iron ballast.
C&C 26 Encounter This model was derived from the C&C 26, with a shorter rig and more displacement. It was introduced in 1978. It has a length overall of 26.00 ft (7.9 m), a waterline length of 23.00 ft (7.0 m), displaces 6,120 lb (2,776 kg). The boat has a draft of 3.92 ft (1.19 m) with the standard keel fitted.