Test impressionsSkilful: the new Contest 42 CS

Alexander Worms

 · 27.12.2013

Test impressions: Skilful: the new Contest 42 CSPhoto: Yacht/A. Worms
World premiere: The Contest 42 at the Hiswa te water in Amsterdam
Looks good, sails well and is well built. The smallest Conyplex has positioned itself on the market. A successful model then?

Yes, because the shipyard is already very satisfied with the response to the 42. It has already won its first awards, for example as the best imported boat in the USA. She could also soon become Europe's Yacht of the Year (see videos). The test report in YACHT 2/2014 reveals the strengths and weaknesses of the beauty from Medemblik.

The picture gallery provides impressions of the tests. Tests? Yes, because YACHT had the exclusive opportunity to sail the first two construction numbers independently of each other. The cockpit layouts of the test boats were particularly different. This reveals another strength of the 42 CS: it is unusually versatile for a production boat in terms of layouts and sail plan.

Tidy: recessed furling system, carbon bowsprit and anchor gallows
Photo: YACHT/A. Worms
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