Cruising-racing sailing yacht 72CS

5-cabinwith open transomwith bowsprit

A remarkable yacht, the Contest 72 was first conceived for a superyacht-experienced owner seeking the same technical and luxury standards in a smaller, 22-metre, family orientated yacht. A remarkable yacht with outstanding engineering and specification for length and interior volume. A truly exceptional four-cabin 70-footer. To future owners this brings virtual custom build at fractional cost. The nature of wide-ranging options spanning almost every element of this extreme semi-custom build. Bulkhead positioning almost the only constraint. A defining, high priority of the superyacht is silent running. Banishing noise and vibration. In the Contest 72CS, everything imaginable both above and below deck has been engineered to this end. Specialist acoustic engineers focusing not only on installations within the hull, but on deck and above to sailing hardware. Reducing transfer and transmissions to astonishing effect Deliveries to date span full carbon rig with Park Lane boom and 3Di moulded sails, to alloy spars and vertically battened Vectra with in-mast furling. Below-decks arrangements vary from full-on inclusivity with open galley to complete owner privacy with forward crew quarters and enclosed galley Quiet running marked only the heart of requirements. The brief continued through technical inventory to the very nature of operation and intended style of sailing. Evolving the Contest family characteristic of low, sedan-style coachroof with dark-tinted, raked, wraparound windows topping neatly sheered hull lines. Softly curved mouldings blending with rectilinear profile to appear sprightly and robust. All matching perfectly performance sailing whether bluewater cruising