Contest 85CS
Designed for fast passage with powerful, practical, deep-ocean cruising capability, the Contest 85CS is easily sailed, managed and maintained by short-handed crew, and perfectly set both to sail the world and enjoy sailing’s high society.
Powerful & Practical
The Contest 85CS, for both distance cruising and regatta participation and very social sailing, extends the potential for performance cruising of both new and upsizing owners with comfortable capacity for up to ten guests in a customisable interior arrangement.
Interior
The Contest 85CS blends Dutch heritage and modern technology ensure superyacht standards. Benefiting from the arrangement of furnishings and walkways with handholds support, incorporated safety systems, impeccable hand-crafted timber work and upholstery. With wide cabin plan options for practicality at sea and extensive panoramic outlook to saloon and multiple hull windows and hatches in the cabins.
Exterior
The hull and deck form of the Contest 85CS cater to performance cruising and racing, from family adventuring to grand prix eventing. Sailing flat and fast, with a single rudder for precise and powerful yet light control at the twin helm stations. With space such that the RIB can be stowed with the outboard still in place and sleek teak decking, the 85CS delivers top-line specification for which Contest yachts are so well known and which makes handling and operation safe, secure and satisfying.
Sail Plan
Carbon or aluminium, cutter rigged or removable inner stay, panelled or moulded sails, the choice of sailplan and rig is to match specific intended use.
Interior Layout
Finished to the best, exacting standards, personalization of the interior.
Deck Layout
Flush decked as with all Contest yachts but bigger and better working, detailing includes hidden sheet runs and optimal 'soft' control gear.
Specifications
Length overall | 25.85m | 84.71ft |
Length overall incl. bowsprit | 26.78m | 87.86ft |
Length waterline | 23.17m | 76.02ft |
Maximum beam | 6.40m | 21ft |
Displacement | 53,900kg | 118,830lb |
Draft standard keel | 3.79m | 12.43ft |
Ballast standard keel | 18,500kg | 40,785lb |
Mast height above waterline | 36,5m | 119,77ft |
Main sail | 188m2 | 2,023ft2 |
Genoa 111% | 142m2 | 1,528ft2 |
Fuel tank | 2,500ltr | |
Water tank | 1,500ltr | 329.95imp. gal. |
Engine, Volvo Penta | 184kW | 250hp |
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