OOD 34 (Contessa)

OOD 34 (Contessa)

Description

The OOD 34 Contessa represents a unique collaboration between British design excellence and American production capability. Built by Contessa Yachts (UK) from 1978 to 1981, with only 80 boats produced, this boat was designed by Doug Peterson. An additional 20 boats were built with a different deck and more cruising-oriented interior, bringing total production to approximately 100 units.

Construction Details

Designer Doug Peterson
Builder Contessa Yachts (UK)
Length 33.670 ft
LOA 33.670 ft
LWL 28.000 ft
Beam 11.080 ft
Displacement 8050 lb
Ballast 3650 lb
Max Draft 6.330 ft
Year Built 1978
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The standard boat dimensions

i 40.91 ft
j 13.03 ft
p 36.03 ft
e 11.40 ft
p2 -
e2 -
i2 -
j2 -

Sails

OOD 34 (Contessa) - MAINSAIL

Luff * 36.03 ft - (10982 mm)
Foot * 11.4 ft - (3475 mm)
Leech * 37.28 ft - (11363 mm)
Tack Angle * 88 °
Diagonal * 37.41 ft - (11403 mm)
Head (inches) * 5.25 in - (133 mm)
Area 205.15 ft²
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OOD 34 (Contessa) - JIBSAIL

Luff * 34.35 ft - (10470 mm)
Foot * 17.25 ft - (5258 mm)
Leech * 29.85 ft - (9098 mm)
Percentage LP * 115 %
Length Perpendicular * 14.98 ft - (4566 mm)
Deck Angle * 12 °
Area 257.45 ft²
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OOD 34 (Contessa) - GENOA

Luff * 40.79 ft - (12433 mm)
Foot * 21.03 ft - (6410 mm)
Leech * 38.38 ft - (11698 mm)
Percentage LP * 150 %
Length Perpendicular * 19.55 ft - (5959 mm)
Deck Angle * 4 °
Area 398.64 ft²
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OOD 34 (Contessa) - SPINNAKER

Stays * 40.79 ft - (12433 mm)
MidGirth * 23.45 ft - (7148 mm)
Foot * 23.45 ft - (7148 mm)
Perc LP * 180 %
Area 813.05 ft²
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.

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