IMPRESSIONS
With wide beam and broad waterline running through to the stern, the increase in interior volume shows as soon as you look below: the saloon proportions way exceed convention.
And not just because of the beam and height but in its length. The ‘magic’ is in the design team extending the aft master suite far into the stern, maintaining scale of this vital feature yet opening so much more of the yacht’s middle for the benefit of saloon and guests. The longitudinal corridor galley is now also two-sided, so again bigger than in previous 50CS models. Forward there is a spacious VIP suite with island berth, and an optional third cabin can be with bunks or as office or workroom. The master suite aft can be specified with the innovative transom window premiered on the Contest 55CS.
SPECIFICATION IS PERSONAL
With Contest it's as easy to choose how you want your yacht fitted as it is filling the herb rack with the right flavours to spice up life!
Throughout, the sense of openness is instant. Yet equally evident is Contest's hallmark sea safety with the many handrails plus clever hand-holding lips to cabinetry, all ergonomic in use. The joinery and its finish is to the yard's always exceptionally high standards, as are the soft furnishings and architectural hardware, with all this, of course, adjusted to individual owners' tastes and needs. And, again, underwriting that, there are many varied cabin plan options for the personal best match. That's the Contest way. The industry catchphrases this as semi-custom construction. It's all part of building dreams together … and every sailor has a different dream.
RELIABILITY IS IN-BUILT ... SO TOO IS YOUR SECURITY
On deck you’ll see the craftsmanship in the sculptural shaping and polished welds of the sturdy stainless steel railings. You’ll enjoy the beautiful shaping of the composite mouldings perhaps unaware of the complexity in creating such contours. Below in the well thought layout it’s everywhere you turn, in the seamless grain-matched joinery, the hand stitching of turned corners for the settee cushions.
And then there's what is actually in and under those cushions to maximise comfort and durability. Less glamorous, but no less important in this practice are the boat’s hidden systems, the electrics and electronics, pumps, engine, generator, complex hydraulics. All installed with pre-planned care, minimising noise and vibration, all clearly routed, labelled, sited for optimised access.
Conforming with strict international classification standards, equipment is invariably highly specified. The list runs on and on. Ampage sufficient to run all apparatus simultaneously. Fuel and water tankage to support distant voyaging. So, with Contest Yachts it’s not just what you see that counts. What you don’t see is equally significant. We go the extra mile to make sure you can, too.
It used to be said there's no looking back
In the big, beautiful and already very bright aft cabin you really can look back - simply add the optional transom window for truly spectacular views with a striking 270° panorama
FOR AN INSIDE EYE
Take yourself onboard with our virtual tour
So, keep looking at the Contest 50CS, there’s so much more to this yacht than mind and eye first see.
