1975 Contest 31 HT For Sale

Contest 31 HT-AC 'Red King' – Robust, seaworthy, and comfortable with a large cockpit and a spacious cabin. Ready as both a family cruiser and a racing yacht. This Contest is owned by the third Dutch owner. A powerful vessel capable of handling sailing challenges and offering many possibilities. The Red King has made many trips with the family on the Randmeren, the IJsselmeer, the Wadden Sea, and in Zeeland. The two separate aft cabins (AC) offer spacious sleeping accommodations, and the total of 6 berths make this ship very suitable for spending the summer holidays with the family. The spacious outdoor cockpit with sprayhood and 360-degree rotating Lagun Cockpit Table (storable) makes outdoor living appealing. The mast has been slightly shortened to a clearance height of 12.50 meters, ensuring that the fixed bridges on the Randmeren and the Zeeland Bridge pose no obstacle. To maximize sailing performance, the mainsail has been extended. The original engine was replaced in 2007 by a reliable and efficient 3-cylinder Ventus M3.09 with 25 hp. This Contest is also very suitable for coastal and sea sailing and has sailed across the North Sea and to the German Wadden, Denmark, and England (including London) in recent years. Over the past 20 years, this vessel has also been used as a racing yacht for, among others, the local competition, Rondje Noordholland, the Nacht van Spakenburg, and the Challenge Cup. Due to the sailing characteristics of this ship, she is also easily sailable solo. This ship is truly an all-rounder and ready to sail. On the water, the Contest 31 is known for its pleasant, calm, and stable handling, even in stronger winds and waves. A suitable vessel for both novice and experienced sailors.

The interior is nautical and timeless with ample storage space, a chart table, wet locker, enclosed (electric) toilet compartment, and as an extra, a gimbaled gas oven for croissants at breakfast. In 2025, the roller furling jib (high aspect) was renewed and fitted with a white UV strip.

The underwater hull underwent osmosis treatment in 2017 and has remained free of osmosis blisters in recent years.

The VAT has been demonstrably paid.

General:
Ship name Red King, Contest 31 HT-AC, length 9.50 m, beam 3.15 m, draft 1.72 m, year of construction 1975, hull number 93, builder Conyplex, designer Dick Zaal, round bilge, fin keel, polyester, displacement 4768 kg, ballast 2253 kg, tiller steering with tiller extension, anchors plough anchor and Danforth anchor, stainless steel swimming ladder, lifebuoy, bilge pump (manual) and bilge pump with float, interior teak, 6 berths, 1 cabin, headroom in saloon 1.90 m, bed length forward 2.00 m, bed length alongside settees 2.00 m, bed length aft 2.00 m. All cushions were renewed in 2004, sprayhood (2019), Seago Raft-G-4 life raft in container with deck bracket needs to be re-certified, last inspection date 2020.

Cockpit teak gratings renewed in 2020, two lifelines, safety lines across the deck, Blue Performance sun awning.

Engine:
Engine type Vetus M3.09, 25 hp, serial number 150185-116779, year of manufacture 2007, diesel, consumption approx. 1.5 liters/hour, propeller shaft, hydraulic shaft drive, indirect cooling, 2-blade Gori folding propeller (2010), 85-liter stainless steel fuel tank and oil pressure and temperature indicators, fuel level gauge.

Rigging:
Clearance height 12.50m, tower sloop rigged, mainsail Miedema Sails 2019, Profurl roller furling system, high aspect jib Quantum Sails with UV strip (2025), spinnaker (1) 1975 orange red with launch bag, spinnaker (2) Sailselect 2019 with launch bag, gennaker Sail Factory Allround 50m2 black with sleeve, carbon spinnaker boom (2020), stainless steel rigging, sprayhood, 2 self-tailing winches Enkes 22S and two Enkes ER 40 in the cockpit and two Enkes No. 12 winches on the mast. Sail number NED 8950.

Navigation and equipment:
1x starter battery 56 Ah, 1x consumer battery Varta LFD 180 Ah (June 2022), 12 Volt system, shore power connection, battery charger (2007) Ah Mastervolt IVO smart 12/25-2, Raymarine ST60 (2004) wind and tridata, Raymarine ST 4000 plus autopilot with electronic compass, Standard Horizon Cp180i chartplotter (2009) connected to AIS, Standard Horizon GX 1800 GPS VHF radio (2022), external VHF radio control Remote Ram 4 SSM-70H (2023), handheld VHF radio Standard Horizon HX300E, Class B AIS transponder EM-Trak B923 (2021), external VHF speaker, radio with Bluetooth, navigation lights.

Gas and water:
Stainless steel water tank 190 liters, electric water pressure system with filter installation, Isoterp boiler 15 liters (engine) (2004), outdoor shower with hot and cold water, electric underwater toilet (2021), Waeco TC-14FL 12 volt/230 volt cool box (2013), 2-burner gas stove, oven, gas locker, Planar 2D-12 diesel hot air heater (2020).

Disclaimer:
Information is provided to the best of our knowledge and belief; however, yacht brokerage eSailing is not liable for the quality and/or description of the vessel.

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