ELLEN ROSE IS A CONTESSA 26 YACHT BASED ON THE RIVER BLACKWATER, ESSEX, ENGLAND. A FOLKBOAT DERIVATIVE DESIGNED BY DAVID SADLER AND BUILT BY JEREMY ROGERS OF LYMINGTON IN 1967.
Hi, what a lovely boat, My first boat Reiger was quite similar, also being a folkboat derivative. She was a Fred Parker Warsash one design, A great sailing boat, but I always thought the contessa was much better for cruising with the transom hung rudder and longer cabin.
I still miss the wonderful thoroughbreed sailing abilitys of Reiger, she makes Snowpetrel feel like a sherman tank...
There are a suprizing number of contessa's out here (in aussie) sailed out from england by their owners, tough little boats.
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Hi, what a lovely boat, My first boat Reiger was quite similar, also being a folkboat derivative. She was a Fred Parker Warsash one design, A great sailing boat, but I always thought the contessa was much better for cruising with the transom hung rudder and longer cabin.
I still miss the wonderful thoroughbreed sailing abilitys of Reiger, she makes Snowpetrel feel like a sherman tank...
There are a suprizing number of contessa's out here (in aussie) sailed out from england by their owners, tough little boats.
Cheers
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