In addition to all the magazine articles an excellent book was written some time ago by John Kretschmer about his journey around the Horn on the Contessa 32 “Gigi”, the book is called “Cape Horn to Starboard”.

The book is now back in print with a new introduction and is available at all the normal outlets. We highly recommend a copy as it is perfect for a winter sailing fix.


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One of the by-products of owning a very pretty, well known and popular boat such as the Contessa 32 is that they attract a great deal of publicity in the sailing press.

We have collected a number of articles that have appeared in sailing magazines over the years and a selection of these are available below, these articles include news, reviews and stories.

The articles are in the Abobe PDF format so please click on the links below to view or right-click and select “Save as” to download.
TITLE Description Source Link
10 BEST 32 FOOTERS The Contessa 32 was reviewed as part of a series on the Best 32 footers of all time PBO
Feb 2010
Building Calypso - A Co32 for our time A review of the building of Calypso, a 21st century Contessa 32 that is jam-packed with green innovation PBO
Jun 2010
Contessa 32 V's Bavaria 32 A review shoot-out between the classic Contessa 32 (Gigi) and a modern Bavaria 32 - not really a fair competition for the Bav but an interesting read none the less. YM
Feb 2010
Eco Contessa 32 Is an eco-friendly GRP boat possible? The Rogers family set out to build one (Calypso) and Classic Boat review how they got on CB
Dec 2010
Gigi - Restoring a Classic Contessa 32 Having "doubled" Cape Horn, Gigi is part of Contessa 32 History. Here is the story of her loving restoration. PBO
Jun 2008
Solo Transatlantic by air and sea Tristan Gooly flew a Cessna plane solo across the Atlantic and then sailed his Contessa 32 singlehanded from the Canaries to St Lucia. YM
Apr 2008
Rite of Passage - Sailing around Cape Horn on a Contessa 32 John Kretschmer describes how sailing a Contessa 32 (Gigi) from New York to San Francisco, via Cape Horn, was "the making of a sailor". YM
Dec 2007

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