Originally ordered with the specific brief to create a safe, comfortable and easily-managed world-cruiser for a husband & wife crew, LA CONTENTA has proven herself to be all of this and more.

Particular attention was given to creating essential additional storage and also logical choices in terms of rig, machinery and electrical selection and location. A major requirement of her original owners was the ability to service systems at sea safely and with ease; something which is particularly important but frequently overlooked in so-called ‘blue water cruisers’.

First launched in 2002, LA CONTENTA cruised for on average 6 months of each year in her original ownership with her systems fully laid up in between. Sold to her second owners in 2012, LA CONTENTA underwent an extensive 2-year £100k refit. A change in health and plans saw LA CONTENTA change hands again in 2016 and she participated in ARC 2016 with her current owners, cruising the Caribbean and returning back to the UK in 2018. Since then she has been sailed around Scotland and has benefitted from a further continual program of refit and update.

Her main specification highlights include:-
· Twin stateroom interior layout with custom front cabin configuration affording substantially increased stowage over standard and drop-down saloon table to create occasional double berth.
· Watertight bulkheads
· Upgraded stainless steel rudder stock
· Yanmar 96hp diesel engine with shaft drive and Flex-o-fold propeller
· Max Power tunnel bowthruster
· 24vDC domestic electrical system
· AGM service batteries
· 220vAC and 110vAC electrical circuits with dual inverters and dual voltage isolation transformer allowing connection to 220vAC or 110vAC shore connections
· Fischer Panda 8kw 220vAC generator
· Twin 12vDC and 24vDC alternators
· Rutland wind generator
· 440w solar panel array with MPPT Controller
· Spectra 24vDC watermaker
· Calorifier tank with twin coils and titanium element
· Eberspacher Hydronic diesel-fired hot water cabin heating and water heating system
· Climma 220vAC reverse-cycle air-conditioning system
· 800 litres of fuel capacity
· 730 litres of fresh water capacity
· Holding tanks
· Infra-red remote scanning cameras fitted to stern, chart table and masthead
· Raymarine instrument package with chart plotters, radar, autopilot, and AIS transceiver
· Icom SSB radio with insulated backstay
· GN Espace galley stove
· Bosch combination microwave
· 3x fridge/freezers
· Washing machine
· Electric Jabsco heads (owner’s cabin) with manual heads for guest cabin
· KVH Tracvision M2 satellite TV antenna with Samsung 43” TV
· Cutter-rigged sloop with Furlex furlers for genoa and staysail.
· Standing rigging replaced 2026
· Leisurefurl in boom furling for fully battened mainsail.
· Twin spinnaker poles
· Andersen 68ST 2-speed electric self-tailing primary genoa winches
· Andersen 46ST 2-speed electric self-tailing mainsheet/furling winches
· North Spectra mainsail, genoa and staysail
· Cruising chute
· Retractable Bessinzoni davits.
· Aft radar tower with davit for outboard motor/MOB recovery.
· Combined bimini and tent with standing head room
· Comprehensive safety equipment package

RECENT REFIT HIGHLIGHTS:
· Replacement standing rigging 2026
· Anchor chain replaced 2026
· LED deck lights 2026
· Infra-red remote scanning cameras fitted to stern, chart table and masthead 2026/24
· Seacocks and valves inspected and 2 replaced 2025
· Solar panels added 2024
· All Batteries replaced in 2023
· New Raymarine electronics 2023
· Perspex hatches, seals and ports replaced by Eagle Boat Windows 2022
· Sprayhood and bimini replaced with a new tent system by Goacher Sails 2022
· Fully reupholstered internally 2022
· Internal and external CCTV and Yale Alarm fitted 2022
· Saloon table replaced and hydraulic pedestal added to enable double berth conversion (Original saloon table and fixings available) 2021
· Wind generator fitted 2018
· Bowthruster replaced 2017
· Cruising Chute by Goacher sails 2016