David Sadler (yacht designer)
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David Sadler is a British yacht designer who was responsible for a number of classic production yachts during the period from 1960 to 1980. His designs include the Contessa 26
, the Contessa 32
, the Sadler 25
, the Sadler 29
and the Sadler 32.
Contessa 26
The Contessa 26 is a 7.77 meter fiberglass monohull sailboat, brought about when Jeremy Rogers, with a background in traditional wooden boatbuilding along with one of his Folkboat customers, David Sadler, created a modified version of the same boat in GRP...
, the Contessa 32
Contessa 32
The Contessa 32 is a 9.75 metre fibreglass monohull sailboat, designed in 1970 by David Sadler of Great Britain in collaboration with Jeremy Rogers, the builder. Rigged as a masthead sloop, with a fin keel and a skeg-mounted rudder, the Contessa 32 is classified as a cruiser-racer...
, the Sadler 25
Sadler 25
The Sadler 25 is a 7.42 meter fiberglass sailing yacht, designed in 1974 by David Sadler of Great Britain as an evolution of his earlier Contessa 26 which was in turn an evolution of the Nordic Folkboat...
, the Sadler 29
Sadler 29
The Sadler 29 is a popular British sailing yacht designed by David Sadler. Over 400 Sadler 29s were produced. In April 1988 the Sadler 29 was the oldest design to take part in Yachting World’s Mini Rally.-Construction:...
and the Sadler 32.