Membership

If you own a Contessa 26 you really should be a member of the Association. But you don’t have to own a CO26 to be a member, and we have quite a few members who are ex-owners and folks who come sailing with owners. 1. Full Membership (per CO 26): £25.00 pa 2....

40th Anniversary Rally

One of the largest UK gatherings of Contessa 26s took place at Lymington at the end of July for the 40th Anniversary with nearly 40 boats. {mosimage width=500px&height=375px}  A number of boat owners and crew also came from afar to participate, even...

Peter de Jersey

We were very sorry to learn of the sudden death of Peter de Jersey who had been Secretary/Treasurer of the Contessa 26 Association for many years.  As a result of this the acting Secretary is Col David Houlton M.B.E, and Chris Allen is acting Treasurer.
The Contessa 26 – A Brief History

The Contessa 26 – A Brief History

In the mid-sixties Jeremy Rogers, with a background in traditional wooden boatbuilding got together with one of his Folkboat customers, David Sadler, to create a modified version of the same boat in GRP. A bit of a cliché, but the rest really is history. Contessa of...