Contessa 32 - Cowes Week '89
The Rogers family racing their Contessa 32 Assent in Cowes Week 2018 . Many years ago, my family chartered a CO32 named ' Strongbow ' for a jaunt across the channel and a visit to the Channel Islands. My Father lived up to his "It's not a proper cruise unless we've had several near death experiences!" mantra as we battled the overfalls between islands and learned the perils of reefing a Mainsail using a roller furling boom. It was a lovely sailing boat that kept us moving well in a variety of challenging conditions and this fun-filled yet perilous outing was my introduction to the Contessa 32. Fast forward after the fam's relocation to San Diego and my getting into more serious racing, I was lucky enoug h to put together a team and compete in the Contessa 32 class at Cowes Week '89. With my being thousands of miles away this was facilitated by my crew Ben Rogers and the Rogers family. Ben had organized a charter of ' Cantilena ...