The Contender

I know I'm joining this late and mostly it's all been said but I have to comment on the low boom thing:-

1, In a force 4, if you can get under the boom without letting the kicker off then you either don't have enough kicker on or you need more mast rake. When you accept this then the boom hight just isn't an issue.

2, When you let the kicker off in a tack it goes plenty high enough and help the boat not 'stick' in the tack.

I've had 2 Rondars now which have had a crack on the joint between the side deck and the cockpit (on the edge of the radius on the cockpit edge) I don't know how it happens and it's not serious but might get some money knocked off when you're buying. Also I'm beginning to think that lighter is actually better for a Contender if you are club racing because you are so much less disadvantaged in light wind that it gives you better series results.

Boats are scarce at the moment which makes me feel a bit guilty for owning 2, but it does mean that if anyone in my neck of the woods wants a demo I'd be happy to oblige and even give on the water coaching of sorts.