ARDORA III — ESP 1362
Model: Contention 33
SOUTHERN OCEANDoug Peterson
Updated
ARDORA III (ESP 1362) is a Contention 33 designed by Doug Peterson and built by SOUTHERN OCEAN. She has been racing since 2019. She sails close to a typical Contention 33 at every angle.
Racing record
Races with at least six boats5
Race starts
0
Wins
0%
Podiums
46
Race Edge
615.9s/mile
Rating 2026
Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.
Length
10.00 m
32′ 10″
Beam
3.16 m
Draft
1.82 m
Displacement
4.5 t
Sail area
61 m²
On the podium
Where ARDORA III finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
5
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Regattas
Every regatta we found with ARDORA III on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Trofeo S.M. La Reina201911711126
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Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: 5 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The boats ARDORA III meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.
Other competitors (9)
Met too few times for a figure.
PENEQUE PRO (Vrolijk 37, 5 meetings), VERTIGO DOS (Salona 37, 5 meetings), BRUJO (Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek), 5 meetings), NEMOX (X-35, 5 meetings), ENRIAERO (Vrolijk 37, 5 meetings), CAÑAS II (Dufour 40, 5 meetings), KALAMANDURRIO (Dufour 40, 5 meetings), SLAINTE (Salona 37, 5 meetings), AQUAX (J/80, 3 meetings)
How ARDORA III compares with a typical Contention 33
Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Contention 33s measured since 2025.
Above the line she is quicker than a typical Contention 33; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots she sails level with a typical Contention 33 across the course.
Speed at every angle
ARDORA III in blue, a typical Contention 33 dashed.
ARDORA III in blue, a typical Contention 33 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
More about the Contention 33
Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.
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