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significant weight saving. Piet van Oosanen's wing-
keels were also first employed on Contest boats.
Piet is the designer who carried out, from 1981 to
1983, the research project for Australian Challen
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ge for the America's Cup, which culminated with
the development of the famous "winged keel" that
favoured the victory at America's Cup in 1983 with
the 12-metre yacht "Australia II".
In the following years, the shipyard shifted its focus
from strictly series production to semi-custom,
40-65 foot yachts, while prioritizing innovation and
quality as usual.
The epoch-making turning point saw the light with
the third generation of the family, when in 2003 Arjen
Conijn firmly took the helm of the Contest in his own
hands. With his definite renewal of the shipyard's
entire range, Arjen has decided to focus innovative
efforts on performance and design.
Modern construction techniques
At the Contest Yachts shipyard, traditional boat
building skills complement modern construction
methods.
In the big photo, the dinette of the
Contest 67CS. In the centre, a Contest
42CS, and below, the Contest 50CS
