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son Fritz Conijn. One of his first innovations, in 1972,
was issuing a Lloyd's Register certificate for for each
new boat leaving the shipyard. At the time, this was
a novelty for this market segment, reassuring buyers
in regards to the quality of the products.
At present the yard is run by the third generation, with
grandson Arjen Conijn in command. Arjen applies the
same winning quality principles that were adopted
by his grandfather at the start and then maintai
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ned by his father, while engineering them towards
the future. Despite the considerable evolution over
time, the Conyplex-Contest shipyard has always
been located in Medemblik, Holland, on the edge of
the IJsselmeer, 60 kilometres north of Amsterdam.
Global production has exceeded 3,500 units to date.
The innovations and materials over time
The Conijn family and Contest Yachts have always
practised innovation, historically adjusted
according to the respectful Dutch paradigm of
improving rather than surprising.
Contest was the first yacht builder to intro
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duce the central cockpit with passage
below deck to the aft cabin. It was the
first series production manufacturer to
adopt vacuum injection moulding to
ensure consistency and integrity of the
product, with higher resistance and
In the big photo below, the Contest
67, a boat that stands out for her
beauty among similarly sized models
In the centre, a central cockpit Contest
45, and below, a Contest 50CS. All
three models belong to the current
production range. Aside, in the outli-
ne, the drawing of a Flying Dutchman
