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Bestewind 50Outsider with foresight

Michael Good

 · 28.02.2012

Bestewind 50: outsider with foresightPhoto: EYOTY/ANWB/B.Kolthof
Outsider with foresight
Safe, robust and reliable: the Bestewind 50 from Holland has no trouble with wind and waves. Just the thing for long journeys
Unmistakably Dykstra: raised bow, lots of jump, deckhousePhoto: EYOTY/ANWB/B.Kolthof Unmistakably Dykstra: raised bow, lots of jump, deckhouse

K&M Yachtbuilders, the shipyard in Makkum on the IJsselmeer, is known for its unusually strong, robust blue-water cruisers. The robust aluminium yachts from the legendary but also exclusive Bestevaer range by designer Gerard Dykstra are particularly popular with sea travellers.

With the new Bestewind 50, the Dutch company now wants to make the exciting Bestevaer concept accessible to a wider range of buyers. The new ship from K&M is not made from aluminium, but from a GRP sandwich composite. What's more, the Bestewind is largely intended to be a standard boat, but will always offer a high degree of customisability, especially when it comes to the interior.

YACHT has sailed the Bestewind 50 in its element, in storms and monster waves on the North Sea.
The detailed test now in the current issue no. 6/2012

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Photo: EYOTY/ANWB/B.Kolthof

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Michael Good

Michael Good

Editor Test & Technology

Michael Good is test editor at YACHT and is primarily responsible for new boats, their presentation and the production of test reports. Michael Good lives and works in Switzerland on the shores of Lake Constance. He has been sailing since childhood and, in addition to his professional activities, has also been an active regatta sailor for many years, currently mainly in the Finn Dinghy and Melges 24 classes. He is also co-owner of a 45 National Cruiser built in 1917. Michael Good has been working for the YACHT editorial team since January 2005 and has tested around 500 yachts, catamarans and dinghies in that time.

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