Yachts Luxury sailing
Rank 09
Contest Yachts — CS 50–63
Dutch semi-custom luxury with Yachting World’s ‘superyacht-level finish’—and European Yacht of the Year Luxury 2025 for the 63CS.
Photograph by The Yacht Watcher, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
Why it is here
Yachting World’s Contest 63CS sea trial and Best Luxury Yacht 2025 framing establish the CS line’s short-handed bluewater luxury bar; Yacht.de covers CS-line evolution via the Contest 56CS Düsseldorf premiere; SuperYacht24 independently sea-trials the EYOTY 2025 Contest 63CS with Lloyd’s Register build process.
Who it is for
Knowledgeable private owners who want centre-cockpit bluewater luxury, short-handed systems and interior customisation without stepping to full custom yards.
Sources
- Contest 63CS review: Superyacht-level finishFull sea trial; EYOTY Luxury context; Lloyd’s process; short-handed luxury performance.
- Contest 56CS: A big surprise package from Holland for DüsseldorfGerman national press on CS-line evolution (56CS from 55CS); Judel/Vrolijk continuity; ~€2.2m net indicative.
- Test Contest 63CS winner European Yacht of the Year 2025 | Luxury CruiserIndependent EYOTY 2025 Luxury Cruiser sea-trial coverage; Lloyd’s Register; judel/vrolijk.
