Sail Talk with Contest Yachts

Welcome to Part 2 of our SAIL TALK by Contest Yachts with Raymarine, where we’re again aboard the European Yacht of the Year-winning Contest 63CS for a live, hands-on demonstration of the latest Raymarine electronics kit. See exactly how these advanced navigation, communication, and control systems perform out on the water and integrate seamlessly into a Contest build.

Aboard a brand-new Contest 63CS, this episode explores the partnership between yacht builder Contest and marine electronics specialist Raymarine. Robert Weisler (Senior Technical Engineer at Contest Yachts) and Will Sayer (Director of Product Management at Raymarine) discuss how this 15-to-20-year relationship works behind the scenes: from shared roadmaps and cable routing at the design stage, through full system checks during sea trials, to a hands-on handover with the owner. The conversation covers Raymarine's Axiom chart plotters, Lighthouse software, the Smart Wind vane, and remote support via AnyDesk. Part one of a two-part series.

In Going Electric – Part 2, the Contest Yachts’ electromobility discussion delves deeper into the intriguing solution to sustainable electric propulsion, with Stefan Bayerle from Torqeedo and Robert Vijselaar, Contest's head engineer in this area, talking with yachting editor Mike Owen.

Electromobility in bluewater yachting, is this really a thing? If you do it right, yes! And incollaboration with Torqeedo, the team at Contest Yachts has developed an intriguing solution to sustainable electric propulsion. In this first episode of a multi-part series, we discuss with Contest’s CEO Arjen Conijn what this means, from concept to practical delivery.