The trade fair season is nearly upon us, and K&M Yachtbuilders are busy preparing themselves. This year K&M Yachtbuilders will be present at three trade fairs, where they will only represent designs by Dykstra & Partners.

Båter I Sjøen 1 – 4 September 2011, Oslo (Sandvika)

The first boat show that K&M will attend is the in-water boat show in Oslo, Båter I Sjøen, held in Sandvika, where K&M will proudly present the new Bestevaer 56ST “HannaH” to the public. Among the many polyester boats, this aluminium yacht will be a crowd puller. Her marine-blue hull and the pilot house with its traditional look will certainly catch the eye. The show will be held from 1-4 September 2011.

Bestevaer 56ST HannaH sailing yacht

Hiswa te water 6-11 September 2011, Amsterdam (IJmuiden)

This is, of course, immediately followed by the wet Hiswa. Here we will show off as many as three yachts. The Bestevaer 45ST “Voyager” is the smallest Bestevaer we have built so far. K&M built two larger Bestevaers for the owner in the past, but he now wanted something smaller. This ship attracted a lot of attention in the past year during the building process, so we expect that it will also get many visitors during the trade fair.

The Bestevaer 45ST Voyager sailing yacht

The larger sister of the Bestevaer 45ST, the new Bestevaer 55ST “Pilgrim”, will be moored at stand E-12. A spacious, beautiful but also practical ship, built entirely according to the owner’s wishes. The water ballast, for instance, ensures comfortable sailing, while the crew is sitting safely in the deep cockpit.

The new Bestevaer 55ST “Pilgrim” sailing yacht

The Bestewind 50 has been nominated for European Boat of the Year in the Luxury Cruiser category this year. Quite an honour! Inspired by Gerard Dijkstra’s own Bestevaer 53ST, this GRP yacht was developed a number of years ago. Its major advantages are, again, the pilot house and the ship’s spaciousness, with a headroom of nearly 2 metres.

The Bestewind 50 yacht has been nominated for European Boat of the Year in the Luxury Cruiser category

A representative of the architects firm Dykstra & Partners will be present at K&M’s stand every day.

Hanseboot 29 October – 6 November, Hamburg

At Hanseboot you will, of course, find K&M in the harbour rather than in the halls. K&M will present the Bestevaer 55ST “Morning Haze”. This is another 55-feet yacht, but this one has a lift keel. The “Morning Haze” has also been built and styled according to the customer’s requirements, and is therefore also different from the other Bestevaers. It has, for instance, a longer pilot house, and the cockpit has been moved further to the back.

In short, if you fancy visiting a ship built by K&M, you would be very welcome on board!

Besides these yachts, K&M is also working on:

–              Bestevaer 73S ‘Christopher’

–              Bestevaer 53ST ‘Suse’

–              Bestewind 50 ‘Olivia’

–              Bestewind 50 ‘No Name’

–              Stadtship 54 ‘Aka’

–              Icon 48 ‘Leeloo’

–              Frers 88 sailing yacht TULIP by German Frers and K&M Yachtbuilders