By Contest CEO Arjen Conijn

WELCOME!

Welcome to this latest digital edition of Context, marking the start of our northern sailing season! Yes, as Easter proved to many, the sun can shine this time of year, and it did; it shone right down on our annual Open House – Bluewater Day which we now run in partnership with the World Cruising Club, introducing our guests to the true wonders and potential of distant bluewater adventuring. Increasingly popular, this year we welcomed more than 500 visitors! It has, indeed, been a busy start to the year, and not just with the Open House event. It started, of course, with January’s boot Düsseldorf 2026 where our new 17-metre Contest 56CS made her international debut. Both she and her sistership 15-metre Contest 50CS made their way to the show on their own bottoms, routing along the Rhine, and once lifted and cradled into the hall on our elegant stand, there together they shone out! So, now it’s time for everyone to get back out on the water and enjoy a great season ahead, and we’ll look forward to meeting again soon. All best regards, Arjen

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