BoatsBestevaer 36

Bestevaer 36

Cbrd w/outboard Rudder · First built 2023

A modern aluminum cruiser by Dykstra featuring a versatile sail plan with a Hoyt boom jib for simplified handling

Designed by Gerard Dykstra & Dykstra Naval Architects, built by Km Yachtbuilders.

Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Cbrd w/outboard Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

Shoal draughtDraws 0.70 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater

1.86 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.86
LightHeavy

203 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 203
EasygoingPowered-up

15.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.8

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.8
Displacement / length
203.1
Capsize screening
1.86
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1557
Hull
Hull type
Cbrd w/outboard rudder
Construction
Aluminum
Ballast type
Mixed Iron/Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2023
Designer
Gerard Dykstra, Dykstra Naval Architects
Builder
KM Yachtbuilders

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