When I think about the Dutch upstart Bekkers Yachts, one word comes to mind: brash. Everything about my experience with the Azur 45 and the people who built it has been bold, ambitious and more than a little flashy.
It began with a sea trial in Cannes, where the Bekkers Azur 45HT made its debut. I heard the boat before I saw it — the stereo system was pumping dance music that you could hear far down the dock. And when I