The European Motor Boat Award is the Oscars of water sports. Every year, from new models of boats, one is chosen that brings innovations to the market in its category and is expected to be extremely popular with buyers in the coming year. For the 2025 Boat of the Year, 16 boats have been nominated. The best among them will be determined by a 12-member jury of journalists from Europe’s leading nautical magazines. This year, the boats are not divided into categories as we have seen in the past. The reason is simple: there are more and more boats on the market with characteristics from different categories, making it difficult to draw a clear line between them. The jury will divide the boats into categories only after they have completed on-water tests.
Which boats will receive the European Boat of the Year award and what the categories will be will be revealed on the first day of the Boot Düsseldorf boat show, held from January 18 to 26, 2025.
This Year’s Nominees:
BayCruiser 21 ● ClubSwan 43 ● Contest 63 CS ● Dufour 44 ● Hanse 360 ● Heyman 42 PPH ● J/40 ● Lagoon 43 ● Moody DS48 ● Nautitech 48 Open ● Seawind 1170 ● Sun Odyssey 350 ● Sunbeam 29.1 ● Tofinou 7.9 ● Vaan R5 ● Wauquiez 55
Presentation of Nominees:
BayCruiser 21
Length 6.20 m ● Beam 2.18 m ● Draft (keel up/down) 0.25 m / 1.50 m ● Weight 600 kg
ClubSwan 43
Length 13.10 m ● Beam 4.25 m ● Draft 2.40 m ● Weight 7800 kg
Contest 63 CS
Length 19.29 m ● Beam 5.50 m ● Draft 2.90 m ● Weight 31,900 kg
Dufour 44
Length 13.98 m ● Beam 4.45 m ● Draft 2.20 m ● Weight 10,200 kg
Hanse 360
Length 11.32 m ● Beam 3.99 m ● Draft 2.05 / 1.65 m ● Weight 7800 kg
Heyman 42 PPH
Length 13.52 m ● Beam 4.30 m ● Draft 1.43 m / 3.02 m ● Weight 11,400 kg
J/40
Length 13.21 m ● Beam 3.86 m ● Draft 2.20 m ● Weight 7,665 kg
Lagoon 43
Length 13.85 m ● Beam 7.69 m ● Draft 1.31 m ● Weight 13,900 kg
Moody DS 48
Length 15.42 m ● Beam 4.85 m ● Draft 2.15 m ● Weight 21,160 kg
Nautitech 48 Open
Length 14.67 m ● Beam 7.97 m ● Draft 1.55 m ● Weight 15,000 kg
Seawind 1170
Length 11.90 m ● Beam 6.50 m ● Draft 1.20 m ● Weight 9,500 kg
Sun Odyssey 350
Length 10.40 m ● Beam 3.59 m ● Draft 1.89 m ● Weight 5,656 kg
Sunbeam 29.1
Length 8.99 m ● Beam 2.48 m ● Draft 0.85 – 1.85 m ● Weight 2,300 kg
Tofinou 7.9
Length 7.94 m ● Beam 2.30 m ● Draft 1.70 m ● Weight 1,200 kg
Vaan R5
Length 14.94 m ● Beam 7.99 m ● Draft 1.35 m / 2.10 m ● Weight 18,000 kg
Wauquiez 55
Length 16.40 m ● Beam 5.25 m ● Draft 2.40 m ● Weight 20,000 kg
Source: enavtika.si