There are twenty-five, they will remain only five, in five categories. The European Yacht of the Year Award was initiated by Yacht magazine of Germany at boot in 2001 and has since been voted in co-operation with national magazines Badnyt Denmark, Batnytt Sweden, Fare Vela Italy, Seilas Norway, Swissboat Yachting Switzerland, Voile Magazine France, Waterkampioen the Netherlands, Yacht Revue Austria, Yachting World England, and Yate Spain.
The European Yacht of the Year Award will be in 2016 at its 13’th edition. The team critics from the eleven magazines above mentioned will test every yacht in the five categories, over two weeks time in two different seas. The five categories comprise Family Cruisers, Performance Cruisers, Luxury Cruisers, Special Yachts and Multihulls.
Nominations in the category Family Cruiser
Dufour 460
Dufour 460
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Dufour is a French brand already presented on this site.
Hanse 315
Hanse 315
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Same with Hanse from Germany, they are here too, one of my oldest posts.
Jeanneau 54
Jeanneau 64
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Jeanneau is also an old friend of you. Just use the search :).
Maxus 26
Maxus 26
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Maxus 26 is a cruiser from Poland.
RM 1070
RM1070-exterior
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RM was reviewed not a very long time ago.
Nominations in the category Performance Cruiser
Django 9.80
Django 980
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Django 9.80 is a fast sailboat for all. Easy to handle, is suited for a single, for a family or for a group of friends.
Ice 52
Ice 52
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Ice Yachts from Italy is more focused on custom or semi-custom building than series production, but it has obviously found popularity with its high-end products.
Italia 9.98
Italia 9.98
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This is a racer from Venice, Italy.
J 112 e
J 112 e
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The latest model from J Boats, this is a fast cruiser-racer. “E” came from “elegance”.
Solaris 50
Solaris 50
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This is considered “Italian Excellence”. The fifteen meters model costs almost half a million Euros.
Amazing, Toby Hodges from Yacht World England is sailing “a very Italian looking boat, in a very Italian atmosphere, it’s FANTASTIC”.
Nominations in the category Luxury Cruiser
Adventure 55
Adventure 55
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This is a contemporary aluminum cruiser from Sweden.
Grand Soleil 46 LC
Gran Soleil 46 D
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This is first long range cruiser from Cantiere Del Pardo shipyard. As a whole, the brand was presented on this site.
Maxi 1200
Maxi 1200
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The Maxi 1200 is the latest and the prettiest boat that Maxi Yachts has produced to date.
Oyster 475
Oyster 475
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Oyster have been presented here as well. This model makes no exception.
Sunbeam 40.1
Sunbeam 40
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It is said that this Austrian brand is above standards, that it is something exceptional.
Nominations in the category Multihulls
Bali 4.3
Bali 4.3
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Bali is built at Catana yards, in France.
CometCat 37
Comet Cat 37
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CometCat is a brand from the Rome-based Comar yard.
Dazcat 1495
Dazcat 1495
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They are British (from Cornwall to be more precise), and they are fast and dear (almost €700k).
Dragonfly 25
Dragonfly 25
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Dragonfly is another brand already reviewed here.
Slyder 47
Slyder 47
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Slyder is a German company selling quality catamarans designed in France and built in Italy, under Swiss project management!
Nominations in the category Special Yachts
These seems to be very affordable yachts.
Bente 24
Bente 24
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A fast Bremerhaven cruiser.
Corsair Pulse 600
Corsair Pulse 600
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Vietnamese multihulls. I’m going to review them soon, separately and independently by these awards.
Fareast 28R
Fareast 28R
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This is an open cockpit one-design racer with an asymmetric kite and a retractable bowsprit from China.
Farr 280
Farr 280
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This is a performer. What a line! No luxury, just speed.
Quant 23
Quant 23
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The world’s first foiling keelboat! This Scow-like Swiss sportsboat uses the Dynamic Stability System, a retractable hydrofoil designed by Hugh Welbourn.
I shall present the winners in detail, in a future post.
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