Nineteen yachts in five categories had the chance to win the coveted "European Yacht of the Year Award" at the boot Düsseldorf 2019. Once more, most of the nominated yachts are designed by boat builders who exhibited at the recently boot Düsseldorf Winners has been announced at the Flagship Night, a few days ago. There is one sentence that is characteristic of the first night at the boot Düsseldorf, and it will be the same again in 2019: "And the winner is ..." Traditionally, the European … [Read more...]
Bavaria C65, the Prestigious German Yacht Builder’s New Flagship
Bavaria C65 is the newest and at the same time the biggest sailing yacht built by the prestigious German Yard. They say in the brochure that this model is a perfect balance between elegant design, spacious accommodation and fast sailing. A nicely formed hull with a steep stern, a long waterline of almost 18 meters and a draft of 3.5 meters all ensure steady handling at sea. A 6.5 tons keel provides the requisite up-righting; it is engaged with the forces of the rig and hull in conjunction with a … [Read more...]
European Yacht of the Year 2017 – Sailing and Power
European Yacht of the Year and Power Yacht of the Year are actually 10 rewarded boats at Dusseldorf Boat Show, annually, in January. I have had some personal problems at the beginning of this year and I have not published on this blog as often as I wanted, therefore I am a little late with the 2017 winners. As you have learned in my previous post "Winners Winners!", there are two main categories, Sailing and Power, each with five subcategories. Here is the list with the winners only, without the … [Read more...]
Boot Dusseldorf – One of the World’s Most Important Shows
The first Düsseldorf Boat Show was opened on November 27, 1969. It started with 116 exhibitors from eight countries, an exhibition space of 11,000 square meters and 34,000 visitors. Today, The Düsseldorf International Boat Show (German: Internationale Bootsausstellung Düsseldorf) is one of the world's premier boat shows, where one can see even the biggest yachts to date, if they want to expose them. This year, 2016, it opened on Saturday, January 23, and will stay open to visitors until … [Read more...]