European boat award winners revealed
By IBI Magazine
The winners of the 2006/07 European Yacht of the Year awards were announced on the opening night of boot Düsseldorf in Germany last week.
The awards, which were judged by a panel of senior journalists drawn from 10 of Europe's top yachting magazines, recognise excellence in a range of categories for yachts launched in 2006. All new models were test sailed over the last 12 months. In the sailing category, this year's winners were as follows: - Elan 340 — up to 10m
- Salona 37 — up to 12m
- Dehler 44 — up to 14m
- X-55 — above 15m
Winners in the powerboat category were: - Sessa S 26 — up to 30ft
- Fairline Targa (pictured) — up to 40ft
- Sarnico Spider — up to 50ft
- Azimut 62S — over 50ft
Bénéteau also received a special award for innovation and development.
Magazines from 10 European countries, including Boote (Germany), Motor Boat and Yachting (UK), Barche a Motore (Italy), Waterkampioen (The Netherlands) and Yate (Spain), nominated possible candidates over the course of 2006 before the panel produced a shortlist of yachts. The final judging took place in November.
(25 January 2007)
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