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Photo Gallery: Boat of the Year Judging Process

Cruising World's Boat of the Year judges spent the first two days of the contest evaluating the nominees in their slips at the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Maryland. Here's an inside look at the process.

By Billy Black

October 8, 2006

Updated: October 8, 2006

Photos by Billy Black

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