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Boat of the Year

The Judges for BOTY 2005

The 2005 panel of independent BOTY judges was composed of members with solid marine-industry backgrounds in yacht design and construction; taken together, their experience added

2005 Boat of the Year Winners Announced

In search of the sublime in 24 sailboats, CW’s Boat of the Year judges crunched the numbers and sailed hard till they found the best blend of purpose, quality, and character in today’s new-boat fleet.

The Boat of the Year Judges

Each Boat of the Year competition is decided by a panel of independent judges who come from outside the ranks of our full-time staff and

A New Contest For New Boats

This fall we immersed ourselves in boats, boats, boats. At the Newport and Annapolis boat shows, one panel of CW judges looked at a fleet of more than three dozen boats and, for the first time ever, nominated 22 to advance into the Boat of the Year contest. Then we set our team of experts loose for 10 straight days and in winds from 10 to 45 knots to peek behind bulkheads and sail their socks off. Here’s what they found:

Here’s to the Best of the Old and the New

Standing out from a fleet of 30 new cruising boats, the Germán Frers-designed Hallberg-Rassy 43–a sparklingly modern rendering of a traditional cruising icon–earns the award as Cruising World’s Overal

The Judges for BOTY 2005

The 2005 panel of independent BOTY judges was composed of members with solid marine-industry backgrounds in yacht design and construction; taken together, their experience added

2005 Boat of the Year Winners Announced

In search of the sublime in 24 sailboats, CW’s Boat of the Year judges crunched the numbers and sailed hard till they found the best blend of purpose, quality, and character in today’s new-boat fleet.

The Boat of the Year Judges

Each Boat of the Year competition is decided by a panel of independent judges who come from outside the ranks of our full-time staff and

A New Contest For New Boats

This fall we immersed ourselves in boats, boats, boats. At the Newport and Annapolis boat shows, one panel of CW judges looked at a fleet of more than three dozen boats and, for the first time ever, nominated 22 to advance into the Boat of the Year contest. Then we set our team of experts loose for 10 straight days and in winds from 10 to 45 knots to peek behind bulkheads and sail their socks off. Here’s what they found:

Here’s to the Best of the Old and the New

Standing out from a fleet of 30 new cruising boats, the Germán Frers-designed Hallberg-Rassy 43–a sparklingly modern rendering of a traditional cruising icon–earns the award as Cruising World’s Overal

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