Boats from more nations than ever before have made it to the finals of the Best of Boats Awards this year. After several hundred boat tests, 21 finalists in the five categories have been selected by the expert boating journalists jury from all over Europe, Russia and the USA.

For the first time, the winners of the Best of Boats Award were presented in a livestream from the fairgrounds of the Boat & Fun Berlin, together with the shipyard CEOs and boat industry representatives connected live.

AND THE WINNERS ARE...
Best of Boats Award 2020

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Saxdor 200 Sport

The Saxdor 200 Sport combines two features: convenience and ease of use, with the safety and comfort of a compact motorboat. The boat is also a dynamic vessel. It is…

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Quicksilver 805 Pilothouse

The new Quicksilver 805 Pilothouse is a multitask boat. Working perfectly as a weekend boat for a couple, its main purpose is serving sports fishers. The 805 Pilothouse has everything…

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Prestige 420 Fly

As the smallest in the series of the French brand’s premium motor-yachts, the Prestige 420 Fly owns everything necessary on board to ensure convenience and comfort while staying with the…

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Absolute Navetta 64

It’s one of the biggest 60-footer ever seen. Actually it has 64’5”, so the space on board is enormous, open and bright. Adding to the incredible master cabin the new…

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Nimbus T8

Nimbus has hit the sweet spot with its new Nimbus T8. It has easy and safe walkaround deck for socializing and all kind of water activities. A real life size…

finalists 2020
Best for Beginners

ASTender 340

Advanced Sailing Technologies, Germany
The very stiff German ASTender 340 is a surprise. With itshull construction from carbon, reinforced with PVC foam sandwich the epoxy resin, its weight is only 39 kg. Unsinkable due…

ROM 28

ROM Boats, Portugal
Do all roads lead to Rom? An excellent debut! Finishes from megayachts in boat size. On the Rom 28 every detail is in the right place and the customization level…

Saxdor 200 Sport

Saxdor Yachts, Finland
The Saxdor 200 Sport combines two features: convenience and ease of use, with the safety and comfort of a compact motorboat. The boat is also a dynamic vessel. It is…

finalists 2020
Best for Fishing

Bayliner Trophy 22 CC

Bayliner Boats, USA
The Bayliner Trophy 22 CC comes very close to a perfect center-console open sport fishing boat. Apart from all necessary fishing equipment – such as rod holders and an aerated…

Quicksilver 805 Pilothouse

Quicksilver Boats, USA
The new Quicksilver 805 Pilothouse is a multitask boat. Working perfectly as a weekend boat for a couple, its main purpose is serving sports fishers. The 805 Pilothouse has everything…

finalists 2020
Best for Family

Alfastreet 28 Cabin

Alfastreet, Slovenia
With the Alfastreet 28 Cabin the Slovenian shipyard has reached a new dimension. In addition to the electric drive, now also 350 HP combustion power are available. Top driving performance…

Beneteau Antares 11 Fly

Beneteau, France
The Antares 11 Flybridge marks the very essence of the specific weekend cruiser range. With a very modern design line and a lot of personality, it opens to a great…

Idea 80

Idea Marine, Italy
To build boats that are extremely safe to run on the sea is the focus of Idea Marine from Puglia. The largest model, the Idea 80, impresses with its own…

Nuva M8

Nuva Yachts, Spain
The key to success of this new model is undoubtedly the excellent V hull design carried out by Barcelona Yachts Design which allows a very good wave passage and magnificent…

Prestige 420 Fly

Prestige Yachts, France
As the smallest in the series of the French brand’s premium motor-yachts, the Prestige 420 Fly owns everything necessary on board to ensure convenience and comfort while staying with the…

Ranieri Next 285 LX

Ranieri International, Italy
The Calabrian yard has created an open boat with a very well-finished and cool looking center console, able to adapt to the needs of a family or two couples. The…

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Best for Fun

Axopar 37 / Brabus Shadow 900

Axopar Boats, Finland
Generation #2 of the Axopar 37 makes an already great boat better. Effortless and comfortable to drive even in high seas, its performance and efficiency are a benchmark to others.…

Bavaria Vida 33

Bavaria Yachts, Germany
As Bavaria’s first boat powered with outboard engines, the Vida 33 offers all what is needed for fun: a spacious cockpit, a hydraulic lifted swimming platform, a large sunbed on…

Frauscher 1212 Ghost

Frauscher Boats, Austria
The Frauscher 1212 Ghost, with its 11.99 meters length, has lined up right behind the flagship 1414 Demon (13.90 meters), but visually the lines of its smaller sister 1017 GT…

Jeanneau Cap Camarat 12.5 WA

Jeanneau, France
The Cap Camarat 12.5 WA is a new flagship of Jeanneau’s CC family boat range, based on a magnificent V-shaped hull designed by Michael Peters. The yard’s new approach with…

Nimbus T8

Nimbus Boats, Sweden
Nimbus has hit the sweet spot with its new Nimbus T8. It has easy and safe walkaround deck for socializing and all kind of water activities. A real life size…

Sea Ray SLX 400

Sea Ray, USA
The Sea Ray SLX 400 is the latest model of the American shipyard, dedicated to the European market. The large open cockpit is equipped with everything needed for all-day fun…

finalists 2020
Best for Travel

Absolute Navetta 64

Absolute Yachts, Italy
It’s one of the biggest 60-footer ever seen. Actually it has 64’5”, so the space on board is enormous, open and bright. Adding to the incredible master cabin the new…

Beneteau Monte Carlo 52

Beneteau, France
Beneteau’s new Monte Carlo 52 maintains the feel and class of the outgoing MC 5. The ship combines those attributes with the advantages the MC52 so clearly has over its…

Sunreef 80 Power

Sunreef Yachts, Poland
The custom-made luxury catamaran has 300+ square meters of living space, exactly what’s desired for long journeys. Two powerful MAN engines give the 80-footer more than 22 knots of top…

Super Lauwersmeer 47 OC

Super Lauwersmeer, Netherlands
The Super Lauwersmeer Discovery 47 OC with aft cabin is an excellent travel boat for a couple that likes to make long journeys together, but is ready also to take…