The Best of Boats Awards, one of Europe’s well-known major events for motorboats, will take place on 23 November 2016 with representatives of international boatbuilders in attendance. The awards ceremony will take place at the GALA NIGHT OF THE BOATS at BOAT & FUN BERLIN at 7 p.m. in Hall 6.2 on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds.

Up until the end of the season in early October the 17 members of the Best of Boats selection panel carried out tests to find out everything new and interesting about the line-up for 2016. Following these latest tests (527 tests took place on 171 of the latest motorboats made in 19 countries) more finalists were added to Best of Boats Awards 2016.

They are as follows: in the BEST FOR BEGINNERS category two electric boats, the Pehn Vario 660 (Austria) and the Rand Picnic (Denmark); in the BEST FOR FISHING category the Jeanneau Merry Fisher 795 Marlin (France) and the Arctic Commuter 25 (Finland); and in the new BEST FOR TRAVEL category the Seafaring 44 (Slovenia).

Best for Beginners

AMT 190 BR

Bayliner VR 6

Bella 700 BR

Rand Picnic

Silver Eagle BR 640

Best for Fishing

Arctic Commuter 25

Beneteau Barracuda 8

Faster 545 CC

Jeanneau Merry Fisher 795 / 795 Marlin

Best for Family

Bavaria R 40 Fly

Beneteau Gran Turismo 46

Finn Marin Finnmaster T7

Jeanneau Leader 46

Pehn Vario 660

Sargo 33

Targa 30.1

Best for Fun

Agapi 800

Axopar 37

Finnmaster Husky R8

Frauscher 1414 Demon

Ganz Ovation 7.6

Jeanneau Cap Camarat 10.5 WA

Sea Ray 250 Sun Sport

NEW! – Best for Travel

Bavaria E 40

Beneteau Swift Trawler 30

Delphia Escape 1150 Voyage

Elling E 6

Nimbus 305 Coupé E-Power

Seafaring 44

The selection panel comprising 17 experienced boat magazine journalists represent Europe’s main markets and sailing regions and come from 15 countries: Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and Ukraine.