After months of testing, weeks of analysing and days of deliberating the Motor Boat Awards winners have now been revealed and the winners have celebrated in style
The winners of the highly anticipated Motor Boat Awards 2026 were unveiled Tuesday 2o January at a spectacular reception at the Hyatt Regency in Düsseldorf. The event brought together leading figures from the boating industry to celebrate innovation, design, and excellence in motor boat manufacturing.
Motor Boat & Yachting’s editor, Hugo Andreae, alongside his co-host and MBY deputy editor Alex Smith, led the event with humour, celebrating the industry’s resilience and innovation.
Motor Boat Awards in Pictures
Azimut 82 Fly winning Custom Yacht over 80ft award
Absolute Navetta 62 winning Passagemaker category
Beneteau Swift Trawler 37 Fly winning Flybridges up to 55ft category
Princess F58 winning Fybridge over 55ft award
Nordkapp winning Sportsboat up to 30ft
Wessex Marine winning Customer Service award
CEO of Saxdor Erna Russi accepting Judges’ Special award on behalf of Saxdor founder Sakari Mattila
Navan S30 winning Best Weekender up to 40ft
Volvo Penta winning Technical Development
Pardo GT75 winning sportscruiser over 45ft
Viknes 10 winning Family Cruiser up to 45ft
Read about all the winners, nominees and finalists of the Motor Boat Awards 2026.
We’d like to thank Sleipner for once again partnering with us as the headline sponsor of the 2026 Motor Boat Awards and our individual category award sponsors Garmin, Lumishore, JL Audio, and MBY Awards drink sponsor Marinedi.
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