2025 Motor Boat Awards winners revealed<\/h2>\r\nBest Sportsboat up to 30ft 2025<\/h2>\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Regency 250 LE3<\/a> | Virtue V10<\/a>\r\nHighly Commended:<\/strong> Windy SR28<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Axopar 29<\/a>\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"WYlRdcyx\"]\r\n\r\nReplacing a boat as popular and iconic as the Axopar 28 is fraught with danger but Axopar has negotiated that tight rope with consummate skill. The new 29 does everything the old 28 did only better.\r\n\r\nA taller bow with more pronounced flare above the waterline not only makes for a drier, safer ride in rough seas but also creates room for a more sociable forward cockpit with seating on all four sides of the table, storage under all the seats, a sunpad infill and a multi-cabin under the helm console with room for a bed, sink and toilet.\r\n\r\nAs before versatility is key, with buyers having the choice of Sun Top or Cross Cabin models as well as a wide variety of options including single or twin outboard engines, a variety of different seating and wet bar layouts as well as an optional aft cabin. Crucially, it has achieved all this while keeping the weight in check so the new boat is just as fast, fun and fuel-efficent as its predecessor.\r\n\r\nThe competition may have got a lot stiffer since Axopar launched the original 28 but that has only served to fire up the Finnish brand. The result is an exceptionally well-rounded performer that sets the standard for others to follow.\r\nBest Adventure Boat over 30ft 2025<\/h2>\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Nord Star 33+<\/a> | Quarken 35 Cabin<\/a> | Wellcraft 435<\/a> | XO XPLR 44<\/a>\r\nHighly Commended:<\/strong> Saxdor 400GTC<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Targa 41<\/a>\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"NEyNj2np\"]\r\n\r\nWith that fine entry, pronounced bow flare, commercial-style pilothouse and compact fly deck, the Targa 41 might look like just another dry, soft-riding, four-season offshore machine from a brand known for its \u201c4x4s of the sea\u201d but this is a supremely effective evolution of that formula.\r\n\r\nIn a raft of firsts, you get hull windows rather than compact portlights. You get inset windows, bonded into the pilothouse structure. You get side gates in the cockpit and much larger side doors at the forward part of the pilothouse.\r\n\r\nThe engine access is also spectacular. thanks to a pair of forward-hinging hatches. But while the practicalities are beautifully judged, it\u2019s the fun on offer that changes the game for the better.\r\n\r\nWith its flexible seating and sunbed layouts, the aft cockpit is outstanding; the two ensuite cabins could both lay claim to being the owner\u2019s zone of choice; and superb though it is as a statesmanlike passagemaker in rough seas, it\u2019s also a really entertaining boat to drive.\r\n\r\nIn short, if you\u2019re happy with the traditional styling, the new Targa 41\u2019s ability to operate as a fun day boat, a practical cruise boat and a potent sea boat make it one of the most perfectly resolved multi-purpose adventure platforms money can buy.\r\nBest Sportscruiser up to 45ft 2025<\/h2>\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Jeanneau DB 37<\/a> | Makai M37<\/a>\r\nHighly Commended:<\/strong> Parker Sorrento<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Fairline Targa 40<\/a>\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"o0XxCoh6\"]\r\nThe Fairline Targa 40 is so pleasing in so many ways, it\u2019s impossible not to fall for it. With a 13ft beam and tapering side decks, the sociable but sheltered cockpit is supplemented down below by a pair of generous cabins split by an almost implausibly beautiful lower lounge. That can be used as a third double berth too.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\nYet in spite of this boat\u2019s surprisingly practical cruising facilities, it remains extraordinarily stylish to look at and impressively responsive to drive.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\nIt works remarkably hard as a versatile\u00a0 <\/span>dayboat too. The generous aft cockpit has a ready-rigged table that hinges up from beneath a bench seat and a proper little tender garage tucked in the stern. There\u2019s also a starboard seating unit that enables you to face out over the optional\r\ndrop-down side terrace.<\/span><\/p>\r\nThe design is disciplined too, never once veering toward showroom novelty at the expense of seagoing practicality. It is of course an expensive boat in the context of its sector and it becomes all the more so when you spec it up with all the desirable \u2018extras\u2019. But with its fusion of style, volume, clear-thinking design and quality build, this is a brilliantly accomplished piece of work.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\nBest Sportscruiser over 45ft 2025<\/h2>\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Princess S65<\/a> | Zeelander Z5<\/a>\r\nHighly Commended:<\/strong> Sunseeker Predator 55<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Princess S72<\/a>\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"hJOZ5idT\"]\r\n\r\nNearly all boats are a compromise to some degree. Typically that involves a trade-off between looks, performance, style and sea-keeping. And yet somehow the Princess S72 seems to defy the laws of physics.\r\n\r\nFrom the outside it looks like an elegant two deck sportscruiser (especially if you can live without the optional sportsbridge hard top) but from the inside it feels like a spacious four cabin flybridge cruiser, complete with all the mod cons.\r\n\r\nThe cockpit and saloon blend seamlessly into one extended entertaining space, the sportsbridge is far bigger and better equipped than you\u2019d ever expect and the cabins are just as big and comfortable as those on the Y72. There\u2019s even a crew cabin and a tender garage tucked into its shapely stern.\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s much the same story at the helm. It may be almost 76ft long and weighs over 55 tonnes but it performs like a sportsboat, topping out at 39 knots when fitted with the most powerful 1800hp MAN V12 engines. And if you opt for the long range fuel tanks it will hoover up the miles at an effortless 27 knots while delivering an unrefuelled range of more than 330 miles. It really is all the boat you could ever need.\r\nBest Flybridge up to 60ft 2025<\/h2>\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Beneteau Antares 12<\/a> | Prestige F5.7<\/a>\r\nHighly Commended:<\/strong> Galeon 560<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Absolute 52 Fly<\/a>\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"9tG0uFUv\"]\r\nThe Absolute 52 is a boat without any significant flaw. It offers three outstandingly strong day boating zones, its internal spaces are as well finished as they are thoughtfully designed and wherever you are on the boat, there\u2019s a sense of open space, natural light and unobstructed views that puts it right at the top of its class.<\/span><\/p>\r\n The cruising potential is also very strong, and not just in terms of the overnighting facilities and storage options, but also in terms of the engineering spaces and the easy, novice-friendly refinement of the drive. It planes flat and frugal at relatively low speeds, it remains very quiet even at the 30-knot top end and it enjoys a superbly flat fuel flow curve that enables you to run at pretty much whatever speed you choose without impacting your comfort or your wallet. <\/span><\/p>\r\nOn top of all that, this lovely looking cruiser is now available to those of us in the UK through Approved Boats - a multi-award-winning dealer with a stellar reputation for customer care. Effective though it is, we do expect some people to baulk at Absolute\u2019s subversive decision to put the owner\u2019s cabin in the bow but if that\u2019s not a problem for you, this new Absolute 52 is a truly formidable package.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\nBest Flybridge over 60ft 2025<\/h2>\r\nSponsored by Lumishore\r\n\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Bluegame BGM75<\/a> | Palm Beach 70<\/a>\r\nHighly Commended:<\/strong> Azimut 72<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Pearl 82<\/a>\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"RwHSbgZ3\"]\r\n\r\nPearl isn\u2019t the first company to develop a raised pilothouse motoryacht below 90ft and it certainly won\u2019t be the last but it will take something truly special to create a better one than this 82.\r\n\r\nFor starters it looks far prettier than anything this tall and voluminous has any right to, especially given its reltaively compact length. Thank Bill Dixon and his team of designers for pulling that rabbit out the hat.\r\n\r\nThen there\u2019s the packaging, which manages to find space for four luxurious double ensuite cabins on the lower deck in addition to a stunning main deck master suite with access to a private foredeck terrace.\r\n\r\nThat raised pilothouse provides a secure all-weather helm station but still leaves space behind it for a second outdoor helm and a full length flybridge that flows forward to a fabulous raised foredeck lounge on top of the owner\u2019s suite.\r\n\r\nA limited but well judged selection of Kelly Hoppen interiors elevate the fit and finish to the same high level as its British and Italian competitors, while MAN engines and premium quality systems ensure it delivers an equally refined cruising experience.\r\n\r\nIn summary, the 82 takes Pearl to a new level both literally and figuratively.\r\nBest Passagemaker 2025<\/h2>\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Hardy 50DS<\/a> | Leopard 40PC<\/a>\r\nHighly Commended:<\/strong> Nimbus 495 fly<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Beneteau Swift Trawler 54<\/a>\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"BDFOYd8m\"]\r\n\r\nPractice makes perfect, as the saying goes, and that certainly seems to be the case with Beneteau\u2019s latest offering. Years of honing its extensive Swift Trawler concept along with continuous feedback from the enthusiastic customers of previous models has resulted in a cleverly thought out passagemaker that delivers exactly what people want from a comfortable family cruiser.\r\n\r\nWith its light-filled main deck neatly divided into helming, dining, cooking and lounging duties, it manages to feel like a home from home, while its three comfortable cabins provide all the space, privacy and storage you need for extended stays on board.\r\n\r\nThe outdoor spaces are just as appealing with a new aft-facing cockpit layout making the most of the views through the glass balustrade and broad, sheltered side decks ensuring it\u2019s safe for people of all ages to move around. There\u2019s even an internal staircase up to the flybridge.\r\n\r\nAn easy-going hull with Sleipner fin stabilisers gives comfortable, quiet, efficient cruising from 5-18 knots, while solar panels provide enough power to run the systems and charge the batteries at anchor. In other words it\u2019s the complete liveaboard package.\r\nBest Custom Yacht 2025<\/h2>\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Ferretti Infynito 90<\/a> | Sunseeker 182 | Princess S80<\/a>\r\nHighly Commended:<\/strong> Otam 90<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Riva 82 Diva<\/a>\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"ZxSdZ7Y8\"]\r\nThere\u2019s no doubt that the Diva is a stylistic Tour de Force. With its katana-blade hull windows, the compound curves of its forward bulwarks and a set of superstructure mouldings that appear to levitate above darkly tinted glazing, it\u2019s a stunning boat to behold.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\nThat \u2018statement piece\u2019 approach continues unabated on the inside, where vast windows and unbroken sightlines are augmented with cool, clean designer finishes that live up to Riva\u2019s sky-high reputation for luxury.<\/span><\/p>\r\nThe dramatic open-plan saloon,\r\nthe beach club cockpit with its folding side terraces, the sociable flybridge and the long luxurious foredeck provide a multitude of places for guests to find their own private slice of decadence. And thanks to its solid build quality and fit-out, the Diva has the capacity to be much more than just an exclusive retreat. Quiet, refined and commendably brisk with superb visibility all-round, it\u2019s as enjoyable to drive as it is to relax on.<\/span><\/p>\r\nIf you\u2019re looking for the last word in style and luxury and can afford the running costs of something as unashamedly opulent as this, the Riva 82 strikes all the right notes. It is a Diva, after all<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\nInnovation award 2025<\/h2>\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Omikron OT60<\/a> | RS Pulse 63<\/a> | Safehaven Voyager<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Azimut Seadeck 6<\/a>\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/01\/MBY307.awards_results.Azimut_seadeck6_8pgAzimut_Seadeck_6_extra_CMYK_6-630x354.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nThis is a new award with the express purpose of rewarding the ingenuity and bravery of boat builders which dare to be different. In truth every one of our four finalists deserve that recognition from the small but perfectly formed RS Pulse electric RIB to the mighty Safehaven Voyager with its 50-knot cruising speed and 1,000nm range, via the remarkably fuel efficient Omikron OT60.\r\n\r\nHowever, the Azimut Seadeck 6 stood out for demonstrating that being sustainable doesn\u2019t have to mean sacrificing on style, luxury, range or speed.\r\n\r\nAchieving that has required a holistic approach to boat building that encompasses every aspect of the way it has been designed, engineered, built and sold. That starts with Alberto Mancini\u2019s fresh take on a modern coup\u00e9 that prioritises a closer connection to the sea with the emphasis on openess and transparency rather than a more agressively sporting aesthetic.\r\n\r\nThat is matched by a hull that is equally happy cruising at 8 knots as it is at 28 knots and an engineering package of triple Volvo IPS drives that perfectly complements it.\r\n\r\nExtensive use of carbon fibre keeps the weight as low as possible for maximum fuel efficiency, while the hull itself is cored with recycled plastic bottles to reduce its reliance on raw materials. Cork decking and carpets made from recycled fishing nets further enehance its sustainability credentials.\r\n\r\nHowever, it\u2019s the mild hybrid system that really pushes the boundaries, enabling all the ship\u2019s systems, including the stabiliser and air-conditioning, to run on battery power alone for up to eight hours at anchor.\r\n\r\nThe result is a boat that doesn\u2019t just do everything you\u2019d expect of a luxury cruiser while using less fuel and fewer raw materials, it exceeds it, proving that sustainable can be sexy too.\r\nCustomer Service Award 2025<\/h2>\r\nSponsored by Garmin\r\n\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Approved Boats | Bates Wharf | Boats.co.uk | Gibbs Boat Centre | Wessex Marine\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Ventura Yachting\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/01\/Ventura_Yachts_service_award_winner_2025-630x354.jpg\")
\r\n\r\nSelling a boat is the easy bit, it\u2019s looking after customers once the boat has been delivered that really matters. That\u2019s where all of this year\u2019s Service Award finalists really got it right. According to nominations sent in by members of the public, all of these companies went above and beyond to look after their customers not just during the purchasing phase but also the critical after sales care.\r\n\r\nThis year\u2019s winner has been doing that consistently for more than 25 years at the very highest level. As the official UK dealer for the Ferretti Group range of yachts, including luxury brands like Riva, Pershing, Itama and Ferretti, its clients expect the very highest level of service but even they seem taken aback at how well they are looked after and how attentive the team at Ventura Yachts are. Justvtake a look at some of the comments we received from customers:\r\n\r\n\u201cWe bought our first Pershing 43 back in 1996 from one of the founding partners. My family is now at Yacht #7 and the service of Ventura Yachts has only got better, more refined and personal with time.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cI took delivery of a beautiful Itama 62RS in June 2023 and the whole process, which at times could have felt overwhelming, was always made smooth. The pre and post sale experience has been one that I wouldn\u2019t hesitate to recommend.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cMy experience with Ventura Yachts has been nothing short of exceptional throughout the ownership of three Rivas. Even through Covid, their level of service has remained consistently outstanding. The attention to detail and personal care shown during each phase of the process, from customization to after-sales support, has exceeded our expectations.\u201d\r\nJudges\u2019 Special Award 2025<\/h2>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Bill Dixon\r\n\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/01\/MBY307.awards_results.Bill_Dixon-630x354.jpg\")
\r\nBill Dixon was born into a family of boatbuilders based in Exmouth, Devon but realised early on that he was far more effective with a pen in hand than a chisel and redirected all his energy into designing boats instead of building them.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\nA degree in yacht and boat design at Southampton University confirmed his intuition and a summer internship with yacht designer Angus Primrose soon became a permanent job. His early career was largely spent designing sailing yachts for Moody but when Primrose was sadly lost at sea in 1980, he set up on his own and branched out into powerboat design.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\nHis decision to target emerging market builders in Taiwan and the Far East was an inspired move with yards like Johnson and Hansheng enjoying significant commercial success in the US and Europe thanks to Dixon\u2019s innate understanding of what these more developed markets were looking for.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\nSince then, his portfolio has expanded to cover everything from\u00a0 <\/span>80m megayachts and supersailers to affordable 8m sportsboats but in the cruising boat market he\u2019s best\r\nknown for his long and successful relationship designing production built motor boats for both Pearl Yachts and Sealine.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\nDixon Yacht Design, the company he now runs with a handful of fellow designers, naval architects and support staff, helped create a new identity for the much loved Sealine brand after it was acquired by the Hanse Group in 2013.\u00a0 <\/span>And the fortunes of Pearl Yachts have seen an even bigger transformation thanks to Bill Dixon and Kelly Hoppen\u2019s input into the latest generation of high volume, high quality flybridge yachts<\/span><\/p>\r\nDYD has also played an important role in the naval architecture of several other major European brands,\u00a0 <\/span>including multiple Azimut Magellanos and the Beneteau Swift Trawler 54.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\nIn fact, given that both of the two shortlisted boats \u2013 the Pearl 82 and Swift Trawler 54 \u2013 Bill worked on in this year\u2019s awards went on to win their respective categories, it\u2019s only fitting that this year\u2019s Judges\u2019 Special Award goes to Bill Dixon.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n
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If you enjoyed this\u2026.<\/h2>\r\n\r\nMotor Boat & Yachting is the world's leading magazine for Motoryacht enthusiasts. Every month we have inspirational adventures and practical features to help you realise your sailing dreams, as well as tests and news of all the latest motorboats.<\/em><\/div><\/blockquote>\r\nPlus you'll get our quarterly Custom Yachting supplement where we share the last on offer in the superyacht<\/a> world and at the luxury end of the market.\r\n
Best Adventure Boat over 30ft 2025<\/h2>\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Nord Star 33+<\/a> | Quarken 35 Cabin<\/a> | Wellcraft 435<\/a> | XO XPLR 44<\/a>\r\nHighly Commended:<\/strong> Saxdor 400GTC<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Targa 41<\/a>\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"NEyNj2np\"]\r\n\r\nWith that fine entry, pronounced bow flare, commercial-style pilothouse and compact fly deck, the Targa 41 might look like just another dry, soft-riding, four-season offshore machine from a brand known for its \u201c4x4s of the sea\u201d but this is a supremely effective evolution of that formula.\r\n\r\nIn a raft of firsts, you get hull windows rather than compact portlights. You get inset windows, bonded into the pilothouse structure. You get side gates in the cockpit and much larger side doors at the forward part of the pilothouse.\r\n\r\nThe engine access is also spectacular. thanks to a pair of forward-hinging hatches. But while the practicalities are beautifully judged, it\u2019s the fun on offer that changes the game for the better.\r\n\r\nWith its flexible seating and sunbed layouts, the aft cockpit is outstanding; the two ensuite cabins could both lay claim to being the owner\u2019s zone of choice; and superb though it is as a statesmanlike passagemaker in rough seas, it\u2019s also a really entertaining boat to drive.\r\n\r\nIn short, if you\u2019re happy with the traditional styling, the new Targa 41\u2019s ability to operate as a fun day boat, a practical cruise boat and a potent sea boat make it one of the most perfectly resolved multi-purpose adventure platforms money can buy.\r\nBest Sportscruiser up to 45ft 2025<\/h2>\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Jeanneau DB 37<\/a> | Makai M37<\/a>\r\nHighly Commended:<\/strong> Parker Sorrento<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Fairline Targa 40<\/a>\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"o0XxCoh6\"]\r\nThe Fairline Targa 40 is so pleasing in so many ways, it\u2019s impossible not to fall for it. With a 13ft beam and tapering side decks, the sociable but sheltered cockpit is supplemented down below by a pair of generous cabins split by an almost implausibly beautiful lower lounge. That can be used as a third double berth too.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\nYet in spite of this boat\u2019s surprisingly practical cruising facilities, it remains extraordinarily stylish to look at and impressively responsive to drive.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\nIt works remarkably hard as a versatile\u00a0 <\/span>dayboat too. The generous aft cockpit has a ready-rigged table that hinges up from beneath a bench seat and a proper little tender garage tucked in the stern. There\u2019s also a starboard seating unit that enables you to face out over the optional\r\ndrop-down side terrace.<\/span><\/p>\r\nThe design is disciplined too, never once veering toward showroom novelty at the expense of seagoing practicality. It is of course an expensive boat in the context of its sector and it becomes all the more so when you spec it up with all the desirable \u2018extras\u2019. But with its fusion of style, volume, clear-thinking design and quality build, this is a brilliantly accomplished piece of work.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\nBest Sportscruiser over 45ft 2025<\/h2>\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Princess S65<\/a> | Zeelander Z5<\/a>\r\nHighly Commended:<\/strong> Sunseeker Predator 55<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Princess S72<\/a>\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"hJOZ5idT\"]\r\n\r\nNearly all boats are a compromise to some degree. Typically that involves a trade-off between looks, performance, style and sea-keeping. And yet somehow the Princess S72 seems to defy the laws of physics.\r\n\r\nFrom the outside it looks like an elegant two deck sportscruiser (especially if you can live without the optional sportsbridge hard top) but from the inside it feels like a spacious four cabin flybridge cruiser, complete with all the mod cons.\r\n\r\nThe cockpit and saloon blend seamlessly into one extended entertaining space, the sportsbridge is far bigger and better equipped than you\u2019d ever expect and the cabins are just as big and comfortable as those on the Y72. There\u2019s even a crew cabin and a tender garage tucked into its shapely stern.\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s much the same story at the helm. It may be almost 76ft long and weighs over 55 tonnes but it performs like a sportsboat, topping out at 39 knots when fitted with the most powerful 1800hp MAN V12 engines. And if you opt for the long range fuel tanks it will hoover up the miles at an effortless 27 knots while delivering an unrefuelled range of more than 330 miles. It really is all the boat you could ever need.\r\nBest Flybridge up to 60ft 2025<\/h2>\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Beneteau Antares 12<\/a> | Prestige F5.7<\/a>\r\nHighly Commended:<\/strong> Galeon 560<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Absolute 52 Fly<\/a>\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"9tG0uFUv\"]\r\nThe Absolute 52 is a boat without any significant flaw. It offers three outstandingly strong day boating zones, its internal spaces are as well finished as they are thoughtfully designed and wherever you are on the boat, there\u2019s a sense of open space, natural light and unobstructed views that puts it right at the top of its class.<\/span><\/p>\r\n The cruising potential is also very strong, and not just in terms of the overnighting facilities and storage options, but also in terms of the engineering spaces and the easy, novice-friendly refinement of the drive. It planes flat and frugal at relatively low speeds, it remains very quiet even at the 30-knot top end and it enjoys a superbly flat fuel flow curve that enables you to run at pretty much whatever speed you choose without impacting your comfort or your wallet. <\/span><\/p>\r\nOn top of all that, this lovely looking cruiser is now available to those of us in the UK through Approved Boats - a multi-award-winning dealer with a stellar reputation for customer care. Effective though it is, we do expect some people to baulk at Absolute\u2019s subversive decision to put the owner\u2019s cabin in the bow but if that\u2019s not a problem for you, this new Absolute 52 is a truly formidable package.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\nBest Flybridge over 60ft 2025<\/h2>\r\nSponsored by Lumishore\r\n\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Bluegame BGM75<\/a> | Palm Beach 70<\/a>\r\nHighly Commended:<\/strong> Azimut 72<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Pearl 82<\/a>\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"RwHSbgZ3\"]\r\n\r\nPearl isn\u2019t the first company to develop a raised pilothouse motoryacht below 90ft and it certainly won\u2019t be the last but it will take something truly special to create a better one than this 82.\r\n\r\nFor starters it looks far prettier than anything this tall and voluminous has any right to, especially given its reltaively compact length. Thank Bill Dixon and his team of designers for pulling that rabbit out the hat.\r\n\r\nThen there\u2019s the packaging, which manages to find space for four luxurious double ensuite cabins on the lower deck in addition to a stunning main deck master suite with access to a private foredeck terrace.\r\n\r\nThat raised pilothouse provides a secure all-weather helm station but still leaves space behind it for a second outdoor helm and a full length flybridge that flows forward to a fabulous raised foredeck lounge on top of the owner\u2019s suite.\r\n\r\nA limited but well judged selection of Kelly Hoppen interiors elevate the fit and finish to the same high level as its British and Italian competitors, while MAN engines and premium quality systems ensure it delivers an equally refined cruising experience.\r\n\r\nIn summary, the 82 takes Pearl to a new level both literally and figuratively.\r\nBest Passagemaker 2025<\/h2>\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Hardy 50DS<\/a> | Leopard 40PC<\/a>\r\nHighly Commended:<\/strong> Nimbus 495 fly<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Beneteau Swift Trawler 54<\/a>\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"BDFOYd8m\"]\r\n\r\nPractice makes perfect, as the saying goes, and that certainly seems to be the case with Beneteau\u2019s latest offering. Years of honing its extensive Swift Trawler concept along with continuous feedback from the enthusiastic customers of previous models has resulted in a cleverly thought out passagemaker that delivers exactly what people want from a comfortable family cruiser.\r\n\r\nWith its light-filled main deck neatly divided into helming, dining, cooking and lounging duties, it manages to feel like a home from home, while its three comfortable cabins provide all the space, privacy and storage you need for extended stays on board.\r\n\r\nThe outdoor spaces are just as appealing with a new aft-facing cockpit layout making the most of the views through the glass balustrade and broad, sheltered side decks ensuring it\u2019s safe for people of all ages to move around. There\u2019s even an internal staircase up to the flybridge.\r\n\r\nAn easy-going hull with Sleipner fin stabilisers gives comfortable, quiet, efficient cruising from 5-18 knots, while solar panels provide enough power to run the systems and charge the batteries at anchor. In other words it\u2019s the complete liveaboard package.\r\nBest Custom Yacht 2025<\/h2>\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Ferretti Infynito 90<\/a> | Sunseeker 182 | Princess S80<\/a>\r\nHighly Commended:<\/strong> Otam 90<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Riva 82 Diva<\/a>\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"ZxSdZ7Y8\"]\r\nThere\u2019s no doubt that the Diva is a stylistic Tour de Force. With its katana-blade hull windows, the compound curves of its forward bulwarks and a set of superstructure mouldings that appear to levitate above darkly tinted glazing, it\u2019s a stunning boat to behold.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\nThat \u2018statement piece\u2019 approach continues unabated on the inside, where vast windows and unbroken sightlines are augmented with cool, clean designer finishes that live up to Riva\u2019s sky-high reputation for luxury.<\/span><\/p>\r\nThe dramatic open-plan saloon,\r\nthe beach club cockpit with its folding side terraces, the sociable flybridge and the long luxurious foredeck provide a multitude of places for guests to find their own private slice of decadence. And thanks to its solid build quality and fit-out, the Diva has the capacity to be much more than just an exclusive retreat. Quiet, refined and commendably brisk with superb visibility all-round, it\u2019s as enjoyable to drive as it is to relax on.<\/span><\/p>\r\nIf you\u2019re looking for the last word in style and luxury and can afford the running costs of something as unashamedly opulent as this, the Riva 82 strikes all the right notes. It is a Diva, after all<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\nInnovation award 2025<\/h2>\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Omikron OT60<\/a> | RS Pulse 63<\/a> | Safehaven Voyager<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Azimut Seadeck 6<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis is a new award with the express purpose of rewarding the ingenuity and bravery of boat builders which dare to be different. In truth every one of our four finalists deserve that recognition from the small but perfectly formed RS Pulse electric RIB to the mighty Safehaven Voyager with its 50-knot cruising speed and 1,000nm range, via the remarkably fuel efficient Omikron OT60.\r\n\r\nHowever, the Azimut Seadeck 6 stood out for demonstrating that being sustainable doesn\u2019t have to mean sacrificing on style, luxury, range or speed.\r\n\r\nAchieving that has required a holistic approach to boat building that encompasses every aspect of the way it has been designed, engineered, built and sold. That starts with Alberto Mancini\u2019s fresh take on a modern coup\u00e9 that prioritises a closer connection to the sea with the emphasis on openess and transparency rather than a more agressively sporting aesthetic.\r\n\r\nThat is matched by a hull that is equally happy cruising at 8 knots as it is at 28 knots and an engineering package of triple Volvo IPS drives that perfectly complements it.\r\n\r\nExtensive use of carbon fibre keeps the weight as low as possible for maximum fuel efficiency, while the hull itself is cored with recycled plastic bottles to reduce its reliance on raw materials. Cork decking and carpets made from recycled fishing nets further enehance its sustainability credentials.\r\n\r\nHowever, it\u2019s the mild hybrid system that really pushes the boundaries, enabling all the ship\u2019s systems, including the stabiliser and air-conditioning, to run on battery power alone for up to eight hours at anchor.\r\n\r\nThe result is a boat that doesn\u2019t just do everything you\u2019d expect of a luxury cruiser while using less fuel and fewer raw materials, it exceeds it, proving that sustainable can be sexy too.\r\nCustomer Service Award 2025<\/h2>\r\nSponsored by Garmin\r\n\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Approved Boats | Bates Wharf | Boats.co.uk | Gibbs Boat Centre | Wessex Marine\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Ventura Yachting\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSelling a boat is the easy bit, it\u2019s looking after customers once the boat has been delivered that really matters. That\u2019s where all of this year\u2019s Service Award finalists really got it right. According to nominations sent in by members of the public, all of these companies went above and beyond to look after their customers not just during the purchasing phase but also the critical after sales care.\r\n\r\nThis year\u2019s winner has been doing that consistently for more than 25 years at the very highest level. As the official UK dealer for the Ferretti Group range of yachts, including luxury brands like Riva, Pershing, Itama and Ferretti, its clients expect the very highest level of service but even they seem taken aback at how well they are looked after and how attentive the team at Ventura Yachts are. Justvtake a look at some of the comments we received from customers:\r\n\r\n\u201cWe bought our first Pershing 43 back in 1996 from one of the founding partners. My family is now at Yacht #7 and the service of Ventura Yachts has only got better, more refined and personal with time.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cI took delivery of a beautiful Itama 62RS in June 2023 and the whole process, which at times could have felt overwhelming, was always made smooth. The pre and post sale experience has been one that I wouldn\u2019t hesitate to recommend.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cMy experience with Ventura Yachts has been nothing short of exceptional throughout the ownership of three Rivas. Even through Covid, their level of service has remained consistently outstanding. The attention to detail and personal care shown during each phase of the process, from customization to after-sales support, has exceeded our expectations.\u201d\r\nJudges\u2019 Special Award 2025<\/h2>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Bill Dixon\r\n\r\n\r\nBill Dixon was born into a family of boatbuilders based in Exmouth, Devon but realised early on that he was far more effective with a pen in hand than a chisel and redirected all his energy into designing boats instead of building them.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\nA degree in yacht and boat design at Southampton University confirmed his intuition and a summer internship with yacht designer Angus Primrose soon became a permanent job. His early career was largely spent designing sailing yachts for Moody but when Primrose was sadly lost at sea in 1980, he set up on his own and branched out into powerboat design.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\nHis decision to target emerging market builders in Taiwan and the Far East was an inspired move with yards like Johnson and Hansheng enjoying significant commercial success in the US and Europe thanks to Dixon\u2019s innate understanding of what these more developed markets were looking for.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\nSince then, his portfolio has expanded to cover everything from\u00a0 <\/span>80m megayachts and supersailers to affordable 8m sportsboats but in the cruising boat market he\u2019s best\r\nknown for his long and successful relationship designing production built motor boats for both Pearl Yachts and Sealine.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\nDixon Yacht Design, the company he now runs with a handful of fellow designers, naval architects and support staff, helped create a new identity for the much loved Sealine brand after it was acquired by the Hanse Group in 2013.\u00a0 <\/span>And the fortunes of Pearl Yachts have seen an even bigger transformation thanks to Bill Dixon and Kelly Hoppen\u2019s input into the latest generation of high volume, high quality flybridge yachts<\/span><\/p>\r\nDYD has also played an important role in the naval architecture of several other major European brands,\u00a0 <\/span>including multiple Azimut Magellanos and the Beneteau Swift Trawler 54.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\nIn fact, given that both of the two shortlisted boats \u2013 the Pearl 82 and Swift Trawler 54 \u2013 Bill worked on in this year\u2019s awards went on to win their respective categories, it\u2019s only fitting that this year\u2019s Judges\u2019 Special Award goes to Bill Dixon.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n
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The Fairline Targa 40 is so pleasing in so many ways, it\u2019s impossible not to fall for it. With a 13ft beam and tapering side decks, the sociable but sheltered cockpit is supplemented down below by a pair of generous cabins split by an almost implausibly beautiful lower lounge. That can be used as a third double berth too.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n Yet in spite of this boat\u2019s surprisingly practical cruising facilities, it remains extraordinarily stylish to look at and impressively responsive to drive.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n It works remarkably hard as a versatile\u00a0 <\/span>dayboat too. The generous aft cockpit has a ready-rigged table that hinges up from beneath a bench seat and a proper little tender garage tucked in the stern. There\u2019s also a starboard seating unit that enables you to face out over the optional\r\ndrop-down side terrace.<\/span><\/p>\r\n The design is disciplined too, never once veering toward showroom novelty at the expense of seagoing practicality. It is of course an expensive boat in the context of its sector and it becomes all the more so when you spec it up with all the desirable \u2018extras\u2019. But with its fusion of style, volume, clear-thinking design and quality build, this is a brilliantly accomplished piece of work.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n The Absolute 52 is a boat without any significant flaw. It offers three outstandingly strong day boating zones, its internal spaces are as well finished as they are thoughtfully designed and wherever you are on the boat, there\u2019s a sense of open space, natural light and unobstructed views that puts it right at the top of its class.<\/span><\/p>\r\n The cruising potential is also very strong, and not just in terms of the overnighting facilities and storage options, but also in terms of the engineering spaces and the easy, novice-friendly refinement of the drive. It planes flat and frugal at relatively low speeds, it remains very quiet even at the 30-knot top end and it enjoys a superbly flat fuel flow curve that enables you to run at pretty much whatever speed you choose without impacting your comfort or your wallet. <\/span><\/p>\r\n On top of all that, this lovely looking cruiser is now available to those of us in the UK through Approved Boats - a multi-award-winning dealer with a stellar reputation for customer care. Effective though it is, we do expect some people to baulk at Absolute\u2019s subversive decision to put the owner\u2019s cabin in the bow but if that\u2019s not a problem for you, this new Absolute 52 is a truly formidable package.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n There\u2019s no doubt that the Diva is a stylistic Tour de Force. With its katana-blade hull windows, the compound curves of its forward bulwarks and a set of superstructure mouldings that appear to levitate above darkly tinted glazing, it\u2019s a stunning boat to behold.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n That \u2018statement piece\u2019 approach continues unabated on the inside, where vast windows and unbroken sightlines are augmented with cool, clean designer finishes that live up to Riva\u2019s sky-high reputation for luxury.<\/span><\/p>\r\n The dramatic open-plan saloon,\r\nthe beach club cockpit with its folding side terraces, the sociable flybridge and the long luxurious foredeck provide a multitude of places for guests to find their own private slice of decadence. And thanks to its solid build quality and fit-out, the Diva has the capacity to be much more than just an exclusive retreat. Quiet, refined and commendably brisk with superb visibility all-round, it\u2019s as enjoyable to drive as it is to relax on.<\/span><\/p>\r\n If you\u2019re looking for the last word in style and luxury and can afford the running costs of something as unashamedly opulent as this, the Riva 82 strikes all the right notes. It is a Diva, after all<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n Bill Dixon was born into a family of boatbuilders based in Exmouth, Devon but realised early on that he was far more effective with a pen in hand than a chisel and redirected all his energy into designing boats instead of building them.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n A degree in yacht and boat design at Southampton University confirmed his intuition and a summer internship with yacht designer Angus Primrose soon became a permanent job. His early career was largely spent designing sailing yachts for Moody but when Primrose was sadly lost at sea in 1980, he set up on his own and branched out into powerboat design.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n His decision to target emerging market builders in Taiwan and the Far East was an inspired move with yards like Johnson and Hansheng enjoying significant commercial success in the US and Europe thanks to Dixon\u2019s innate understanding of what these more developed markets were looking for.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n Since then, his portfolio has expanded to cover everything from\u00a0 <\/span>80m megayachts and supersailers to affordable 8m sportsboats but in the cruising boat market he\u2019s best\r\nknown for his long and successful relationship designing production built motor boats for both Pearl Yachts and Sealine.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n Dixon Yacht Design, the company he now runs with a handful of fellow designers, naval architects and support staff, helped create a new identity for the much loved Sealine brand after it was acquired by the Hanse Group in 2013.\u00a0 <\/span>And the fortunes of Pearl Yachts have seen an even bigger transformation thanks to Bill Dixon and Kelly Hoppen\u2019s input into the latest generation of high volume, high quality flybridge yachts<\/span><\/p>\r\n DYD has also played an important role in the naval architecture of several other major European brands,\u00a0 <\/span>including multiple Azimut Magellanos and the Beneteau Swift Trawler 54.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n In fact, given that both of the two shortlisted boats \u2013 the Pearl 82 and Swift Trawler 54 \u2013 Bill worked on in this year\u2019s awards went on to win their respective categories, it\u2019s only fitting that this year\u2019s Judges\u2019 Special Award goes to Bill Dixon.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\nBest Sportscruiser over 45ft 2025<\/h2>\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Princess S65<\/a> | Zeelander Z5<\/a>\r\nHighly Commended:<\/strong> Sunseeker Predator 55<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Princess S72<\/a>\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"hJOZ5idT\"]\r\n\r\nNearly all boats are a compromise to some degree. Typically that involves a trade-off between looks, performance, style and sea-keeping. And yet somehow the Princess S72 seems to defy the laws of physics.\r\n\r\nFrom the outside it looks like an elegant two deck sportscruiser (especially if you can live without the optional sportsbridge hard top) but from the inside it feels like a spacious four cabin flybridge cruiser, complete with all the mod cons.\r\n\r\nThe cockpit and saloon blend seamlessly into one extended entertaining space, the sportsbridge is far bigger and better equipped than you\u2019d ever expect and the cabins are just as big and comfortable as those on the Y72. There\u2019s even a crew cabin and a tender garage tucked into its shapely stern.\r\n\r\nIt\u2019s much the same story at the helm. It may be almost 76ft long and weighs over 55 tonnes but it performs like a sportsboat, topping out at 39 knots when fitted with the most powerful 1800hp MAN V12 engines. And if you opt for the long range fuel tanks it will hoover up the miles at an effortless 27 knots while delivering an unrefuelled range of more than 330 miles. It really is all the boat you could ever need.\r\n
Best Flybridge up to 60ft 2025<\/h2>\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Beneteau Antares 12<\/a> | Prestige F5.7<\/a>\r\nHighly Commended:<\/strong> Galeon 560<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Absolute 52 Fly<\/a>\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"9tG0uFUv\"]\r\n
Best Flybridge over 60ft 2025<\/h2>\r\nSponsored by Lumishore\r\n\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Bluegame BGM75<\/a> | Palm Beach 70<\/a>\r\nHighly Commended:<\/strong> Azimut 72<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Pearl 82<\/a>\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"RwHSbgZ3\"]\r\n\r\nPearl isn\u2019t the first company to develop a raised pilothouse motoryacht below 90ft and it certainly won\u2019t be the last but it will take something truly special to create a better one than this 82.\r\n\r\nFor starters it looks far prettier than anything this tall and voluminous has any right to, especially given its reltaively compact length. Thank Bill Dixon and his team of designers for pulling that rabbit out the hat.\r\n\r\nThen there\u2019s the packaging, which manages to find space for four luxurious double ensuite cabins on the lower deck in addition to a stunning main deck master suite with access to a private foredeck terrace.\r\n\r\nThat raised pilothouse provides a secure all-weather helm station but still leaves space behind it for a second outdoor helm and a full length flybridge that flows forward to a fabulous raised foredeck lounge on top of the owner\u2019s suite.\r\n\r\nA limited but well judged selection of Kelly Hoppen interiors elevate the fit and finish to the same high level as its British and Italian competitors, while MAN engines and premium quality systems ensure it delivers an equally refined cruising experience.\r\n\r\nIn summary, the 82 takes Pearl to a new level both literally and figuratively.\r\n
Best Passagemaker 2025<\/h2>\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Hardy 50DS<\/a> | Leopard 40PC<\/a>\r\nHighly Commended:<\/strong> Nimbus 495 fly<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Beneteau Swift Trawler 54<\/a>\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"BDFOYd8m\"]\r\n\r\nPractice makes perfect, as the saying goes, and that certainly seems to be the case with Beneteau\u2019s latest offering. Years of honing its extensive Swift Trawler concept along with continuous feedback from the enthusiastic customers of previous models has resulted in a cleverly thought out passagemaker that delivers exactly what people want from a comfortable family cruiser.\r\n\r\nWith its light-filled main deck neatly divided into helming, dining, cooking and lounging duties, it manages to feel like a home from home, while its three comfortable cabins provide all the space, privacy and storage you need for extended stays on board.\r\n\r\nThe outdoor spaces are just as appealing with a new aft-facing cockpit layout making the most of the views through the glass balustrade and broad, sheltered side decks ensuring it\u2019s safe for people of all ages to move around. There\u2019s even an internal staircase up to the flybridge.\r\n\r\nAn easy-going hull with Sleipner fin stabilisers gives comfortable, quiet, efficient cruising from 5-18 knots, while solar panels provide enough power to run the systems and charge the batteries at anchor. In other words it\u2019s the complete liveaboard package.\r\n
Best Custom Yacht 2025<\/h2>\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Ferretti Infynito 90<\/a> | Sunseeker 182 | Princess S80<\/a>\r\nHighly Commended:<\/strong> Otam 90<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Riva 82 Diva<\/a>\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"ZxSdZ7Y8\"]\r\n
Innovation award 2025<\/h2>\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Omikron OT60<\/a> | RS Pulse 63<\/a> | Safehaven Voyager<\/a>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Azimut Seadeck 6<\/a>\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nThis is a new award with the express purpose of rewarding the ingenuity and bravery of boat builders which dare to be different. In truth every one of our four finalists deserve that recognition from the small but perfectly formed RS Pulse electric RIB to the mighty Safehaven Voyager with its 50-knot cruising speed and 1,000nm range, via the remarkably fuel efficient Omikron OT60.\r\n\r\nHowever, the Azimut Seadeck 6 stood out for demonstrating that being sustainable doesn\u2019t have to mean sacrificing on style, luxury, range or speed.\r\n\r\nAchieving that has required a holistic approach to boat building that encompasses every aspect of the way it has been designed, engineered, built and sold. That starts with Alberto Mancini\u2019s fresh take on a modern coup\u00e9 that prioritises a closer connection to the sea with the emphasis on openess and transparency rather than a more agressively sporting aesthetic.\r\n\r\nThat is matched by a hull that is equally happy cruising at 8 knots as it is at 28 knots and an engineering package of triple Volvo IPS drives that perfectly complements it.\r\n\r\nExtensive use of carbon fibre keeps the weight as low as possible for maximum fuel efficiency, while the hull itself is cored with recycled plastic bottles to reduce its reliance on raw materials. Cork decking and carpets made from recycled fishing nets further enehance its sustainability credentials.\r\n\r\nHowever, it\u2019s the mild hybrid system that really pushes the boundaries, enabling all the ship\u2019s systems, including the stabiliser and air-conditioning, to run on battery power alone for up to eight hours at anchor.\r\n\r\nThe result is a boat that doesn\u2019t just do everything you\u2019d expect of a luxury cruiser while using less fuel and fewer raw materials, it exceeds it, proving that sustainable can be sexy too.\r\nCustomer Service Award 2025<\/h2>\r\nSponsored by Garmin\r\n\r\nFinalists:<\/strong> Approved Boats | Bates Wharf | Boats.co.uk | Gibbs Boat Centre | Wessex Marine\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Ventura Yachting\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\nSelling a boat is the easy bit, it\u2019s looking after customers once the boat has been delivered that really matters. That\u2019s where all of this year\u2019s Service Award finalists really got it right. According to nominations sent in by members of the public, all of these companies went above and beyond to look after their customers not just during the purchasing phase but also the critical after sales care.\r\n\r\nThis year\u2019s winner has been doing that consistently for more than 25 years at the very highest level. As the official UK dealer for the Ferretti Group range of yachts, including luxury brands like Riva, Pershing, Itama and Ferretti, its clients expect the very highest level of service but even they seem taken aback at how well they are looked after and how attentive the team at Ventura Yachts are. Justvtake a look at some of the comments we received from customers:\r\n\r\n\u201cWe bought our first Pershing 43 back in 1996 from one of the founding partners. My family is now at Yacht #7 and the service of Ventura Yachts has only got better, more refined and personal with time.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cI took delivery of a beautiful Itama 62RS in June 2023 and the whole process, which at times could have felt overwhelming, was always made smooth. The pre and post sale experience has been one that I wouldn\u2019t hesitate to recommend.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cMy experience with Ventura Yachts has been nothing short of exceptional throughout the ownership of three Rivas. Even through Covid, their level of service has remained consistently outstanding. The attention to detail and personal care shown during each phase of the process, from customization to after-sales support, has exceeded our expectations.\u201d\r\nJudges\u2019 Special Award 2025<\/h2>\r\nWinner:<\/strong> Bill Dixon\r\n\r\n
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Plus you'll get our quarterly Custom Yachting supplement where we share the last on offer in the superyacht<\/a> world and at the luxury end of the market.\r\n