{"id":137703,"date":"2025-12-03T15:16:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/?p=137703"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:42:08","slug":"finalists-of-the-2026-motor-boat-awards-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/microsites\/motor-boat-of-the-year-awards\/finalists-of-the-2026-motor-boat-awards-revealed-137703","title":{"rendered":"Finalists of the 2026 Motor Boat Awards Revealed"},"content":"The finalists for the 2026 Motor Boat of the Year Awards have been revealed. Featuring boats from as far afield as China, Turkey, Finland and Ukraine as well as Europe and the UK, it looks like being one of the strongest shortlists ever assembled.\r\n\r\nIn accordance with our strict set of criteria all the boats have been thoroughly sea trialled by Motor Boat &amp; Yachting\u2019s team of judges and grouped together into categories according to size and type from sub-30ft sportboats up to custom yachts of 80ft or more.\r\n\r\nAs well as the eight boat categories, there are also awards for Technical Development of the Year and the Customer Service Award. The latter is based on nominations from members of the public so if you\u2019ve experienced good service from a dealer, broker, marina, insurance provider, chandlery or any other UK based leisure marine business, please email us with the name of the business and why they deserve to win it to mby@futurenet.com with the words Customer Service Award in the subject line by Monday 22 December.\r\n\r\nOnce again the awards are being championed by headline sponsor Sleipner, world leaders in improving comfort at sea, with individual category sponsorship from Garmin, Lumishore and JL Audio. The shortlisted finalists will shortly be receiving invitations to the prestigious Motor Boat Awards ceremony in Dusseldorf on the evening of Tuesday 20 January where the winners will be revealed.\r\n\r\nAdditional tickets to the event are available to purchase from www.futureevents.uk\/MBAwards2026\r\n<h2>Finalists of the 2026 Motor Boat Awards<\/h2>\r\n<h2><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-137706\" src=\"https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/12\/MBY316.test_arksen_discovery_8_6pg.ArksenDiscovery83895-920x518-1-630x355.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"355\" \/><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Best Sportsboat motor yachts up to 30ft<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"mby-nominated-list\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hQwV6xMLtms\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aquaspirit 700<\/span> <\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/video\/watch-exclusive-rough-water-drive-unleashing-the-arksen-discovery-8-137412\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arksen Discovery 8<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/motor-boat-news-boat-reviews-pictures-and-videos\/de-antonio-d29-first-look-redesigned-hull-gives-finer-entry-through-the-water-135285\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">De Antonio D29<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/day-boats\/nordkapp-enduro-830-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nordkapp Enduro 830<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/motor-boat-news-boat-reviews-pictures-and-videos\/ockelbo-b25-cabin-first-look-can-match-anything-else-in-its-class-136096\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ockelbo B25 Cabin<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/rib-and-sportsboats\/windy-29-huracan-review-fast-fun-and-refined\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windy 29 Huracan<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-137707\" src=\"https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/12\/MBY311.test_aiata_38_6pg.AIATA_Wayfinder389248-1920x1080-1-630x354.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" \/><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Best Weekender motor yachts up to 40ft<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/day-boats\/aiata-wayfinder-38-review-a-swiss-army-knife-of-a-boat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aiata Wayfinder 38<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/news\/beneteau-antares-9-s2-first-look-maximum-bang-for-your-buck-134476\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beneteau Antares 9 S2<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/sportscruisers\/delta-33-coupe-review-the-efficient-coupe-cruiser-that-looks-10-years-ahead-of-its-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Delta 33 Coupe<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/motor-boat-news-boat-reviews-pictures-and-videos\/duchy-25-first-look-show-stealing-compact-cruiser-137423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duchy 25<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/day-boats\/fjord-39-xl-review-subtly-reinterprets-the-modern-day-boat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fjord 39 XL<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/rib-and-sportsboats\/navan-s30-review-the-best-sportsboat-of-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Navan S30<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-137708\" src=\"https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/12\/MBY314.test_rustler_41_8pg.RUSTLER410107-1920x1080-1-630x354.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" \/><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Best Family Cruiser motor yachts up to 45ft<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/news\/aquador-400-ht-first-look-a-compact-sportscruiser-fit-for-12-133725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aquador 400 HT<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/news\/marex-390-first-look-massive-windows-frame-entertaining-spaces-135834\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marex 390<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/aft-cabins\/testing-rustlers-first-ever-powerboat-the-rustler-41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rustler 41<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/day-boats\/viknes-10-review-worlds-best-value-family-boat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Viknes 10<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/rib-and-sportsboats\/windy-sr40-review-outdoor-thrills-with-sufficient-protection-for-year-round-use\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windy SR40<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-137709\" src=\"https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/12\/MBY315.newboat_6.Bluegame_BGF45_5-1536x864-1-630x354.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" \/><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Best Sportscruiser motor yachts over 45ft \u2013 sponsored by JL Audio<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/boat-shows-and-events\/cannes-yachting-festival\/the-most-exciting-new-boats-we-saw-at-cannes-yachting-festival-136992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bluegame BGF45<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/boat-geeks-podcast\/the-boat-nuts-the-boating-podcast-brought-to-you-by-motor-boat-yachting-every-single-episode-135118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">De Antonio D60<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/sportscruisers\/pardo-gt75-review-fabulous-4-season-party-machine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pardo GT75<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/sportscruisers\/say-52-review-half-the-weight-twice-the-fun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAY 52<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/aft-cabins\/wallywhy100-review-the-smallest-wally-motor-yacht\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wallywhy100<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-137710\" src=\"https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/12\/MBY308.newboat_3.Prestige_F4_3_show_pics_12-630x354.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" \/><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Best Flybridge motor yachts up to 55ft \u2013 sponsored by Garmin<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Beneteau Swift Trawler 37 Fly<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Greenline 45 Fly<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/video\/watch-jeanneau-merry-fisher-1095-series-2-sea-trial-bigger-bolder-better-137062\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeanneau Merry Fisher 1095 Fly S2<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/news\/prestige-f4-3-first-look-is-this-the-perfect-family-boat-134671\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prestige F4.3<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-137711\" src=\"https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/12\/MBY313.test_pardo_endurance_72_8pg.pardoendurance720396-1920x1080-1-630x354.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" \/><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Best Flybridge motor yachts over 55ft \u2013 sponsored by Lumishore<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/flybridges\/pardo-endurance-72-review-a-5m-masterpiece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pardo Endurance 72<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/flybridges\/pearl-63-review-smaller-but-stunning-pearl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pearl 63<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/flybridges\/pershing-gtx70-review-the-35-knot-sportsbridge-built-for-the-owner-driver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pershing GTX70<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/flybridges\/princess-f58-review-a-supremely-capable-comfortable-cruiser\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess F58<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-137712\" src=\"https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/12\/MBY312.test_hardy_45_euro_8pg.Hardy45Euro200-1920x1080-1-630x354.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" \/><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Best Passagemaker motor yachts<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/boat-shows-and-events\/cannes-yachting-festival\/new-boats-at-cannes-yachting-festival-absolute-navetta-62-136654\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Absolute Navetta 62<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/pilotboat\/hardy-45-european-review-ready-for-inland-waterways-or-oceans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hardy 45 European<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/powercats\/prestige-m7-review-the-powercat-that-offers-75ft-of-monohull-space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prestige M7<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/boat-collections\/best-flybridge-motor-yachts-2025-tested-135068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silent 62 Open<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-137713\" src=\"https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/12\/MBY310.test_infynito_80_8pg.FerrettiYachtsINFYNITO807-1920x1080-1-630x354.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" \/><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Best Custom motor yachts over 80ft<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/adventure\/arksen-85-review-is-this-the-ultimate-long-range-cruiser-with-a-7446nm-range\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arksen 85<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/video\/watch-azimut-82-fly-tour-masterpiece-of-italian-design-137210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Azimut 82<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/luxury-motor-yachts\/ferretti-infynito-80-review-one-of-the-best-80-footers-money-can-buy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ferretti Infynito 80<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Sanlorenzo SL96A<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Sunseeker Ocean 82 Enclosed<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/uncategorized\/zeelander-8-first-look-painstaking-attention-to-detail-and-refinement-131404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zeelander 8<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><img class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-137679\" src=\"https:\/\/keyassets.timeincuk.net\/inspirewp\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/12\/MBY316.new_tech_sea_AI.Sea_AI_Watchkeeper_2-630x354.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" \/><\/h2>\r\n<h2>Best Technical Development<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Integrel E-Power 15<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Garmin OnBoard MOB system<\/li>\r\n \t<li>SEA.AI Watchkeeper<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Simrad Autocaptain<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Volvo Hybrid Electric IPS<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>","excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The finalists for the 2026 Motor Boat of the Year Awards have been revealed. Featuring boats from as far afield as China, Turkey, Finland and Ukraine as well as Europe and the UK, it looks like being one of the strongest shortlists ever assembled. In accordance with our strict set of criteria all the boats [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":405,"featured_media":137716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[283,28],"tags":[463,1593],"review_manufacturer":[],"acf":[],"introduction":[""],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137703"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/405"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137703"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":138072,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137703\/revisions\/138072"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137703"},{"taxonomy":"review_manufacturer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review_manufacturer?post=137703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}