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Cruising World’<\/em>s 2025 Boat of the Year Competition<\/h1>

New sailboats from top boatbuilders around the globe battle for this year’s coveted Boat of the Year title.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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For the first time in the long history of Cruising World<\/em>\u2019s Boat of the Year contest, the 16-boat fleet of nominees was split 50\/50, right down the middle, among monohulls and multihulls. After the dockside inspections were completed and every boat was put through its paces under sail, there was a clear overall winner: a sweet performance cruiser from a company that\u2019s familiar with the winner\u2019s circle, the J\/40 from J\/Boats.<\/p>

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In retrospect, it was only a matter of time. The cruising catamaran sector of production-sailboat manufacturing has been the fastest-growing segment of the marketplace for more than a decade, and its momentum shows no signs whatsoever of slowing down. Never before, however, in the nearly three-decade history of Cruising World<\/em>\u2019s annual Boat of the Year contest, has the number of multihulls come close to overtaking the roster of monohulls competing for top prizes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Boat of the Year 2025: Best Overall<\/h2>\n

The J\/40 takes top honors as Cruising World<\/em>\u2019s 2025 Boat of the Year, celebrating J\/Boats\u2019 legacy of fast, innovative, and versatile cruiser\/racers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Overall Winner: J\/40<\/a><\/h3>

The well-told origin story of J\/Boats, one of the major successes in American boatbuilding for almost 50 years, began in 1977. That\u2019s when Rod Johnstone cobbled together a homemade boat of his own design in the family garage.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t

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Best Midsize Cruiser<\/a><\/h3>

Once the standard for bluewater sailing, midsize boats are making a comeback this year with three strong contenders.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Best Full-Size Cruiser 40 to 45 Feet<\/a><\/h3>

Versatile and performance-driven, this year\u2019s 40- to 45-foot cruisers impressed with plush amenities and club-racing potential.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Best Full-Size Cruiser Over 45 Feet<\/a><\/h3>

For offshore adventures, this year's large monos\u2014Moody DS48 and Allures 51.9\u2014offer distinct yet equally compelling platforms.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Best Midsize Multihull<\/a><\/h3>

The Midsize Multihull category featured a fiercely competitive lineup from top builders in France, South Africa and Australia.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Best Full-Size Multihull 45 to 50 Feet<\/a><\/h3>

These two big cruising cats break from the charter mold, with features and performance tailored for true bluewater sailors.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Best Full-Size Multihull Over 50 Feet<\/a><\/h3>

Three cutting-edge multihulls, including the Neel 52 trimaran, showcase innovation and performance in this year's contest.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Judges\u2019 Special Recognition<\/a><\/h3>

The Windelo 54 Yachting's innovative design and eco-friendly features earned it the Judges\u2019 Special Recognition for 2025.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The 2025 Boat of the Year winner will be revealed right here, live, at cruisingworld.com on December 5, 2024, at 12:00PM Eastern Standard Time, and also in the January\/February 2025 issue of <\/span>Cruising World<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Featured Nominees<\/h2>

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Boat of the Year: How It Works<\/h2>

Cruising World<\/em>\u2019s annual Boat of the Year competition is the recognized leader in inspecting, testing and rewarding the best sailboats introduced into the US market by boatbuilders the world over. Judging and testing for this year\u2019s awards will take place during and after the Annapolis Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Maryland, which begins October 10.<\/p>

Over the course of nearly two weeks around the Annapolis Sail Show, sailboats receiving official nominations will be thoroughly adjudicated by an independent panel of marine experts who, as a team, evaluate each nominated vessel in two stages: dockside during the show, and then in dedicated sea trials. The judges measure every spec, inspect every inch of rigging, unscrew every electrical panel to examine the wiring behind it, scrutinize every element of construction, and question every layout option. And then they sail it.<\/p>

No other program puts boats through such rigorous trials. It\u2019s a testament to the legitimacy of\u00a0Cruising World<\/em>\u2019s Boat of the Year competition and the reason why you see our trademark blue triangle Boat of the Year logos proudly displayed on banners at boat-show booths worldwide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Boat of the Year: Meet the Judges<\/h2>

Throughout the history of the competition, our judges have tested hundreds of boats, and in doing so, helped our Boat of the Year program earn its reputation as the gold standard of international sailboat awards.\u00a0 We\u2019ve once again assembled a top-tier, non-biased judging panel based on their complementary backgrounds and skill sets, not to mention decades upon decades of combined experience, both in the industry and at the helm. If there\u2019s a nit to pick, rest assured these experts will be all over it.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Over the course of his career as a sailor and yachting journalist, award-winning marine writer Herb McCormick has written hundreds of boat reviews and raced and cruised tens of thousands of miles, including the Newport Bermuda Race, the Sydney-Hobart Race, the Pacific Cup and the Transpac. His offshore resume includes a voyage to Antarctica, a successful transit of the Northwest Passage, and two roundings of Cape Horn. The author of five nautical books, he\u2019s owned and maintained several sailboats, including his current Pearson 365 and Pearson Ensign. As a Boat of the Year judge, he concentrates on sailing performance, safety, and deck layouts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mark Pillsbury is a die-hard sailor who has owned and maintained a number of sailboats, including a Sabre 34, on which he lived aboard for 15 years in various harbors around Rhode Island\u2019s Narragansett Bay. He has been involved with\u00a0Cruising World\u2019s Boat of the Year program in various roles for many years and has reviewed scores of new sailboats for the magazine. He is currently a\u00a0Cruising World\u00a0editor-at-large. As a judge, his purview is interior plans, systems and build quality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Longtime\u00a0CW\u00a0<\/i>contributor, editor-at-large and award-winning marine journalist and author\u00a0Tim Murphy currently serves as education project manager with the American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC). Having been involved with ABYC since 1998, Murphy supported the rollout of ABYC\u2019s Marine Electrical Certification; designed and edited ABYC certification study guides as a contractor; and co-authored (with Ed Sherman)\u00a0Fundamentals of Marine Service Technology<\/i>, a marine-trades textbook for secondary and post-secondary education. Now a full-time staff member, Murphy has taken on the role of education project manager to oversee the creation of ABYC curriculum and certification materials, and other key responsibilities to grow ABYC\u2019s technical education and content creation capabilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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