During the course of the gala at this year’s boot Düsseldorf, the winners of the two renowned awards ‘European Yacht of the Year 2025’ (EYOTY) for sailing yachts and ‘European Powerboat of the Year 2025’ (EPOTY) for motorboats were chosen. In addition, the US-American Cole Brauer was honoured with the ‘Seamaster Award’ for her solo and non-stop circumnavigation of the world

A jury of experts made up of the test directors and editors-in-chief of the 12 leading sailing and six powerboat magazines in Europe has always decided which boats are worthy of these prestigious awards. Yacht magazine publisher Jochen Rieker and Boote editor-in-chief Torsten Moench chair the jury.

As in many other industries, the pandemic-related boom of previous years is currently being followed by a significant decline in sales figures, with many shipyards cancelling or stretching their development projects.