{"id":47641,"date":"2021-12-14T10:10:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T15:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/?page_id=47641"},"modified":"2023-11-30T10:55:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T15:55:04","slug":"boat-of-the-year-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/boat-of-the-year-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Boat of the Year 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"47641\" class=\"elementor elementor-47641\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06823ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06823ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d84de15\" data-id=\"d84de15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f55310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f55310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Boat of the Year 2022<\/h1><p><em>Cruising World\u2019s<\/em> team of expert judges put the best of this year&#8217;s boats through their paces.<\/p>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-632c20f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"632c20f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7327045\" data-id=\"7327045\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8371a2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8371a2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2022-CRW-BOTY-collage.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-47646\" alt=\"2022 Boat of the Year\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2022-CRW-BOTY-collage.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2022-CRW-BOTY-collage-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2022-CRW-BOTY-collage-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/2022-CRW-BOTY-collage-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60b1503 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60b1503\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18f73ae\" data-id=\"18f73ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3bac3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3bac3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After a year in which boat shows and sail tests were upended in these pandemic times, an impressive fleet of 27 new monohulls and catamarans gathered on Chesapeake Bay for the 2022 Boat of the Year competition. It was the largest fleet in many years, and in absolutely stellar conditions, our team of independent judges put the gleaming new yachts through their paces. When the spray had settled, eight winners were crowned in size- and purpose-related categories, and another pair of superb craft were recognized for their overall excellence. Were there surprises? Oh, yes. The following pages tell the whole tale.<\/p>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c32fa6\" data-id=\"4c32fa6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d97c92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d97c92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/sailboats\/2022-boat-of-the-year-contest-winner\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CRW-BOTY-Logo-2022_Winners-1024x883.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47642\" alt=\"\" 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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e73d827 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e73d827\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-855dd83\" data-id=\"855dd83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83df7a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"83df7a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0058fec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0058fec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Overall Boat of the Year for 2022<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The top prize was awarded to the Hylas H57, an uncompromised blue-water cruising boat designed by prolific British naval architect Bill Dixon. \u201cThe Dixon-designed Hylas H57 is somewhat of a departure for the Hylas team,\u201d said Herb McCormick, <i>Cruising World <\/i>Boat of the Year director, who noted that the judges were thoroughly impressed by its handling, with twin rudders, and the innovative cockpit layout.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/sailboats\/2022-boat-of-the-year-contest-winner\/\">Read More about the Contest, the Judges, and the Boat of the Year \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d9ab0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"19d9ab0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style><div class='embed-container'><iframe src='\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/embed\/video\/x86azy7?autoplay=1&mute=1' allowfullscreen allow='autoplay'><\/iframe><\/div>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c26a5e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c26a5e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce74ce2\" data-id=\"ce74ce2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bde1a70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bde1a70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f15569f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f15569f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Winners by Category<\/h2>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b7d1e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b7d1e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34529fc\" data-id=\"34529fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd382c elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"3dd382c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-47631 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sailboats tag-beneteau tag-boat-of-the-year tag-boat-of-the-year-2022 tag-j-boats tag-sailboats tag-tartan-yachts\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/sailboats\/2022-boat-of-the-year-best-pocket-cruiser\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beneteau-First-27_1-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47639\" alt=\"Beneteau First 27\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beneteau-First-27_1-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beneteau-First-27_1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beneteau-First-27_1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Beneteau-First-27_1-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/sailboats\/2022-boat-of-the-year-best-pocket-cruiser\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t2022 Boat of the Year: Best Pocket Cruiser\/Daysailer\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The sporty Beneteau First 27 turned in a winning performance dockside and out on the water.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-47621 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sailboats tag-bavaria-yachts tag-boat-of-the-year tag-boat-of-the-year-2022 tag-hallberg-rassy tag-jeanneau-yachts tag-sailboats\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/sailboats\/2022-boat-of-the-year-best-midsize-cruiser\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hallberg-Rassy_340_1-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47626\" alt=\"Hallberg-Rassy 340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hallberg-Rassy_340_1-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hallberg-Rassy_340_1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hallberg-Rassy_340_1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hallberg-Rassy_340_1-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/sailboats\/2022-boat-of-the-year-best-midsize-cruiser\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t2022 Boat of the Year: Best Midsize Cruiser (Under 40\u2019)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In a building breeze, the Hallberg-Rassy 340\u2019s overall performance and good looks made it a winning design.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-47611 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sailboats tag-boat-of-the-year tag-boat-of-the-year-2022 tag-dufour-yachts tag-elan-yachts tag-grand-soleil-yachts tag-print-2022-jan tag-sailboats\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/sailboats\/2022-boat-of-the-year-best-performance-cruiser\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Grand_Soliel_44_1-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47618\" alt=\"Grand Soleil 44\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Grand_Soliel_44_1-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Grand_Soliel_44_1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Grand_Soliel_44_1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Grand_Soliel_44_1-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/sailboats\/2022-boat-of-the-year-best-performance-cruiser\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t2022 Boat of the Year: Best Performance Cruisers\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The stylish and quick Grand Soleil 44 caught the judges\u2019 eyes at first glance. Then they went sailing, and the racer\/cruiser from Italy was named a winner.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-47601 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sailboats tag-boat-of-the-year tag-boat-of-the-year-2022 tag-hylas-yachts tag-print-2022-jan tag-sailboats\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/sailboats\/2022-boat-of-the-year-best-full-size-cruiser\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hylas_1-1-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47606\" alt=\"Hylas H57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hylas_1-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hylas_1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hylas_1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Hylas_1-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/sailboats\/2022-boat-of-the-year-best-full-size-cruiser\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t2022 Boat of the Year: Best Full-Size Cruiser\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Stocked with sophisticated systems and upscale accommodations, the Hylas H57 is a bluewater winner.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-47577 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sailboats tag-boat-of-the-year tag-boat-of-the-year-2022 tag-dufour-yachts tag-jeanneau-yachts tag-sailboats\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/sailboats\/2022-boat-of-the-year-best-luxury-cruiser\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CNB_66_1-1-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47588\" alt=\"CNB 66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CNB_66_1-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CNB_66_1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CNB_66_1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CNB_66_1-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/sailboats\/2022-boat-of-the-year-best-luxury-cruiser\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t2022 Boat of the Year: Best Luxury Cruiser\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>An uncompromised, ready-for-anywhere global thoroughbred, the CNB 66 is a reasoned, refined \u201cyacht\u201d in every good sense of the word.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-47563 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sailboats tag-bali-catamarans tag-boat-of-the-year tag-boat-of-the-year-2022 tag-fountaine-pajot tag-leopard-catamarans tag-sailboats\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/sailboats\/2022-boat-of-the-year-best-cruising-catamaran-under-50\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Leopard_42_1-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47576\" alt=\"Leopard 42\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Leopard_42_1-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Leopard_42_1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Leopard_42_1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Leopard_42_1-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/sailboats\/2022-boat-of-the-year-best-cruising-catamaran-under-50\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t2022 Boat of the Year: Best Cruising Catamaran (Under 50\u2019)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>From the proven partnership and collaboration between South African builder Robertson and Caine and the Moorings, the Leopard 42 is an ideal platform for private ownership and\/or bareboat chartering.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-47553 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sailboats tag-balance-catamarans tag-boat-of-the-year tag-boat-of-the-year-2022 tag-catamaran tag-kinetic-catamarans tag-print-2022-jan tag-sailboats tag-seawind-catamarans\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/sailboats\/2022-boat-of-the-year-best-performance-catamaran\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Balance_482_1-1-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47561\" alt=\"Balance 482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Balance_482_1-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Balance_482_1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Balance_482_1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Balance_482_1-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/sailboats\/2022-boat-of-the-year-best-performance-catamaran\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t2022 Boat of the Year: Best Performance Catamaran\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Quick, fast and fun, the South African-built Balance 482 is a cat that will get up and go, but offers plenty of comfort once the hook is down.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-47540 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sailboats tag-boat-of-the-year tag-boat-of-the-year-2022 tag-fountaine-pajot tag-lagoon-catamarans tag-print-2022-jan tag-sailboats tag-voyage-yachts tag-xquisite-yachts\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/sailboats\/2022-boat-of-the-year-best-cruising-catamaran-over-50\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Xquisite_1-1-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47542\" alt=\"Xquisite X5 Plus\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Xquisite_1-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Xquisite_1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Xquisite_1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Xquisite_1-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/sailboats\/2022-boat-of-the-year-best-cruising-catamaran-over-50\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t2022 Boat of the Year: Best Cruising Catamaran (Over 50\u2019)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A unique cruising cat with cool features galore and an impressive commitment to customer service, the Xquisite X5 Plus won the judges over and earned a victory.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-47531 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sailboats tag-boat-of-the-year tag-boat-of-the-year-2022 tag-kinetic-catamarans tag-print-2022-jan tag-sailboats tag-voyage-yachts\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/sailboats\/2022-boat-of-the-year-judges-special-awards\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CRW0222_FEA3_BOTY25-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-47532\" alt=\"Kinetic KC54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CRW0222_FEA3_BOTY25-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CRW0222_FEA3_BOTY25-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CRW0222_FEA3_BOTY25-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/CRW0222_FEA3_BOTY25.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/sailboats\/2022-boat-of-the-year-judges-special-awards\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t2022 Boat of the Year: Special Judges\u2019 Awards\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>As deliberations wrapped up, <i>Cruising World\u2019s<\/i> team of expert judges handed out two more prizes to boats that stood apart from the fleet. The Kinetic KC 54 earned a Judges\u2019 Special Recognition award and the Voyage 590 was named Best Charter Boat.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd3057f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd3057f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right; font-size: 16px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/tag\/boat-of-the-year\">More Boat of the Year \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boat of the Year 2022 Cruising World\u2019s team of expert judges put the best of this year&#8217;s boats through their paces. After a year in which boat shows and sail tests were upended in these pandemic times, an impressive fleet of 27 new monohulls and catamarans gathered on Chesapeake Bay for the 2022 Boat of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":47517,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"BS_author_type":"BS_author_is_user","BS_guest_author_name":"","BS_guest_author_url":"","hydra_display_date":"","hydra_display_updated":false,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"167","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"During and in the four days immediately following the US Sailboat show in Annapolis, Maryland, the Cruising World judges inspected and sailed on 27 boats vying for recognition.","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","arc_story_id":"","arc_website_url":"","custom_permalink":"","arc_subtype":"","arc_exclude_from_feeds":false,"sponsored":false,"sponsored_label":"","sponsored_display_label":false,"sponsored_image":0,"post_right_rail":false,"post_right_rail_ad_1":false,"post_right_rail_ad_2":false,"post_right_rail_ad_3":false,"post_right_rail_ad_4":false,"post_right_rail_recirc":false,"fixed_anchor_ad":true,"post_top_ad":false,"post_off_ramp":false,"post_taboola":false,"labels":false,"footnotes":"","ad_targeting":""},"categories":[167],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47641"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}