{"id":49550,"date":"2022-12-07T10:16:42","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T15:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/?page_id=49550"},"modified":"2023-12-06T10:17:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T15:17:54","slug":"boat-of-the-year-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/boat-of-the-year-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Boat of the Year 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"49550\" class=\"elementor elementor-49550\" 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 2023<\/h1><p>A fleet of 17 contestants vied for top honors in the 2023 edition of <em>Cruising World\u2019s<\/em> annual Boat of the Year competition.<\/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=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lyman_Morris-02335-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-49529\" alt=\"LM46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lyman_Morris-02335-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lyman_Morris-02335-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lyman_Morris-02335-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lyman_Morris-02335-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Lyman_Morris-02335-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" 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>It\u2019s not every year that every nominee in our yearly BOTY competition gets tested in superb conditions. Chesapeake Bay can be a fickle test bed in mid-October, particularly on flat-calm mornings, when it takes some time for the capricious sea breeze to fill in. Truthfully, sometimes it never does. But not this year. And while the winds did fluctuate somewhat over the next 72 hours, when our panel conducted sea trials for this year\u2019s fleet of 17 entries, overall the conditions were almost ideal\u2014some of the best, most consistent pressure in the 20-odd-year history of the event. Each entry got a fair opportunity to strut its stuff.<\/p><p>And it was a great year for that to happen, because while the fleet may not have been the largest ever, in terms of sailing prowess and performance, it was exemplary across the board. The sailing, quite simply, was outstanding.<\/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<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SLW-BOTY-Logo-2023-01-1024x906.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49551\" alt=\"Boat of the Year 2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SLW-BOTY-Logo-2023-01-1024x906.png 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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;\">Boat of the Year 2023: Winners, Best Overall<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: left;\">When the spray had settled, at the top of the leader board was a pair of yachts destined for blue water and beyond: the Lyman-Morse LM46, the Domestic Boat of the Year, and the Hallberg-Rassy 400, the Import Boat of the Year.<\/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-17c99dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17c99dd\" 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-ca32cbd\" data-id=\"ca32cbd\" 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-7fdd8ae elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7fdd8ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"\/sailboats\/2023-boat-of-the-year-awards\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY-banner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-49555\" alt=\"Boat of the Year 2023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY-banner.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY-banner-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY-banner-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY-banner-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY-banner-1536x768.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"\/sailboats\/2023-boat-of-the-year-awards\/\">2023 Overall Winning Boats of the Year<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">In ideal conditions on Chesapeake Bay, a taut fleet of 17 contestants vied for top honors in the 2023 edition of Cruising World\u2019s annual Boat of the Year competition.<\/p><\/div><\/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-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-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=\"\/sailboats\/2023-boat-of-the-year-awards\/\">Read More \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<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;\">Boat of the Year 2023: 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-4288ac8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4288ac8\" 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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb68fc6\" data-id=\"eb68fc6\" 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-46bf4be elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"46bf4be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"\/sailboats\/2023-boat-of-the-year-best-midsize-cruiser\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Tartan_365-01618.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-49545\" alt=\"Tartan 365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Tartan_365-01618.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Tartan_365-01618-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Tartan_365-01618-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Tartan_365-01618-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Tartan_365-01618-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"\/sailboats\/2023-boat-of-the-year-best-midsize-cruiser\/\">Best Midsize Cruiser<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">It was terrific to see a trio of boats in the mid-30-foot division, but also to discover that all three yachts in the class were exemplary sailboats.<\/p><\/div><\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce398cd\" data-id=\"ce398cd\" 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-d2945ec elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d2945ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"\/sailboats\/2023-boat-of-the-year-best-performance-cruiser\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JBoats-J45.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-49526\" alt=\"J\/45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JBoats-J45.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JBoats-J45-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JBoats-J45-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JBoats-J45-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/JBoats-J45-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"\/sailboats\/2023-boat-of-the-year-best-performance-cruiser\/\">Best Performance Cruiser<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">This division truly lived up to its name, with a solid lineup of five nominees that lit up under sail.<\/p><\/div><\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80e815d\" data-id=\"80e815d\" 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-27e2f56 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"27e2f56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"\/sailboats\/2023-boat-of-the-year-best-cruising-multihull\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Fountaine-Pajot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-49532\" alt=\"Tanna 47\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Fountaine-Pajot.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Fountaine-Pajot-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Fountaine-Pajot-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Fountaine-Pajot-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Fountaine-Pajot-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"\/sailboats\/2023-boat-of-the-year-best-cruising-multihull\/\">Best Cruising Multihull<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The popularity of boats with more than one hull, especially catamarans, is more evident with each passing year.<\/p><\/div><\/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-18ffb40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18ffb40\" 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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3915962\" data-id=\"3915962\" 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-276b580 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"276b580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"\/sailboats\/2023-boat-of-the-year-best-full-size-cruiser\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Moody-0122.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-49538\" alt=\"Moody 41DS\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Moody-0122.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Moody-0122-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Moody-0122-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Moody-0122-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Moody-0122-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"\/sailboats\/2023-boat-of-the-year-best-full-size-cruiser\/\">Best Full-Size Cruiser<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">This Euro-centric class had one important factor in common: The sailing performance across the quartet was top-notch.<\/p><\/div><\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-613b66f\" data-id=\"613b66f\" 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-2ccaccd elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2ccaccd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"\/sailboats\/2023-boat-of-the-year-judges-special-recognition\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/First-36a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-49522\" alt=\"First 36\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/First-36a.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/First-36a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/First-36a-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/First-36a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/First-36a-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"\/sailboats\/2023-boat-of-the-year-judges-special-recognition\/\">Judges\u2019 Special Recognition<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">As deliberations wrapped up Cruising World\u2019s team of expert judges handed out two more prizes to boats that stood apart from the fleet.<\/p><\/div><\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f2215a\" data-id=\"9f2215a\" 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-eeffe2b elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"eeffe2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"\/sailboats\/2023-boat-of-the-year-meet-the-judges\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3-Judges.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-49486\" alt=\"Boat of the Year judges\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3-Judges.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3-Judges-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3-Judges-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3-Judges-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/3-Judges-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"\/sailboats\/2023-boat-of-the-year-meet-the-judges\/\">Meet the Judges<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">This year\u2019s team of judges put 17 sensational new models through their paces, under multiple points of sail and power, after dockside inspections in Annapolis, Maryland.<\/p><\/div><\/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-1744754 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1744754\" 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-b3e2a72\" data-id=\"b3e2a72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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It\u2019s not every year that every nominee in our yearly BOTY competition gets tested in superb conditions. Chesapeake Bay can be a fickle test bed in mid-October, particularly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":49529,"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":"A fleet of 17 contestants vied for top honors in the 2023 edition of\u00a0Cruising World\u2019s\u00a0annual Boat of the Year competition.","_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\/49550"}],"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=49550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}