After evaluations conducted by CW’s Boat of the Year panel at the Newport Boat Show in Rhode Island and at the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Maryland, these monohulls and multihulls emerged as nominees in six categories for the 2005 awards.
Production Cruisers Under 40 Feet
Hunter 33
Beneteau 343
Hunter 38
Dufour 385
Production Cruisers 40 to 45 Feet
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40.3
Impression 434 by Elan
Catalina Morgan 440
Bavaria 42 Cruiser
Production Cruisers 45 to 50 Feet
Island Packet 445
Dehler 47
Grand Soleil 50
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 DS
Performance Cruisers
Finngulf 37
Sabre 386
X-40
Saga 409
Beneteau First 44.7
Multihulls 40 Feet and Under
Admiral 38
Maxim 380
Moorings 4000
Multihulls Over 40 Feet
Maine Cat 41
Aeroyacht H42
Lagoon 440
Dolphin 460
