VIDEO: Winners and other cool yachts

It’s the biggest indoor boat show in the world and marks the beginning of the Northern Hemisphere season. Seventeen halls full of everything that floats was at Boot Dusseldorf on January 20 to 28 in Germany

It is also where the Oscars of the boating world, the European Yacht of the Year awards are announced. The 2024 edition had 21 nominees which endured seatrials by the jury in La Rochelle (France) and Port Ginesta (Barcelona).

Nominees:
● Arcona 50 ● Bavaria C46 ● Bestevaer 36 ● Cape Cod 767 ● Contest ● Dufour 41 ● Flaar 24 ● Hanse 410 ● HH44 Catamaran ● Elan Impression 43 ● Jeanneau Yachts 55 ● Maxus 35 ● Neel 52 ● Oceanis 37.1 ● Outremer 37.1 ● Pointer 30 ● RM 1380 ● Saffier SE 24 LITE ● Shogun 43 ● Sun Fast 30 OD ● XC 47

PlanetSail’s Matt Sheahan was at Boot in search of the 2024 winners to meet the people behind them.