2025 Multihull Of the Year Election

All the Results from the 8th Edition!

The awards most eagerly awaited by multihull enthusiasts were held on the first evening of the International Multihull Show – the top in-water show for builders of two- and three-hulled boats.

The MOTY ceremony was held on April 23rd in the VIP Club, seen here on the left of the picture, on the edge of the beach.

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Publié le 26/05/2025

Par Emmanuel van Deth

Numéro : 202

Parution : Jul. / Aug. 2025

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The unmissable Multihull of the Year contest, organized by Multihulls World, took place a La Grande-Motte on April 23rd. During the party sponsored by our partners Sevenstar Yacht Transport at the great multihull get-together that six of the nominees became winners. More than 200 exhibitors attended the event in the VIP tent. The event, presented by our CEO Gwen Dorning and Director of Publications Emmanuel van Deth, was the opportunity to hand over the WINNER 2025 banners and stickers to the shipyards: most of whom were present as exhibitors, with the exception of Sunreef Yachts, who were still represented. 
The next morning, the winning multihulls being exhibited at the show were quick to get their banners on display!

Let’s note that the MOTY is a unique election in two ways: it is a competition exclusively for multihulls (sail and power) from all over the world, and above all it is you, readers, sailors, racers and especially users of the nominated multihulls, who choose the winners in the first four categories.

Our website MultihullOfTheYear.com, saw no less than 12,000 votes casted.
For this 2025 edition, we decided, in consultation with the Fédération des Industries Nautiques (France’s marine industries federation), to continue the prize for the International Multihull Show Premiere, established in 2024. The sixth MOTY was organized by Capt’n Boat: the platform invited their skippers to vote for their favorite pre-owned multihull.

On the back of the success of this year’s event, we are already looking at the 2026 edition, and we would like to thank all our loyal partners - some of whom have been supporting us since the first edition, so thank you and well done to them!

2026 MOTY Nominees

The list of nominees for the election of the multihull of the year 2026 will be revealed on February 11th 2026, the opening day of the Miami International Boat Show, partner Of Multihulls World. Voting will start immediately and will remain open until next year’s International Multihull Show in April 2026.

The Winners

Cruising

Leopard 46

Test in MW199

No fewer than seven competitors were nominated in this category. Although the Leopard 46 won by a comfortable margin with over 25% of the votes, it was not a foregone conclusion, as a month earlier, the New 41 from Fountaine Pajot was still in the lead. This model, which is presented in detail in this issue, finished with nearly 19% of the votes. Close behind were the Lagoon 43, the Sixty Solar Sail, the Bali 5.8, the C-Cat 38 and finally the Max 44SC with 13%, 12%, 11% and 8% of the votes respectively.

Performance

Dragonfly 36

Test in this issue

Among the six high-performance multihulls equipped with daggerboards, one of the two trimarans in the running, the Dragonfly 36, stood out quite clearly, taking 26% of the votes. As last year with the 44, HH led the way with its 52 in second place with 20% of the votes, followed closely by the Australian Cure 55 (18%). Next came the Balance 580, the Rapido 53XS and the Swiss Cat 55 with 15%, 11% and 10% of the votes respectively.

Multipower

60 Sunreef Power Eco

Test in Special Issue #23

Although the Sunreef brand is no stranger to awards, it had to fight hard, with its 60 Power Eco winning by less than 1% (21.16% against 20.35% to be precise) against the Silent 62. The five other nominees were significantly behind, with the exception of the Aquila 50 Yacht, which received nearly 16% of the votes. Next came the Aventura 38 (12%), the Yot 41 (almost 12%), the Dracan 42 (11%) and finally the Millikan M9 (8%).

Multiyacht

Sponsored by Cariibean Multihull Challenge

ModX 70

The Multihulls World community voted by a narrow margin for what is undoubtedly the most innovative multihull of the last ten years, with its green propulsion and two inflatable wings. The ModX 70 came out on top with just over 28% of the votes. It was followed closely by the impressive MC75 (25.51% to be precise), which we had seen at the start of the ARC 2024 in Las Palmas, then the Two Oceans 870, the Wider Cat 92 and finally the BGM75 with 20%, 15% and nearly 12% of the votes respectively.

IMS Premiere

Voted for by the Multihulls World Jury

Excess 13

Test in this issue

Like last year, our jury rewarded the world premieres at the show: the finalists included multihulls as varied as the ModX 70, the Tortue 147, the Tricat 8.50 and... the Excess 13, which from the outset is provocative and breaks convention with its change of architects. We liked its cruising stance, which is still sporty, and above all we’ve been able to verify on the water that this catamaran is really enjoyable to sail.

Capt’n Boat

Voted for by the skippers of Capt’n Boat

Nautitech 44 Open

Test in MW183

Capt’n Boat asked their skippers to draw up their own list of nominees from among the models they regularly use and then vote for the model they would most like to have in their own hands. The Nautitech 44 Open was chosen, a very recent model that is still in production, contrasting with the Catana 431, which was in the spotlight last year.

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