Multihull of the Year 2023

The full results of the sixth edition!
The International Multihull Show was this year invigorated by a consistent breeze, and once again confirmed its position as the must-attend, in-water show. Although there were fewer world premieres than last year, the European presentations were worth the trip – and not to mention the MOTY!
Wednesday, April 12 at 9am, an hour to go before the opening of the International Multihull Show. ght on the beach.
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Emmanuel van Deth
Publié le 24/05/2023
Par Emmanuel van Deth
Numéro : 190
Parution : Jul. / Aug. 2023
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Multihulls World #190
The unmissable Multihull of the Year contest, organized by Multihulls World magazine and our French language edition, Multicoques Mag, along with the International Multihull Show, took place at La Grande Motte on April 12. During the party organized by our partners Sevenstar Yacht Transport at the great multihull get-together that four of the nominees became winners. More than 250 exhibitors attended the event in the VIP tent. The event, presented by Emmanuel van Deth, our editor, and Gwen Dorning, our marketing director, was shown in real time on social media and was of course the subject of a video put up on YouTube and our social media that same evening. The WINNER 2023 banners and stickers were handed over to the shipyard representatives, who were all there including Artur Poloczanski, press relations officer for Sunreef Yachts who had made the trip to France specially!
The next morning, the winning multihulls being exhibited at the show were quick to get their banners on display despite the very windy conditions.
Let’s remember 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. Our dedicated website www.MultihullOfTheYear.com, saw thousands of you cast your votes. On the back of the success of this year’s event, we’re starting to get everything ready for the 7th Edition, and we’d like to thank all our loyal partners – some of whom have been supporting us since the very first edition, kudos to them!
Check out our exclusive video of the 2023 awards ceremony

Nominees for MOTY 2024

The list of nominees for the election of the multihull of the year 2024 will be revealed on February 14th 2024, the opening day of the Miami International Boat Show, one of our new partners. Voting will start immediately and will remain open until next year’s International Multihull Show in April 2024.

 

SAIL CRUISING

Lagoon 51

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In this category, where four French series-production catamarans and a more confidential model from Australia were competing, the Lagoon 51 won with 30% of the votes, beating the 24% of the Nautitech 44 Open. The Lightwave 46, the Excess 14 and the Bali Catsmart followed very closely with 17, 15 and 14% of the votes respectively.
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SAIL PERFORMANCE

C-Cat 48

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Among these 5 high performance multihulls equipped with centerboard(s), the Italian C-Cat 48 won with 28% of the votes. We had already tested (and also much appreciated!) this catamaran designed by Yachting Design Collective. The ORC 57 came in next, with 22% of the votes, then the Balance 442 with 19%, the Catana Ocean Class with 16% and finally the Rapido 40, the only trimaran, with 15%.
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MULTIPOWER

Four Winns TH36

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This year, the multipowers represented covered a very large range - 4 catamarans from 28 to 48 feet and a 72-foot trimaran. In the very tightly packed top three, it was the brand new Four Winns TH36 that surprised us with 26% of the vote, just ahead of the Leopard 40 PC with 22% and the Prestige M48 with 20% of the votes. The LEEN 72 came in with 17% ahead of the Aquila 28 Molokai with 15%.
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FOREVER GREEN

Sunreef 80 ECO

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It was the impressive Sunreef 80 ECO that managed to make the difference - the catamaran presented in Dubai a year ago now enjoyed a comfortable lead with 31% of the votes. Next in line was the Aura 51 Smart Electric with 20% of the votes, the HopYacht 30 and the Windelo 54 Yachting, both tied at 17%. The only multihull of this MOTY 2023 in aluminum, the Vaan R4 was very close behind with 15%.
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The International Multihull Show… Just as if you were really there!

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You couldn’t make it to the show dedicated solely to multihulls, or you’d like to see all the news and the atmosphere along the pontoons of La Grande-Motte in the South of France? Watch our video and discover, on our YouTube channel as well as on our TikTok account, the Moon Yacht 60 MY, as well as our presentations of the inflatable sail on the MODX70, the deck plan and the interior of the Outremer 52 and the Nautitech 40 Open vintage 2023, and finally the new design of the Windelo 54.
Multihulls World did of course have a booth at the show: a unique opportunity to meet up and swap stories!
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Gifts: Voting in the MOTY is also about winning prizes

To thank you for voting in the Multihull of the Year election, Multihulls World created some more winners, this time, of some fantastic prizes!
Our draw among the voters of the 2023 edition took place on Sunday 16 April. The winners are:

Ghislaine F. wins a Multihulls World T-shirt
Robert D. wins a subscription to Multihulls World
Anne V. wins a pair of Bajío sunglasses
Karine D. wins a Voilensac travel bag
Kate D. wins a Voilensac handbag
Armando B. wins a Ralf Tech WRX Electric “Pirates Shadow” watch

The winners have of course been contacted by e-mail.
Thank you for voting for your favorite multihulls, we’re looking forward to seeing you next year for the seventh edition of the Multihull of the Year election!
Tags : Multihull of the Year , Multihull of the Year 2023 , international multihull show , lagoon 51 , C-Cat 48 , Four Winns TH36 , sunreef 80 eco

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