The Boat Builder Awards were initiated by METSTRADE and International Boat Industry magazine (IBI) in 2015, to recognise the achievements of boat building and shipyard companies globally, as well as the teams and individuals that make them successful. It has since then grown to become a prestigious and widely recognised awards programme.
For the sixth edition, IBI and METSTRADE are running a special one-off format of the Boat Builder Awards for Business Achievement in 2020. It will acknowledge the challenges, ingenuity and resolve of our industry in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis and accommodate the safety of those attending the final announcements.
METSTRADE Connect to host this year's Boat Builder Awards
By the industry, for the industry
METSTRADE Connect to host this year's Boat Builder awards
Since the inception of the Boat Builder Awards, Raymarine has been our Headline Sponsor. Raymarine is a world leader in marine electronics, develops and manufactures electronic equipment.
This year's METSTRADE Connect will host the virtual awards ceremony on 10 December at 16.00 CET. Five key awards will be presented, two of which are entirely new categories spotlighting the industry’s response to the COVID-19 crisis.
This year's METSTRADE Connect will host the virtual awards ceremony on 10 December at 16.00 CET. Five key awards will be presented, two of which are entirely new categories spotlighting the industry’s response to the COVID-19 crisis.
The Boat Builder Awards
Exceptional Commercial Achievement in an Unprecedented Year
for boat builder and shipyard companies
Community Support Initiative
for boat builder and shipyard companies
Environmental Initiative
for boat builder and shipyard companies
Rising Star
for individuals working for a boat builder or shipyard
Lifetime Achievement Award
for individuals working for a boat builder or shipyard
Judging Panel Boat Builder Awards
All nomination entries are carefully evaluated by an international panel of eight judges, chaired by Ed Slack, Editor in Chief at IBI.
Craig Ritchie
North America Correspondent, IBI magazine, USA
Davide Cipriani
Boat and industrial designer, president of yacht design at Centrostiledesign, Italy
Ed Slack
Editor of IBI Magazine, UK
Jury Hugo Andrae
Editor Motor Boat and Yachting magazine, UK
James Grazebrook
Founder and former owner of Halyard, UK
Klaus Roder
Yacht designer at Carpe Diem Yacht Design, Germany
Lars Ake-Redeen
Chief Editor Batliv magazine, Sweden
Michel Luizet
Editor Neptune magazine, France