Now in its 10th year, the Classic Boat Awards is a widely respected celebration of all that the magazine stands for, with winners voted for by the readers.
Classic Boat Special Award
Given in recognition of the contribution to the classic world made by former Classic Boat technical editor and naval architect Theo Rye (1968-2016)
The Classic Boat Yachtsman of the Year 2017
Oliver Berking. Fifth-generation Flensburg silversmith and owner of Robbe and Berking Silber, Oliver Berking first opened a boatyard, Robbe and Berking Classics, in 2008.
Gstaad Yacht Club/Classic Boat Centenarian of the Year
Pilot cutter Jolie Brise. Skipper Toby Marris, who runs the boat for owners Dauntsey’s School
Restoration of the Year (over 40ft)
Santana, built in 1935, designed by Sparkman & Stephens, once owned by Humphrey Bogart, restored by East Passage Boatwrights and Loughborough Marine Interests, Rhode Island, USA
Restoration of the Year (under 40ft)
Mink, 1914 Herreshoff Buzzard’s Bay 25 restored by MP&G in Mystic, USA
Traditional New Build
Artemis, canoe-sterned gaff yawl designed and built by Gannon & Benjamin, Martha’s Vineyard, USA
Spirit of Tradition over 40ft
Wolfhound, schooner designed by Olivier van Meer, Holland, built by MB Yachts, Dorset, UK
Spirit of Tradition under 40ft
Marlin Heritage 23, built by Cape Cod Shipbuilding, USA, based on Herreshoff’s Fish and Marlin classes