Meet the Contenders

The 2021 Boat of the Year fleet may not have been the biggest ever, but it was strong from top to bottom. Here’s a look at the rest of the year’s nominees.

With fewer boats in the contest and the lack of a full roster of categories, they may not have broken into the winner’s circle for 2021, but every nominee— from an all-electric ocean-crosser from Sweden to a versatile variable-keel design from the United Kingdom—gave the judges plenty to consider and sparked some lively deliberations. Here are the year’s other contenders for Boat of the Year.