Amsterdam, Netherlands (November 16, 2022) – The eighth edition of the Boat Builder Awards received 99 accepted nominations, with 32 companies from 16 countries named as finalists, from which 13 winners and two Honorable Mentions were named. The gala dinner and awards ceremony was held today, marking a spectacular return to the historic amphitheater of the Amsterdam Maritime Museum’s starlit covered courtyard.

This year’s Boat Builder Awards for Business Achievement, jointly organized by IBI and METSTRADE and held in association with Raymarine, saw Horizon Yachts’ John Lu honored for Lifetime Achievement, Garrett Koschak from Manitou Pontoon Boats and Hayley Spencer from Princess Yachts named as this year’s Rising Stars and boatbuilding companies and their supply chain partners celebrated for their notable efforts to drive the leisure marine industry forwards. Boat Builder Awards celebrates the sector’s top talent, innovations and business achievements.

The Boat Builder Awards recognizes the very important partnership roles of supply chain companies in the creation of any new boat. This year’s Collaborative Solution between a Production Boat Builder and its Supply Chain Partner category, sponsored by Ultraflex, went to Fairline Yachts and Lippert Marine Group Europe for integrating a side door solution for the Fairline 68 without the need to expensively re-tool moldings.

The Collaborative Solution between a Superyacht Builder and its Supply Chain Partner…