Fairline Boats, a luxury motor yacht manufacturer, has been rewarded the esteemed ‘Motor Boat of the Year’ Award 2011 in the ‘Sportscruiser Above 45ft’ category for the Targa 58 GRAN TURISMO, which was launched January 2010. This is the third consecutive year that Fairline has won a Motor Boat of the Year Award.

Fairline Targa 58 Gran Turismo wins a 2011 Motor Boat of the Year Award

The Motor Boat of the Year Awards are judged by a panel of boat testers from UK marine titles Motor Boats Monthly and Motor Boat & Yachting. Winners were announced to an audience of marine industry VIPs and guests at a gala dinner at the Savoy Hotel, London on Monday 10th January.

Hugo Andreae, Editor of Motor Boat & Yachting presented the award and said: “This category nearly caused a riot in the judges’ meeting originally because we struggled to agree on what actually constituted a sportscruiser now that some of the larger ones have started sprouting flybridges, and subsequently because there’s a very good case for any one of these boats scooping the big prize.

“Our winner is a boat that doesn’t just deliver on the water but also moves the game on with a raft of clever new innovations that bring real benefits to the end user. It is the Fairline Targa 58.”

2011 Motor Boat of the Year Awards winner of the SPORTSCRUISER ABOVE 45ft - FairlineTarga 58 GRAN TURISMO - Credit Fairline

The award was accepted by Adam Greenwood, Technical Director at Fairline Boats, who comments: “We are absolutely delighted that the design of this model has been recognised. The Targa 58 GRAN TURISMO was the launch pad for new concepts such as the Tender Launch System, which we designed in-house to assist owners in launching and retrieving their tender. We also introduced an entirely new Fairline interior layout with the master cabin and en-suite forward to maximise space onboard whilst still creating a luxurious living space.”

Motor Boat of the Year Awards bestowed to Fairline Boats

2011 – Targa 58 GRAN TURISMO wins the ‘Sportscruiser above 45ft’ category.

2010 – Squadron 65 wins the ‘Flybridges over 55ft’ category.

2009 – Squadron 55 wins ‘Flybridge Above 50ft’ category.

2007 – Fairline Targa 38 wins ‘Powercruiser below 45ft’ category.

About the Motor Boat of the Year Awards

All boats currently in production and available for sale in the UK are eligible for the awards provided they have been tested by the editorial teams of IPC Media’s participating titles, Motor Boat & Yachting & Motor Boats Monthly prior to 31st October 2010. Boats do not need to be entered; all eligible craft will automatically be considered by the judges prior to the announcement of the finalists in the January edition of MBM and the February edition of MBY. The winners will be announced on the night at an invitation only event and on the ybw.com website.