{"id":6792,"date":"2025-02-19T15:48:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T14:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quarken.eu\/?p=6792"},"modified":"2025-02-19T16:04:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T15:04:31","slug":"2023-motor-boat-awards-winners-best-motorboats-of-the-year-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quarken.eu\/en\/2023-motor-boat-awards-winners-best-motorboats-of-the-year-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Motor Boat Awards winners: Best motorboats of the year revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6792\" class=\"elementor elementor-6792 elementor-6791\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a51560 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a51560\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a93f337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a93f337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Motorboat &amp; Yachting:<\/p><p>\u201cIt has taken months of testing, weeks of analysing and days of deliberating amongst our judges but the 2023 Motor Boat Awards winners can now be revealed\u2026.<\/p><p>As always, we have chosen a winner in each of our ten categories based on how well the boat performed during our rigorous sea trials but also how well it meets the requirements of its target market in relation to its size, style and price.<\/p><p>Sportsboats up to 30ft \u2013 Winner \u2013 Quarken 27 T-Top<\/p><p>Quarken\u2019s 27 T-Top is an object lesson in practical dayboat design. Proudly built in Finland, it uses a single Yamaha F300 outboard motor for a 43-knot top end and cruising efficiency only a shade over 1.5 litres per nautical mile.<\/p><p>It\u2019s fun to drive, with a novice-friendly hull and an effective helm position with direct access to a \u2018skipper\u2019s cleat\u2019 for single-handed work. And it looks cool too, with its sleek stepped hull, flared bow and contrasting tinted panels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfe1694 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfe1694\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/quarken.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Quarken_27_Open_TTop_1920-1024x443.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5693\" alt=\"Quarken T-Top\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quarken.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Quarken_27_Open_TTop_1920-1024x443.webp 1024w, https:\/\/quarken.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Quarken_27_Open_TTop_1920-300x130.webp 300w, https:\/\/quarken.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Quarken_27_Open_TTop_1920-768x332.webp 768w, https:\/\/quarken.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Quarken_27_Open_TTop_1920-1536x664.webp 1536w, https:\/\/quarken.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Quarken_27_Open_TTop_1920.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a52fb2a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a52fb2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d63e991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d63e991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There\u2019s also masses of storage on board and all of it is useable, thanks to sensible proportions, proper linings, dual access points and quick-lift one-handed cushions. But it\u2019s the ease of movement that really hits home.<\/p><p>Even if you reverse the helm seats to integrate with the diners at the aft bench, you can still pass them freely on the starboard side. And when you reach the bow, whether the forward seats are rigged for dining or sunbathing, the step-through forepeak with offset anchor means you can still disembark without obstruction.<\/p><p>There\u2019s no wet bar and the heads is an open-plan affair but if you want a proper open dayboat with a serviceable cuddy at a sensible price, this is a superb debut from Quarken.\u201d<\/p><p>Read the entire article from MBY\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/motor-boat-awards\/motor-boat-awards-2023-winners-highly-commended-yachts-revealed-124644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/p><p>Behind the scenes of the 2023 Motor Boat Awards\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/motor-boat-awards\/behind-the-scenes-2023-motor-boat-awards-124693\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motorboat &amp; Yachting: \u201cIt has taken months of testing, weeks of analysing and days of deliberating amongst our judges but the 2023 Motor Boat Awards winners can now be revealed\u2026. As always, we have chosen a winner in each of our ten categories based on how well the boat performed during our rigorous sea trials [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6832,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-novice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quarken.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quarken.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quarken.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quarken.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quarken.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6792"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/quarken.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6818,"href":"https:\/\/quarken.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6792\/revisions\/6818"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quarken.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quarken.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quarken.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quarken.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}