TANDEM A.I TAKES OUT REC. BOAT OF THE YEAR

Hobie Mirage Tandem Island wins Sailing Worlds Best Rec. Boat of the Year

(Information supplied by Steve Fields, original posting by sailingworld.com)

Now in its 25th year, Sailing World's Boat of the Year contest continues to deliver the most anticipated awards in the sailboat-building industry. Topping this year’s field of winners at the overall Boat of the Year is the RS100 by RS Sailing (U.K).

Other winners in Sailing World’s 2011 Boat of the Year competition are:

• Best Crossover: Beneteau First 30 (Beneteau USA, Marion, S.C.)
• Best One-Design Keelboat: J/111 (J/Boats Inc., Newport, R.I.)
• Best Daysailor: C.W. Hood 32 (C.W. Hood Yachts, Marblehead, Mass.)
• Best Recreational: Hobie Mirage Tandem Island (Hobie Cat Co., Oceanside,Calif.)
• Best Grand Prix: Gunboat 66 (Gunboat, Newport, R.I.)

Images of Sailing World testing the Tandem Island can be seen at:

http://www.sailingworld.com/gallery/sailboats/boat-of-the-year/hobie-mirage.

Sailing Worlds Boat of the Year article can be found at:

http://www.sailingworld.com/sailboats/boat-of-the-year/announcing-i-sw-i-s-2011-boat-of-the-year-winners

Tandem Island:

http://www.hobiecat.com.au/sailing/tandem-island/