The Best of Boats Award was launched in 2014 by boat journalists from many countries and different editorial houses. All were united by two things: Their profound experience as boat testers and a strong interest in the practical needs of active boaters. From all over Europe, these professional boat journalists are currently members of the Jury.
Alfred J. Boer
The Netherlands
Testing for BeNeLux boating mags such as Varen, the former commercial pilot and long-time tester is based near Amsterdam. yacht-view.nl, varen.be
Kerstin Zillmer
Germany
Founder and editor in chief of float, Germany’s leading online magazine for everything that moves on the water. Based in Berlin. floatmagazin.de
Giacomo Giulietti
Italy
Sailing with almost everything, wind or motor powered crafts, is his passion, and that’s what Barche a Motore’s chief motorboat tester did for most of his life.
barcheamotore.com
Vincent Borel
France
Editor in chief of Hors-Bord magazine, Vincent lives in Antibes. Boating from early age, offshore race sailing is his passion too. horsbordmagazine.com
Troels Lykke
Denmark
Founder and editor in chief of Motorbaads Nyt, Denmark’s leading online magazine for motorboats. Based in Aarhus. motorbaadsnyt.dk
Arek Rejs
Poland
Correspondent for Wiatr and int’l boat magazines, Poznan-based Arek almost always on the water, if not in the air. magazynwiatr.pl
Bogdan Parfeniuk
Ukraine
Editor in chief of the leading ukrainian boat magazine and passionate yacht skipper, Bogdan is based in Kiev. farvater.ua
Dominique Salandre
USA
Dominique, editor in chief of french mag Youboat, moved to Nashville, where he founded int’l online mag Yacht & Sea in 2017. Yacht & Sea
Enrique Curt Iborra
Spain
Owner and editor in chief of Mares boating magazine. Long-time boating media entrepreneur Siga is based in Barcelona. revistamares.com
Jan Sjölund
Finland
Editor in chief of two finnish boat magazines in Helsinki, Jan is also chairman of the Finnish Boating Journalists Association. venemestari.fi, totalvene.fi
Bernd Hofstätter
Austria
Chief motorboat tester and long time contributor of Austria’s classic Ocean7, Bernd is based in Klagenfurt. ocean7.at
Gerasimos Gerolimatos
Greece
Founder and head of print + app + web magazine Skipper On Deck, based in Athens. skipperondeck.gr
Anton Cherkasov
Russia
Editor in chief of the Russian edition of Motorboat & Yachting, based in St. Petersburg. mby.ru
Neale Byart
United Kingdom
As editor in chief of UK’s premier digital motorboat magazine, the long-time boat pro is based in Rayleigh. motorboatowner.co.uk
Uwe G. Meiling
Germany
Chief motorboat tester of float, Uwe is driving everything from 18-70 feet. Based in Hamburg. floatmagazin.de
Julijan Visnjevec
Slovenia
Owner and editor in chief of Slovenian leading boat magazine, based in Ljubljana. val-navtika.net
Stanislaw Iwinski
Poland
Head of powerboat dep’t at Zagle magazine, based in Warsaw, sport sailor since 50+ years. zagle.com.pl
Krunoslav Mihic
Croatia
Editor in Chief of the leading Croatian Boat Magazine, Kruno is based in Rijeka. burzanautike.com
Stefan Gerhard
coordinator
Keeps the friends of BOB together as founder and chairman of the Best of Boats Award. bestofboats.com
