It would be hard to imagine a greater diversity of modern design styles than those comprising the SAIL Magazine Best Boats class of 2015. From a cutting-edge carbon cat to an aluminum sloop expressly designed to nudge aside icebergs, the winners of this year’s Best Boats contest have it all.

By Nigel Calder, Adam Cort, Charles J. Doane, Tom Dove & David Schmidt

Flagship Monohull

Gunfleet 58

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Flagship multihull

Gunboat 55

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Monohull 41-50ft

Garcia Exploration 45

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Monohull 31-40ft

Xc 35

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Multihull 41-50ft

Fountaine Pajot Saba 50

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Multihull 31-40ft

Dragonfly 32

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Performance Monohull #1 (30 Ft & under)

C&C 30

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Performance Monohull #2 (30 Ft & under)

Seascape 27

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SAIL‘s Innovation Award

Morris Ocean Series 48 GT

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Small Boat

Topper Topaz Argo

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See all the nominees here