Norwegian boat builder, Windy Boats, is celebrating the best possible start to 2012, as the winner of a prominent ‘Motor Boat of the Year Award’ for the Windy 31 Zonda. The annual awards, selected by a team of experts from Motor Boat & Yachting and its sister title, Motor Boats Monthly, celebrate the very best in boat design and construction.
Windy 31 Zonda
Presenting the award to Windy Boats CEO, Knut Heiberg-Andersen at the gala dinner on 9 January in London’s Savoy Hotel, judge and Motor Boats Monthly Editor Carl Richardson said, “Every so often, there is one boat that so captures the imagination and thrills the senses that we have to check ourselves in the judging process. Uneasy with our apparent accord, we are compelled to ask, can this boat really be that good? Is the design as sharp and timeless as we remember? Is the on board experience as luxurious? Can the hull really be one of the best we have ever tested? When the answer coming back every time is a resounding yes, we knew we had our winner, and that is the Windy 31 Zonda.”
The 31 Zonda Running
Commenting on the accolade a delighted Heiberg- Andersen said, “I am very happy and proud to receive this award for the Windy 31 Zonda, which I really think is one of the most beautiful boats Hans Jørgen Johnsen has ever designed for us. It is a testament to him, and to the skills of the Windy production and engineering team whose quality of workmanship is second to none.”
Windy 31 Zonda Interior
Launched to rave reviews last spring, the 31 Zonda is a stunning fast weekender which combines the exhilarating and uncompromising performance of a sports boat with the creature comforts of a larger cruiser. Powered by single or twin stern drive installations, up to a maximum of 640hp, the hull is capable of sustained high speed cruising, combining fearsome wave-tackling abilities with superb handling and control.
The Zonda is also nominated for the 2012 ‘European Powerboat of the Year Awards’, to be announced at the 2012 Dusseldorf Boat International Boat Show (21 – 29 January).
