January 2012 Windy 31 Zonda named Motor Boat of the Year 2012
Stunning fast weekender wins
'Sports Boats up to 45 feet' award
Norwegian boat builder, Windy Boats, is celebrating the best possible start to 2012, as the winner of a prestigious 'Motor Boat of the Year Award' for the Windy 31 Zonda.
The annual awards, chosen 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. 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."
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."
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).
Note to editors:
Windy Boats AS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Periscopus AS, Oslo, Norway - a privately owned holding company with interests which include publishing, media, hotels and property. Windy boats are built at Skarpnes, just outside Arendal on the southern coast of Norway, and in Västervik, Sweden. Founded in 1966, the company today employs around 75 people producing 15 models ranging from 25 to 58 feet.
For further information on Windy projects, please contact:
Mr. Karl Audun Skretteberg, Sales and Marketing Manager, Windy Boats AS:
Tel: + 47 37 05 85 78; Fax: + 47 37 05 85 75; E-mail: sales@windy.no
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