Jeanneau has five models in the running for major industry awards this season. Four of them are powerboats, and the fifth is the new Sun Odyssey 455, which has picked up two nominations on the sailing side. For a builder that works across both power and sail, it's a good spread, and it covers boats of very different sizes and purposes.
Starting with the smallest, the Cap Camarat 6.0 CC has been nominated for European Powerboat of the Year 2026, with the judges noting its contemporary design and versatile layout. She's a 6-metre centre console that's easy to run and easy to trail, with a 115 hp engine as standard. That makes her a practical first boat or a sensible tender to a life on the water, and the kind of boat that can live on a driveway and be launched wherever the weather looks kindest.
Three more powerboats have reached the finals of the Best of Boats 2026 awards. The Merry Fisher 1095 Fly is a finalist in Best for Family, the TH33 in Best for Fun, and the Sea Loft 480 in Best Electric.
The TH33 is a powercat, and the appeal of two hulls shows up quickly once you're aboard: there's generous living space, she's very stable, and the interior is comfortable and well equipped. The Sea Loft 480 takes a different approach again. Think of her as a quiet, stable floating villa for relaxed cruising with family and friends, powered electrically. Her place in the Best Electric category reflects how much interest there now is in boats that let you potter along without engine noise.
On the sail side, the Sun Odyssey 455 has been nominated for European Yacht of the Year 2027 and for Cruising Yacht of the Year at the British Yachting Awards 2026. She's a 45-foot cruiser designed to be elegant, seaworthy and easy to handle, with a choice of four layouts. The deck is laid out ergonomically, so the working parts of the boat fall naturally to hand, and below there's a bright, inviting interior. Being able to choose between layouts matters on a yacht of this size, because a couple cruising on their own and a family with friends aboard will want quite different things from the cabins.
Awards don't decide whether a boat is right for you, of course. What suits one owner's sailing area, crew and plans won't suit everyone's. But a shortlist like this does tell you that independent judges, who see a great many new boats each year, have looked closely at these and thought them worth singling out. If you've been weighing up one of these models, it's a useful second opinion.
It's also a fair reflection of Jeanneau as a builder. Founded by Henri Jeanneau at Les Herbiers in the Vendée and now part of Groupe Beneteau, the yard has built sailing yachts and motor boats side by side for a long time, and this year's nominations land on both.
If you'd like to know more about any of these boats, or talk through which might suit the way you use the water, get in touch with the team or visit each model's page on our website.
