Hylas H57 – Cruising World – Boat of the Year 2022

Cruising World magazine today announced the winners of its 2022 Boat of the Year competition. The top prize was awarded to the Hylas H57, an uncompromising blue-water cruising boat designed by prolific British naval architect Bill Dixon, which was named the Overall Boat of the Year for 2022.

“The Dixon-designed Hylas H57 is somewhat of a departure for the Hylas team,” said Herb McCormick, Cruising World Boat of the Year director, who noted that the judges were thoroughly impressed by its handling, with twin rudders, and the innovative cockpit layout. “Everyone felt it not only lived up to its design brief as a go-anywhere world cruiser, but it is also an aspirational boat, something our readers could imagine delivering them to the far horizons of their sailing dreams.”

“The H57 has a hard dodger built in, a very successful one, which I think is quite useful when you’re in the cockpit,” added longtime BOTY judge Tim Murphy. “By and large, this is just a very nice, functional cruising boat. The berths are big and luxurious, but they’re also set up for lee cloths. This is a boat meant to go places. And it’s lovely to be aboard. It’s just a very, very strong boat in many ways.”

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