The Hylas H57 comes loaded with systems to make a powerful bluewater cruiser quite manageable for a cruising couple, winning it top honors as Best Full-Size Cruiser in Cruising World’s Boat of the Year contest.
With a powerful, versatile sail plan as well as light, solid construction and go-fast daggerboards the Balance 482 is a go-anywhere cat that puts a premium on performing, which made it the perfect choice as Best Performance Catamaran in the 2022 Boat of the Year contest.
Yachting editor Victor Tan attended Southwest Florida Yachts' handling and inland-cruising courses in Cape Coral, Florida. There, he learned the necessary skills to operate a boat and made some friends along the way.
The Hylas H57 is the overall winner of Cruising World's 2022 Boat of the year contest. A total of 10 new models earned awards in the annual competition that this year included 27 new sailboats, which were inspected and sailed during and after the US Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Maryland.