2021 Gussies Electric Boat Awards Finals Voting
VOTING in THE GUSSIES is OVER.
CLICK »» HERE TO SEE THE 2021 WINNERS
Voting round ended July 26.
Gustave Trouvé is the inventor of the outboard boat motor, an electric motor that he used to propel his boat ‘Le Téléphone’ down the Seine River in Paris in 1881. “The Gussies” – the international awards exclusively for electric boats – are named in his honour. You can read more about M. Trouvé and the awards »» here
FINALISTS
The 2021 Awards launched on May 26, the 140th anniversary of Trouvé’s historic trip down the Seine, with the opening of nominations. Voting began June 15 and these Finalists have been selected through a combination of online public voting and weighted ballots cast by an International Panel of representatives from: Electric Boat Association (UK), Electric Boat Association of America, The Electric Boat Association of Greece, Swiss Association for Zero Emission Boats, Electric Boat Association of Canada, Alternate Fuels Committee: Inland Waterways International, and Venice Agenda 2028.
The eventual winners of the 2021 Gussies Awards will be selected from these finalists by the same formula of public and panel voting.
There are 5 categories of electric boats:
- Electric Boats Up To 8m / 26ft*
- Electric Boats Up To 8m / 26ft*
- Electric Boats Designed for Paying Passengers*
- Customized / DIY Electric Boats
- Electric Sailboats
In the three categories designated with an asterisk* there are sub-categories: boats already in Production and boats in Development.
Voting closed at midnight, EST, July 26, 2021.
Winners will be announced on July 27, 2021, the 119th anniversary of the death of Gustave Trouvé in 1902.
THE BOATS
The page below has a Photo Gallery and Ballot for each category and sub-category.
You can click on the image of any boat in any Gallery for a larger image slide show of Finalists in the category, and click on the ‘more info’ link of any boat to visit the manufacturer’s site or source of extra information.
Up To 8m / 26ft: Boats in Production
There are 7 Finalists instead of 6 because of a tie.
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Up To 8m / 26ft: Boats In Development
Over 8m / 26ft: Boats In Production
Over 8m /26ft: Boats In Development
Boats for Paying Passengers: In Operation
Boats for Paying Passengers: In Development
Customized / DIY Electric Boats
Electric Sailboats
Baltic 68 Café Racer
Baltic Yachts • Finland
Designed to deliver an electrifying performance in more ways than one, this easy to handle Day Sailer is boosted by green power. Her un-plug and go electric propulsion and generation system is super eco-friendly and she’s finished to a luxurious standard on-deck and below. The majority of the hull structure uses naturally grown fibres as a reinforcement reducing the yacht’s environmental impact. The yacht comes with a beautiful and durable alternative cork deck material from Marinedeck exterior. This low local emissions yacht is designed for thrilling, quick and easy sailing, just unplug, step aboard and enjoy!.
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I think you need a category for electric tenders.
Thanks, Michael. We are already talking about how to adjust/revise/expand the categories for next year – good to get your input and suggestion.
How about a category for electric drive manufacturers?
Thanks, Jonathan. We are already talking about how to adjust/revise/expand the categories for next year – good to get your input and suggestion.
Boats are great!!
Hunters Yard should really be in the sailing boats category 😉
Thanks for this comment, Gawain. This is only the second year of The Gussies, so it is still a bit of a learning curve 🙂 The awards will continue to evolve and discussions are already underway for the categories to be adjusted and possibly expanded for next year.
I wish we could reach more participants (companies etc.) in Europe and Asia