At Metstrade this morning in Amsterdam, the Dame Design Award was presented to LXNAV and its E360 chart plotter. The jury also announced eight category winners, 18 special mentions and two Environmental Design Award winners. There were 67 products nominated from a field of 146 entries.

“The jury had the unprecedented task of assessing 146 products this year. Each judge was acutely aware of the effort and investment that sat behind every product that we considered, whether complex or seemingly simple,” Patrick Hemp, ICOMIA technical director and acting awards chair, said in a statement.

“It’s also clear that market-changing design is being delivered by a broad variety of marine equipment businesses” he added. “We expect the industry’s long-established names to deliver products that propel the industry forward — and momentum from established companies has certainly picked up again in this year’s awards. However, new market entrants and startups are also making their mark. Our DAME Design Awards overall winner is a great example, as are the nominations for no less than five Metstrade and Superyacht Startup exhibitors, three of whom claimed well-deserved Special Mentions.”

The category and environmental award winners:

• Personal Equipment: FLIR Ocean Scout Pro

• Onboard Facilities, Comfort & Entertainment: Dometic CSX Refrigeration System

• Navigation & Communication: LXNAV E360 plotter

• Electronic & Electrical Systems: Simarine SAC15R (NMEA 2000 smart AC distribution unit)

• Propulsion & Dynamics: Dometic DG3 gyro stabilizer

• Deck Equipment: Softstep by One Palma

• Safety & Security Aboard: Garmin OnBoard system

• Manufacturing, Support Products & Materials: Supersede Marine Board

• Environmental Design Award winners: One Palma IFS Multi Tradewind sail, Digital Yacht Bilge IQ

The full jury report is available here.

The DAME program is organized, funded and hosted by Metstrade. Entry fees are donated to a charity selected by the Metstrade exhibition committee. A record $25,400 was donated to The Ocean Conservation Trust at the show’s opening ceremony.