{"id":4746,"date":"2025-02-13T10:04:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=4746"},"modified":"2025-02-13T10:04:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:04:37","slug":"2024-boat-of-the-year-monterey-elite-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=4746","title":{"rendered":"2024 Boat of the Year: Monterey Elite 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    2024 Boat of the Year: Monterey Elite 30<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<section class=\"hydra-container\">\n<div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTG325-BOTY-Monterey-Elite-30-1024x768.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"hydra-image disable-lazyload\" alt=\"2024 Boat of the Year: Monterey Elite 30\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTG325-BOTY-Monterey-Elite-30-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTG325-BOTY-Monterey-Elite-30-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTG325-BOTY-Monterey-Elite-30-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTG325-BOTY-Monterey-Elite-30-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTG325-BOTY-Monterey-Elite-30.jpg 2000w\">                <\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The innovative layout on the Monterey Elite 30 combines the best qualities of multiple boat types.<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Florida Film &amp; Tape\/Clayton Dodwell<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/section>\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s Note: Today, at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiboatshow.com\/en\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discover Boating Miami Boat Show,<\/a>\u00a0Monterey Boats\u2019 Elite 30 was awarded the Boat of the Year trophy by Editor-in-Chief Kevin Falvey. Look for our video with\u00a0complete\u00a0coverage of that event,\u00a0coming soon.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"wxuzj5efbz\" src=\"https:\/\/boatingmag.dragonforms.com\/wxuzj5efbz\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border:0; width: 100%;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Boating<\/em>\u2019s Boat of the Year (BOTY) stands as the most prestigious award in recreational boating. Why? There are many reasons, including the decades-long history of editorial objectivity used to select the BOTY. Boatbuilders do not pay to be considered for the award, nor do advertising dollars sway our Tech Team\u2019s decision. The record stands for itself: Non-advertisers, and those who advertise very little, have both earned the honor of\u00a0Boat of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>What, then, is the BOTY criteria?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>First, it must be a boat we have tested in the \u00adpreceding year. It must also meet or exceed all ABYC, NMMA, and other industry standards and \u00adregulations. The determining factor, though, is that the boat must excel in its category more than any other boat stands out in any other category. Often, and again the record bears this out, the BOTY is copied and sets a trend, advancing the state of the sport.<\/p>\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qc8HLww0SDk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>For 2024, we chose Monterey\u2019s Elite 30 as BOTY by virtue of its layout. It\u2019s the result of a new way of seeing boat design\u2014melding the best features of a dual-console, a center-console and a bowrider. In doing so, it changes the way we think about and use boats. Congratulations, Monterey!<\/p>\n<p>Read our full review of the Monterey Elite 30, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/boats\/2024-monterey-elite-30-boat-test\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/boats\/2024-boat-of-the-year-monterey-elite-30\/\">2024 Boat of the Year: Monterey Elite 30<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/\">Boating Mag<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Kevin Falvey<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/boats\/2024-boat-of-the-year-monterey-elite-30\/\">Go to boatingmag<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024 Boat of the Year: Monterey Elite 30 The innovative layout on the Monterey Elite 30 combines the best qualities of multiple boat types. Florida Film &amp; Tape\/Clayton Dodwell Editor\u2019s Note: Today, at the\u00a0Discover Boating Miami Boat Show,\u00a0Monterey Boats\u2019 Elite 30 was awarded the Boat of the Year trophy by Editor-in-Chief Kevin Falvey. 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