Boating professionals invited to present their innovations
For the 29th time, the organisers of the METS show, the meeting place for professionals in the nautical industry, will hold their innovation competition in November. The DAME Award, a recognised prize in the sector, will be awarded for the most innovative product offered to boaters and boat builders. In addition to the main prize, 6 awards are given in each field of recreational equipment:
- Marine electronics and related software
- Interior equipment, furniture, material and electrical equipment used in cabins
- Deck equipment, Sails, Rigging
- Clothing and accessories for the crew
- Rescue and safety equipment
- Machine, propulsion, mechanical and electrical systems and equipment
"Since receiving the DAME Award, we have received about 100 serious requests from all over the world," says Ken Wittamore, CEO of Triskel Marine, winner in 2018 for its electric generator .
Selection process
The DAME Award is open to exhibitors and co-exhibitors of the METS Trade fair in Amsterdam. The more than 1600 potential candidates are invited to submit their innovation applications before 24 September 2019. Every year, between half and a third of the nautical equipment manufacturers in the competition pass the nomination stage. They are then selected by a jury of professionals before the official results are announced in November at the opening of the METS exhibition.
The money collected through registrations, amounting to 150 euros per product presented, is shared between two charitable associations: The Little Optimist Trust and Sailing4handicaps working for access to navigation.
