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    by Peter Nielsen Feb 27, 2018 4 minutes
    Source: The Wauquiez Pilot 42 won lots of admirers

    New models from Sweden’s Najad got a lot of traffic

    the systems control panel on the Bavaria C65

    The Dinghy Go sailing RIB should make a good tender

    The world’s biggest boat and watersports show, held in Düsseldorf on the banks of Germany’s Rhine River each January, is the place to scope out emerging trends in the boat design and building.

    What would be the new trends for 2018 and beyond? Hint—sophisticated electronics figure strongly, along with other big-boat trickle-down features like variable-tint glass and dinghy garages. Arches to keep mainsheets out of cockpits are becoming more popular. Bow thrusters

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