AMSTERDAM – At the 2023 METSTRADE Show, IMPACD Boats won the International Boat Builder Award with its 3D-printed IMPACD 570 tender made of recycled plastic.
Quite a feat as no fewer than 36 companies from 14 countries had been shortlisted. These included Impacd Boats, Saffier Yachts (also from the Netherlands) and Britain’s Sunreef Yachts.
The ‘Eco-focused Boat of the Year’ jury settled on Impacd Boats, which arrived on the market only last year.
“We have watched Impacd Boats make it to the finalist stage of this category in 2022, and we’ve watched their progress,” said the jury. “They have taken 3D-printed boats into mainstream production and sales. The 570 is Impacd’s sixth, efficient model, trailblazing the potential for additive manufacturing. Well-researched, sustainable practices are embedded in this start-up’s activities, making it our stand-out choice this year.”
Impacd Boats is very serious about sustainable boating.
According to a Delft University of Technology report, its tenders are 74% more sustainable than conventional ones. Every Impacd tender is powered by an electric motor and made of recycled materials that are recyclable at the end of their technical life cycle.
“Not only the tender is sustainable,” says the yard. “Their styling and furnishing are of sustainable origin. We ensure a clean, sustainable and green future for the next generations.”
