Tickets are now on sale for the 65th Genoa International Boat Show, due to take place from 18 to 23 September.
As part of its support for a broader campaign of initiatives kicked off by the Italian Marine Industry Association to support and promote the training of students within the marine career market, the event is introducing a discounted ticket for under-25-year-olds, available for €13.
The association is also promoting the introduction of the new D1 licence, which can be obtained from the age of 16, and two events reserved for high schools: Nautica: orientarsi in un mare di opportunità (Boating: Charting a course through a sea of opportunities) and Nautica da diporto: le Istituzioni in sinergia con le imprese. Lavoro, formazione, apprendistato, orientamento scolastico (Boating industry: Synergies between institutions and businesses. Employment, training, apprenticeships, guidance), both taking place on 22 September.
The event plans to build on the success of the 2024 edition of the show, with the introduction of TechTrade Days 2025 – a two-day schedule designed for companies and professionals operating across the boating industry and aims to foster discussion, information exchange and networking opportunities among manufacturers, suppliers, designers, and shipyards. Taking place on 18 and 19 September, the TechTrade Days 2025 will feature a B2B format devoted to the latest innovations in the boating sector with 300 brands of boating equipment and components, with solutions for both OEM integration and deck outfitting, showcased in the show’s TechTrade area.
Nominations open for Design Innovation Award
Nominations are also now open for the sixth edition of the Design Innovation Award. Promoted by the Italian Marine Industry Association and the Genoa International Boat Show, the Design Innovation Award recognises the very best of research and innovation across the boating sector internationally, and the pinnacle of design and engineering excellence.
Last year’s winners included Dufour, Azimut, SanLorenzo, Musto and Solaris Yachts.
Celebrated Italian designer Walter De Silva will be acting as the president of the 2025 edition’s jury, which comprises international experts from the fields of boating, design and culture.
“I am thrilled to chair the jury of such a prestigious award, an award that aims to underline the importance of design, where innovation and design quality merge with sustainability and beauty,” says De Silva. “A constant search for beauty becomes the inspiration behind creating something that comes to life from the spark of an idea, behind the craftsmanship of designers, engineers and technicians, who transform that idea into sculptures infused with a timeless style, the essence of Made in Italy design. The excellence of the Italian boating industry thus takes on the role of a point of reference for the promotion of Italian design and for spreading the core values of beauty around the world.”
The award is open to all Italian and international exhibitors at 65th Genoa International Boat Show. Applications must be submitted online by 5th September 2025.
The ten awarded product categories are as follows:
- Sail, motor or inflatable boats (up to 10m LH)
- Sailing boats (up to 14 m LH and over 14m LH)
- Motorboats (up to 14 m LH and over 14m LH)
- Superyachts (over 24m LH)
- Maxi RIBs (over 10m LH)
- Multihulls
- Boating equipment and components
- Onboard electronics and software
Plus, three special awards:
- Outstanding innovation
- Outstanding career
- Outstanding talent: dedicated to high-potential ideas and entrepreneurial journeys.
Founded in 2020, the Design Innovation Award has become an international benchmark for those who design the future of boating: from designers to manufacturers, pioneers of innovation.
The Design Innovation Award now receives an average of over 90 project submissions.
The award ceremony will be held on 19th September 2025, in the the Palazzo Ducale in Genoa, as part of the 65th Genoa International Boat Show.
During previous editions, the Design Innovation Award has provided a springboard for emerging ideas and projects with a high innovative content, contributing to the visibility and development of new entrepreneurial trajectories across the boating sector.
Significant examples include Moi Composites (Milan Polytechnic), winner of the 2020 Innovation Award with the world’s first 3D printed fiberglass boat Mambo; UniBoat (University of Bologna), awarded in 2021 for a highly experimental university project on sustainable boating; and Ecoracer by nlcomp, which brought to the public’s attention the first racing boat built from natural fibre and recyclable thermoplastic resin.
“The Design Innovation Award is currently one of the most eagerly anticipated moments of the global boating scene. It provides a privileged observatory, not least because of the leading role the Italian boating sector plays worldwide, and a respected platform to host an intersection of the visions, languages and technologies that will shape the future of the industry,” says Piero Formenti, president of the Italian Marine Industry Association and Genoa Boat Show organising company I Saloni Nautici Srl.
“The Genoa International Boat Show and the Design Innovation Award share the same vision: to tell the story of an industry that is in a constant state of evolution. The Design Innovation Award rewards those who demonstrate the courage to innovate, to accept and face the challenge of sustainability and digital transition, to design without ever looking away from the future,” adds Marina Stella, general manager of the Italian Marine Industry Association, “The Award stands out as one of three world events in the sector and first on the Mediterranean.”
“Today, nautical design embodies a cultural frontier, where sustainability, innovation and formal identity are intertwined. The award is a tool to recognise and reward those who know how to interpret the changes taking place,” comments Luisa Bocchietto, architect and coordinator of the Award Steering Committee.
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