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Last night, the winners of the 2014 Motor Boat Awards were unveiled at a Gala Dinner and Award Ceremony, attended by more than 250 international guests and hosted by IPC Marine Media at The Landmark Hotel in London. Motor Boat Awards went to winning boats in nine categories, varying in size from 16-foot Starterboats to super-luxury Custom Yachts. Additional seven boats were Highly Commended by the judges.

MBA 2014 Winners

The Award Ceremony was co-hosted by the editors of Motor Boat & Yachting and Motor Boats Monthly, Hugo Andreae and Rob Peake. These two IPC Marine Media titles launched the Awards in 2007 and their experienced journalists make up the judging panel.

A total of 55 boats were selected as finalists for the 2014 awards and the winners came from Austria, England , Italy and the US.

The US-built Bayliner Element won the ‘Starter Boat’ Category, which Motor Boats Monthly editor Rob Peake described as: “the perfect first step afloat financially, as well as practically”.

The Austrian-built Frauscher 1017 GT yacht tender collected top spot in the ‘Performance Boat’ category thanks to its “outstandingly fast, agile hull and outrageously beautiful design”.

The ‘Wheelhouse and Walkaround’ category was won by UK builder Trusty Boats for its new Trusty T28, which the judges praised as “a handsome and adaptable craft with a classic ‘little ship’ feel”.

The Outer Reef 700 yacht took the honours in the ‘Trawler Yachts and Aft Cabin’ category, with Motor Boat & Yachting editor Hugo Andreae saying: “it does everything a world class trawler yacht should and matches it with a level of build quality and customisation that we would never have believed possible at this price.”

The first of two Italian winners from Azimut – Benetti was the Azimut Atlantis 34 in the ‘Sportscruiser up to 45ft’ category with Rob Peake praising the way clever cost savings had given “ordinary motorboaters a chance to buy into one of boating’s most exclusive marques”.

The ‘Sportscruiser over 45ft’ category was dominated by UK boats, but it was the Sunseeker San Remo that took the prize on the night. Motor Boat & Yachting editor Hugo Andreae admitted that this was one of the hardest fought categories saying the Sunseeker won through because “it perfectly balances the demands of sleek, sporty looks with generous space below decks. It’s also beautifully built and huge fun to drive”.

Plymouth-based UK builder Princess Yachts International won the ‘Flybridge up to 55ft’ category with its new Princess 43, which the judges described as being “so refined, spacious, classy and capable that it’s hard to see why buyers at this price would look anywhere else”.

The Azimut 80 superyacht made it two wins from two for the Italian yard Azimut-Benetti when it was announced as the winner of the ‘Flybridge over 55ft’ category because “it delivers on every level, matching designer looks with sophisticated finishes, fabulous entertaining spaces and a driving experience which exceeded all expectations”.

Ferretti made it a third win for the Italians as the superyacht Ferretti 960 won the highly-prized ‘Custom Yacht’ category. Motor Boat & Yachting’s specialist custom yacht contributor, Alan Harper, said: “It stretches the limits of customer expectations to a whole new level, delivering a genuine superyacht experience without the associated costs, complexities and risks”.

Alongside the three UK-manufactured boats that won on the night, a further three were highly commended by the judges – the English Harbour Yachts 16, the Hardy 62 and the Pearl 75 yacht in the ‘Starter Boat’, ‘Trawler Yachts and Aft Cabin’ and ‘Flybridge over 55ft’ categories respectively. This reflects the UK’s continuing position as a leader in the design and manufacture of leisure boats.

This year the reader-nominated Garmin Europe Outstanding Service Award was presented to Norfolk Yacht Agency whose customers “convinced the judges not just with sheer force of numbers but with their heartfelt enthusiasm for the service they’d received”.

The final award of the night, The Judges’ Special Award, was given to Williams Performance Tenders for its outstanding contribution to the marine industry. On presenting the award to founding partners and brothers Matthew and John Hornsby, editor of Motor Boat & Yachting, Hugo Andreae said: “Williams are one of the outstanding stars of the British boat building industry. From a small shed in their parents’ back garden, they have grown into the UK’s most prolific boat builder.”

Simon Owen, Publishing Director of IPC Marine Media, congratulated the winners, summarising, ‘The wide range of nationalities we have welcomed onto the stage tonight perfectly reflects the growing international reach and appeal of Motor Boat & Yachting and Motorboats Monthly. Despite the harshness of recent years, it’s enormously gratifying to be in the company of winners and finalists who have once more impressed our judges with their mixture of high quality construction, design innovation and outstanding on-water performance.’

The 2014 Motor Boat Awards Pre-Dinner Drinks Reception was sponsored by Intellian and, after dinner, guests enjoyed a celebratory drink at the Motor Boat Awards Post Dinner Bar, sponsored by Dometic.

WINNERS OF THE MOTOR BOAT AWARDS 2014

Starter Boats Winner:  Bayliner Element Manufacturer Brunswick Corporation (USA) • High Commended – English Harbour Yachts 16 (UK)

Performance Boats Winner:  Frauscher 1017 GT Manufacturer Frauscher (Austria)

Wheelhouse and Walkaround Winner:  Trusty T28 Manufacturer Trusty Boats (UK) • High Commended – Contest 52MC (Holland)

Trawler Yachts and Aft Cabin Winner:  Outer Reef 700 Manufacturer Outer Reef Yachts (USA) • High Commended – Hardy 62 (UK)

Sportscruiser up to 45ft Winner:  Atlantis 34 Manufacturer Azimut-Benetti (Italy) • High Commended – Elan Power 30 (Croatia)

Sportscruiser over 45ft Winner:  Sunseeker San Remo Manufacturer Sunseeker International (UK)

Flybridge up to 55ft Winner:  Princess 43 Manufacturer Princess International (UK) • High Commended – Monte Carlo 5 (France)

Flybridge over 55ft Winner:  Azimut 80 Manufacturer Azimut-Benetti (Italy) • High Commended Pearl 75 (UK)

Custom Yacht Winner:  Ferretti 960 Manufacturer Ferretti Group (Italy) • High Commended – Monte Fino ecHo 85 Garmin Europe Outstanding Service Award Winner: Norfolk Yacht Agency The Judges’ Special Award Williams Performance Tenders

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Murder and other violent crime dropped across the U.S. last year, FBI data shows

WASHINGTON — Crime, including serious violent incidents like murder and rape, dropped nationally from 2022 to 2023, according to new data released by the FBI on Monday.

Violent crime was down about 3% from 2022 to 2023, and property crime took a similar drop of 2.4%, the FBI reported in its annual "Summary of Crime in the Nation." The most serious crimes went down significantly: murder and non-negligent manslaughter were down an estimated 11.6% — the largest single year decline in two decades — while rape decreased by an estimated 9.4%.

Preliminary numbers showed that 2024 crime numbers were also dropping for the early part of this year, continuing a trend of easing crime as the U.S. has come out of the pandemic.

Among property crimes, burglary decreased by an estimated 7.6%. Motor vehicle theft, however, was up by an estimated 12.6% between 2022 and 2023. Recorded incidents of shoplifting were also up: from 999,394 in 2022 to 1,149,336 in 2023, which is roughly the same level of incidents reported in 2019, before the pandemic. (Store closures and COVID-19 security measures likely decreased shoplifting in 2020 and 2021, and may have affected 2022 incidents as well.)

Public perception of crime is often out of step with the facts , especially in the age of social media, ease of digital communications between neighbors and doorbell cameras, when Americans may be more aware of individual crimes than they would have been in the past.

But the violent crime rate dropped from 2022 to 2023, from 377.1 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2022 to 363.8 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2023, the new FBI data shows.

During a campaign stop in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, on Monday evening, former President Donald Trump had a different take on the numbers, claiming crime was "through the roof."

"Only a stupid person would say crime has gone down," Trump said. "You don't have to know anything about numbers. If you live in this country, you know crime has gone up."

As part of his 2024 campaign, Trump has tried to spread the notion that the United States is undergoing a crime wave, and he called the FBI's prior numbers a "fraud" during his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, saying that some cities weren't included. But the FBI factors in the information gaps into their estimates. The bureau noted that its 2023 data included full-year numbers from "every city agency covering a population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants."

Overall, the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) collected information from 700 additional agencies in 2023 compared to 2022. The total population covered by the report is more than 315 million people, or 94.3% of the country.

President Joe Biden issued a statement Monday saying the FBI numbers confirm "that Americans are safer than when we took office," adding violent crime was near a 50-year low.

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Ryan J. Reilly is a justice reporter for NBC News.

Ken Dilanian is the justice and intelligence correspondent for NBC News, based in Washington.

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The winners of the 2014 World Superyacht Awards were announced last night at a glittering and star-studded awards ceremony held at the Amsterdam Maritime Museum.

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It was also mentioned that Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley are headed to NXT, where they will help train the younger talent and share their experience as two of the best in the business.

“They are under contract. They will be heading to the NXT brand. It’s more of a signing for the future.”

We have also reported that The Motor City Machine Guns are set to undergo a significant change in presentation upon their WWE debut. Fans can expect to see them next month, after which they will become a huge part of NXT programming. Therefore, we’ll have to wait and see how they will be booked after their debut.

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2014 Boat of the Year Award Nominees Announced

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Cruising World and Sailing World magazines announced their nominees for the 2014 Boat of the Year awards at the U.S. Sailboat Show in Annapolis, Md. The BOTY awards recognize and honor the best new sailboat models introduced to the North American market.

Special nominating panels, consisting of each magazine’s editors and select members of the judging panels, examined the new sailboat models.

Cruising World nominated 28 boats, split into eight categories:

Pocket Cruisers Cruising Sailboats Under 38 Feet Midsize Cruisers (39-40 Feet) Midsize Cruisers (41-45 Feet) Full-Size Production Cruisers Full-Size Semi-Custom Cruisers Midsize Multihulls, Under 50 Feet Full-Size Multihulls

“This is a fantastic fleet of new boats for 2014, with everything from sweet inshore pocket cruisers to a 63-foot world-class globe girdler and several riveting new multihulls,” said Cruising World Senior Editor and Boat of the Year Director Herb McCormick. “Our judging team is really looking forward to putting them through their paces on Chesapeake Bay.”

The nominated boats will now move on to the judging round. The Cruising World judges will focus on production boats laid out and equipped for coastal and offshore cruising and voyaging, while judges on the Sailing World panel will concentrate on boats designed and built with racing in mind.

The 2014 BOTY winners will be announced in the January issue of Cruising World and the January/February issue of Sailing World — both set to hit newsstands in mid-December. The 2014 awards mark the 30th anniversary of the BOTY awards for Sailing World and the 21st for Cruising World .

Cruising World nominees are:

Pocket Cruisers Fareast 26 Tartan Fantail Weekender Catalina 275 Sport Corsair Cruze 970

Cruising Sailboats Under 38 Feet Hanse 345 Beneteau Oceanis 38 Dehler 38

Midsize Cruisers (39-40 Feet) Blue Jacket 40 Alerion 41 Bavaria Cruiser 41 Dufour 410 Grand Large

Midsize Cruisers (41-45 Feet) Hunter 40 Bavaria Vision 42 Contest 42CS Xp 44

Full-Size Production Cruisers Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 469 Dufour 500 Beneteau Oceanis 55

Full-Size Semi-Custom Cruisers Tartan 4700 Saturn 48 Hylas 63

Midsize Multihulls Gemini Legacy 35 Lagoon 39 Atlantic 47 Mast Foil Catana 42 Carbon

Full-Size Multihulls Lagoon 52 Outremer 5X Fountaine Pajot Victoria 67

Sailing World nominated 19 performance-oriented models for its awards. “Every year at this time, it’s great to see the diversity that comes out of the sailboat industry, especially the performance-oriented raceboats,” said Sailing World Editor Dave Reed. “Our judges have a full complement of models to test, including a handful of sportboats, as well as multihulls, which are on top of everyone’s mind given the America’s Cup .”

Sailing World nominees are: Tiwal 3.2, J/88, Xp 44, Far East 18R, Far East 26, Alerion 41, Corsair Cruze 970, Ultralight 20, Catalina 275 Sport, Gunboat 60, Hanse 345, Dufour 410, MX-Next, RS Cat16, Tartan Fantail Weekender, Archambault A47, Blue Jacket 40, W Race Boats GP26, and Dehler 38.

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