Chaparral Awards
The movies have their Oscars, Broadway’s best get their Tony’s and professional sports have their MVP and Cy Young winners. In the marine industry, the best performing and best built boats are honored by receiving their awards from Powerboat Magazine. Chaparral has won more of these product excellence “Emmy’s” than any other boat manufacturer.
- 1981 Best Value Under $11K - 187 XL
- 1982 Best Value $14 - 18K - 198 XLC
- 1983 Full-Size Boat of the Year - 235 XLC
- 1984 Most Impressive New Model - 215 XLC
- 1985 Most Impressive New Model - 200 XLC
- 1986 Best Value Over $24K - Villain III
- 1987 Outstanding New Model - 225 XLC
- 1987 Outstanding Best Offshore Value - Villain IV
- 1988 Outstanding New Model - 2300 SX
- 1989 Best Value Over $30K - 2550 SX Sport
- 1990 Compact Boat of the Year - 1800 SL
- 1991 Boat of the Year - SLV Villain
- 1992 Best Value Under $40K - 2550 SX
- 1993 Boat of the Year - 2500 SX
- 1994 Outstanding Compact Styling - 1830 SS
- 1995 Outstanding Compact Value - 1930 SS
- 1995 Boat of the Year - 2330 Anniversary Edition
- 1996 Outstanding Mid-Size Performance - 2335 SS
- 1997 Outstanding Cuddy Cabin Performance - 2135 SS
- 1999 Sport Cruiser of the Year - 2835 SS
- 2000 Runabout of the Year - 230 SSi
- 2001 Runabout of the Year - 220 SSi
- 2003 Outstanding Runabout Value - 210 SSi
- 2004 Runabout of the Year - 256 SSi
- 2005 Outstanding Runabout Performance - 255 SSi
- 2006 Outstanding Runabout Value - 276 SSi
- 2008 Runabout of the Year - 284 Sunesta
“Our standards have risen with the quality of the boats we test. We look harder at build quality and we’re tougher on performance. Good isn’t enough, because just about every boat we test these days is good. To win an award in this program, a boat has to be exceptional.”
The Editors, Powerboat Magazine