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In this final 35th DAME Design Award anniversary article, Kim Hollamby pauses to reflect on the trajectory of leisure marine equipment development over that time span and speculates on future areas of focus for designers.

Marine equipment design: the past and future explored

Former Indian Navy officer Darsitha Babu answers our questions about her career journey from uniformed service as a trained engineer, to preparing for a civilian maritime career in the Netherlands, inspired by people she met at Metstrade 2025

Military to civilian – the maritime industry career switch

From artificial intelligence and marine marketing to retail transformation, emerging technologies and market trends, the North American Stage will explore the forces shaping the recreational marine industry.

Navigating Change: North American Industry Leaders Take the Stage at Metstrade 2026

Hundreds of companies launch their latest products during Metstrade, believing that the media furore around the industry showcase offers the best chance to get their ‘wares’ in front of boatbuilders and the wider industry.

But then there’s no PR or marketing for the rest of the year.

The biggest mistake companies make after Metstrade

Start-Ups get introduced to the international community of yachting professionals every year at Metststrade Show. Upcoming edition, seventeen (17) start-ups will present their innovations at the Leisure Marine Start-Up area in Hall 5, with eight (8) newly founded companies presenting advanced products at the Superyacht Start-Up area in hall 8. Brightness radiates from these assemblies of fresh technology-driven entrepreneurs.

Clever new products simplify yachting: Tech-driven new companies are launched at Start-Up areas (1)

Forward technology from bright fresh entrepreneurs often results in new companies that bring a new perspective on things in the markets they penetrate. Such is the case with companies at the Leisure Boating Start-Up area and the Superyacht Start-Up area at Metstrade.

Digital tools improve boating:  Tech-driven new companies are launched at Start-Up areas (2)

For the past 18 months double Boat Builder Award winner Chomarat has been a key partner within an industrial alliance responsible for establishing a viable circular GRP manufacturing model in the marine industry.

Circular economy pioneer in Metstrade Construction Materials Zone

Marine equipment design has a profound effect on the final visual impact of a boat’s exterior, as well as its successful operation. Here we look at three DAME overall winners that successfully blended form and function to improve owner experiences

DAME Design Award winners that cleared the deck

Audience engagement, sailing athlete’s personal stories, goodwill campaigns and complicated logistics define the wide array of innovations currently shaping the development of sail racing. These topics will be discussed during the Yacht Racing Forum (YRF), held alongside Metstrade, November 19 and 20. Speakers from the YRF allow a peak preview of the issues at hand.

Challenges for the race track

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Marine equipment design: the past and future explored

Military to civilian – the maritime industry career switch

Navigating Change: North American Industry Leaders Take the Stage at Metstrade 2026

The biggest mistake companies make after Metstrade

Clever new products simplify yachting: Tech-driven new companies are launched at Start-Up areas (1)

Digital tools improve boating: Tech-driven new companies are launched at Start-Up areas (2)

Circular economy pioneer in Metstrade Construction Materials Zone

DAME Design Award winners that cleared the deck

Challenges for the race track

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