Finalists for 2019 DAME Awards Include 14 NMMA Members
59 products have been nominated to enter the final rounds of judging for the 2019 Dame Design Award, including 14 NMMA member companies. The DAME Design Award winners will be announced at METSTRADE later this month in Amsterdam. NMMA applauds the following companies up for the Award:
- ACR Electronics, ResQLink View Personal Locator Beacon
- Dometic, Optimus Electric Remote Mount Steering Actuator
- Garmin, GPSMAP 86i and Force™ Trolling Motor
- Lumishore, Lumi-Link Wireless
- Lumitec (part of the METSTRADE USA Pavilion, Hall 12), Moray Flex Light
- Mercury Marine, 1st Mate
- Mustang Survival, Callan Waterproof Jacket and Callan Salopettes
- Navico, GHOST
- Raymarine, DockSense Alert Assisted Docking and M364C Marine Thermal Camera System
- Scanstrut, Scanstrut ROKK Wireless - Active/Edge
- SeaKeeper, SEAKEEPER 18
- Spinlock, Deckvest 6D Lifejacket
- Veethree (part of the METSTRADE USA Pavilion, Hall 12), R3 Round Touch Display
- Vesper Marine, Cortex
The DAME Design Award is the most significant marine equipment competition of its kind, focusing attention on the art and science of marine design in all aspects, from styling, functionality and innovation, through to ease of implementation, practicality of use – and even packaging. It is judged by a panel of top naval architects, boat, interior and industrial designers, plus user experts. To be nominated and then to win a DAME Category and attain the ultimate prize of DAME Award Overall Winner marks a product as being at the pinnacle of design practice in the industry.