Product Categories

Innovation Award product categories vary by show as follows:

IBEX Innovative Products Categories (Trade and/or OEM products)

Boatbuilding Methods & Materials (techniques and equipment to build boats)
Deck Equipment and Hardware (Rigging, rope, docking and anchoring equipment, boat covers, canvas work, T-tops/arches, stainlesswork, mooring gear, steering mechanisms and wheels, exterior and underwater lighting, etc.)
Furnishings & Interior Parts (appliances, furniture, lighting, textiles, interior systems, galley)
Mechanical Systems (air conditioning, heating, plumbing, ventilation, pumps, tanks and fuel systems, etc.)
Electrical Systems (AC/DC onboard and shore power systems, batteries, control apparatus, battery management tools, etc.)
Inboard Engines (stern drives, jet drives, diesel and gas inboard engines, struts and shafts, inboard engine equipment)
Outboard Engines (outboard engines and electrical systems, trolling motors and props for outboards)
Boatyard and Dealer Hardware and Software (yard installed boat lifts, cranes, docks, marina equipment and software -management programs, inventory and job flow software, etc.)
Propulsion Parts, Propellers (engine equipment and gauges, trim tabs, engine maintenance)
Boat Care and Maintenance (coatings, chemicals, paints, finishes, additives, oils and tools)
OEM Electronics (entertainment, navigational, onboard systems, instrumentation, sonar, software, etc.)
Trailers, Parts and Trailer Accessories
Safety Equipment

In addition: An Environmental Award may be given for any product (entered in any category) that provides an environmental benefit in the marine market. This is NOT a category that can be entered, and products will be selected from all products entered, regardless of category.

Miami Innovative Products Categories (consumer products)

Please Note: All boats entered in the Innovation Awards must be NMMA Certified.

Consumer Electronics, Mobile Applications and Software
Personal Gear, Soft Goods, Watersports Equipment and Consumer Fishing Products (clothing, footwear, lures, water toys, etc.)
Consumer Safety Equipment
Trailer, Parts and Trailer Accessories
Propulsion (outboard and inboard engines, trim tabs, gauges, engine maintenance and propellers)
Inflatables, Small Boats (up to 15') and Tenders
Runabouts and Fishing Craft to 24’
Power Boats (25' to 60' - including fishing craft, cruisers, mutlihulls, trawlers, sportboats, etc.)
Power Boats (61' and up - including fishing craft, cruisers, mutlihulls, trawlers, sportboats, etc.)
PWCs and Jet Boats
Deck and Pontoon Boats
Sailboats (mono, multi-hull, all lengths)
Docking and Fendering Equipment (owner installed docks, boatwhips, boatlifts, davits, cranes, fenders or fendering systems, dock lights and dock-mounted accessories and hardware, etc.)
Deck Equipment (Rigging, rope, anchoring equipment, boat covers, canvas work, T-tops/arches, stainlesswork, mooring gear, steering mechanisms and wheels, exterior and underwater lighting, BBQs, blocks, winches/winch handles, screens, vents, etc.)
Mechanical & Electrical Systems (AC/DC onboard and shore power systems, batteries, control apparatus, battery management tools, inverters, chargers, air conditioning, heating, plumbing, ventilation, pumps, tanks and fuel systems, solar panels, etc.)
Boat Care and Maintenance (coatings, chemicals, paints, finishes, additives, oils and tools)
Furnishings & Interior Parts (appliances, furniture, lighting, textiles, galley,etc.)