Nominations are now open for the 6th annual Gustave Trouvé Awards for Excellence in Electric Boats and Boating, presented by sponsors EPTechnologies and Nautical Ventures.
Anyone, including boatyards and manufacturers, can nominate a boat in any of the 9 categories, however only one boat from any manufacturer is eligible in any one category.
‘The Gussies’ were created in 2020 to recognize the inventors, designers, manufacturers, entrepreneurs and visionaries who are making advances every day to develop clean, quiet, zero emission technologies and innovations to reduce reliance on fossil fuel for marine propulsion.
The awards are named to honour Gustave Trouvé, a prolific French inventor with over 75 patents – among them the world’s first outboard boat motor, which he devised so that he could detach the motor from his prototype electric boat ‘Le Teléphone’ and take it home for further work in his Paris apartment.
Nominations are accepted until Midnight EST, Sunday 19 October 2025
Panellist Selection of Finalists: 20-26 October
Finalists will be announced and Public Voting begins 27 October 27 2025
Voting ends Midnight EST, Sunday 16 November 2025.
Winners will be announced Wednesday 19 November 19 2025.
To find out more about the categories, criteria and rules, to nominate a boat yourself and to track the entries, head to https://thegussies.com