Australia’s leading aluminium boat brand, Quintrex won two prestigious 2007 AMIF awards in the categories “Day Boat of the Year” and “Fishing Trailerable Boat of the Year (Aluminium Under 6m)” for the 580 Freedom Cruiser and 580 Coast Runner respectively, on Thursday 24th May, 2007.

Quintrex’s innovative 580 Freedom Cruiser began the winning streak in early May, being awarded Modern Boating magazine’s “Aluminium Boat of the Year” in Sydney.

Finalists for the annual Modern Boating awards were selected from models tested by Modern Boating over the last 12 months.

Quintrex National Sales & Marketing Manager Damien Duncan said the awards are a wonderful acknowledgment of the company’s dedication to innovation and quality.

“We are ecstatic with our wins at the AMIF awards and are particularly proud of our 580 Freedom Crusier for taking out both AMIF’s “Day Boat of the Year” and Modern Boating’s “Aluminium Boat of the Year”,” Damien said.

“Launched at Melbourne Boat Show last year, the 580 Freedom Cruiser is the first of its kind in the Australian aluminium boating industry with its stern drive transom design and built-in MerCruiser engine.

“The model is a huge credit to our research and development team who continually strive to cement Quintrex as a market leader,” he said.

Quintrex also received two Commendation awards at the AMIF Awards in the “Cruiser Trailerable (Aluminium Under 6m)” and “Fishing Trailerable (Aluminium Under 6m)” for the 540 Freedom Cruiser and 580 Top Ender models respectively.