Design & Leadership Award Winners

BEST IN SAIL 24-40M sponsored by the International SeaKeeper’s Society
GELLICEAUX
BUILDER: SOUTHERN WIND
INTERIOR & EXTERIOR DESIGNER: NAUTA DESIGN
NAVAL ARCHITECT: FARR YACHT DESIGN

GELLICEAUX STANDS AS A TRUE MARVEL OF SUSTAINABLE SAILING, FEATURING A CUTTING-EDGE DIESEL-ELECTRIC HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM. AS THE FIRST SOUTHERN WIND PROJECT DESIGNED FROM THE GROUND UP AS A HYBRID, SHE IS PAVING THE WAY FOR ECO-FRIENDLY PERFORMANCE SAILING. THIS YACHT SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATES THE LATEST DESIGN INNOVATIONS, ENSURING THEY HARMONIZE PERFECTLY WITH THE SLEEK EXTERIOR, CREATING A COHESIVE AND FORWARD-THINKING SAILING EXPERIENCE.

BEST IN SAIL 40M+
SARISSA
BUILDER: ROYAL HUISMAN
INTERIOR DESIGNER: LIAIGRE
EXTERIOR DESIGNER & NAVAL ARCHITECT: MALCOLM MCKEON YACHT DESIGN

SARISSA IS THE FIRST LARGE SAILING YACHT TO BE EQUIPPED WITH INNOVATIVE RETRACTABLE PROPULSION COMBINED WITH ELECTRIC DRIVE. SARISSA EMBODIES THE FINEST CRAFTSMANSHIP OF ROYAL HUISMAN, SEAMLESSLY BLENDING INNOVATIVE DESIGN, ENGINEERING, LUXURY, AND PERFORMANCE. 

BEST IN MOTOR <500 GT sponsored by Informa
GREY
BUILDER: TANKOA
INTERIOR DESIGNER: GIORGIO CASSETTA STUDIO
EXTERIOR DESIGNER: FRANCESCO PASZKOWSKI DESIGN
NAVAL ARCHITECT: NAMES

GREY MARKS THE DEBUT OF THE S501 “EVO” VERSION, SHOWCASING LUXURIOUS FEATURES SUCH AS A GLASS-SIDED SWIMMING POOL AND A SUNDECK JACUZZI ADORNED WITH AN IMPRESSIVE BACKLIT AGATE BAR. WITH FIVE EXPANSIVE OUTDOOR SPACES, IT PROVIDES AN UNMATCHED EXPERIENCE FOR GUESTS SEEKING BOTH ELEGANCE AND COMFORT ON THE WATER.

BEST IN MOTOR 500<1500 GT sponsored by Robert Allen Law
SPARTA
BUILDER: HEESEN
INTERIOR & EXTERIOR DESIGNER:  WINCH DESIGN
NAVAL ARCHITECT: VAN OOSSANEN NAVAL ARCHITECTS

SPARTA EXEMPLIFIES HEESEN’S COMMITMENT TO INNOVATION, WITH BOLD, SLEEK EXTERIORS THAT RADIATE BOTH POWER AND ELEGANCE, DESIGNED IN COLLABORATION WITH WINCH DESIGN. EVERY DETAIL OF SPARTA IS CRAFTED TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS, FROM ITS STATE-OF-THE-ART ENGINEERING TO ITS BESPOKE FINISHES, MAKING IT A TRUE MASTERPIECE IN BOTH DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE.

BEST IN MOTOR 1500+ GT sponsored by AkzoNobel
MALIA
BUILDER: GOLDEN YACHTS
INTERIOR DESIGNER: STUDIO VAFIADIS, STUDIO MASSARI
EXTERIOR DESIGNER: STUDIO VAFIADIS
NAVAL ARCHITECT: NHELLAS

COMBINING TIMELESS ELEGANCE WITH MODERN AMENITIES, MALIA OFFERS AN EXCEPTIONAL CRUISING EXPERIENCE. ITS SLEEK EXTERIOR DESIGN IS MATCHED BY SPACIOUS, BEAUTIFULLY APPOINTED INTERIORS, PROVIDING A PERFECT BLEND OF COMFORT AND STYLE. THE DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF THE INTERIORS COME TO LIFE THROUGH THE MASSARI DESIGN TEAM’S VISION AND REINTERPRETATION OF CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN STYLE, ELEGANT AND REFINED, WITH A COLOR PALETTE MAINLY BASED ON SHADES OF WHITE, TOBACCO AND DARK BROWN.

BEST IN REFIT
H3
BUILDER: OCEANCO
INTERIOR & EXTERIOR DESIGNER:   REYMOND LANGTON DESIGN
NAVAL ARCHITECT: OCEANCO & LATERAL NAVAL ARCHITECTS

GROUNDBREAKING IN ITS INNOVATION AND TRANSFORMED AS NEVER SEEN BEFORE, H3 WAS A TRAILBLAZER FROM THE START. THE REBUILD INCLUDED INCREASING THE VESSEL’S LENGTH BY 10M AT THE AFT, NOT ONLY INTEGRATE A NEW POOL, BUT ALSO TO CREATE A SPACIOUS BEACH CLUB ON THE LOWER DECK.  REPRESENTING A PROJECT OF UNPARALLELED SCALE AND INGENUITY, THE MISSION WAS CLEAR; TO ELEVATE A ONCE STATE OF THE ART VESSEL FROM TWO DECADES AGO TO ALIGN WITH TODAY’S RIGOROUS STANDARDS IN TECHNOLOGY, SAFETY, PERFORMANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS. 

BEST IN INTERIOR SAIL
SARISSA
BUILDER: ROYAL HUISMAN
INTERIOR DESIGNER: LIAIGRE
EXTERIOR DESIGNER & NAVAL ARCHITECT: MALCOLM MCKEON YACHT DESIGN

SARISSA’S SPACIOUS, OPEN-PLAN INTERIORS ARE THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED TO ADAPT FOR BOTH RELAXATION AND ENTERTAINMENT, OFFERING A PERFECT HARMONY OF FUNCTIONALITY AND REFINED ELEGANCE. THE DESIGN HAD TO BE INTELLIGENT, FORWARD THINKING, AND BALANCE BEAUTIFUL DESIGN WITH FUNCTIONAL OPERATION AND MAXIMUM SPACE FOR GUESTS, BUT WITH SMART AND EFFICIENT STORAGE SOLUTIONS BOTH FOR GUESTS AND FOR THE CREW’S OPERATION.

BEST IN INTERIOR MOTOR sponsored by Moore & Company
SPARTA
BUILDER: HEESEN
INTERIOR & EXTERIOR DESIGNER:  WINCH DESIGN
NAVAL ARCHITECT: VAN OOSSANEN NAVAL ARCHITECTS

THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DESIGN OF SPARTA IS THE WORK OF WINCH DESIGN, WHOSE EXPERTISE IN CREATING ELEGANT AND FUNCTIONAL SPACES IS REFLECTED IN THIS YACHT. THE DESIGN COMBINES SOPHISTICATION WITH PRACTICALITY, ENSURING THAT BOTH THE EXTERIOR LINES AND INTERIOR SPACES ARE AS BEAUTIFUL AS THEY ARE FUNCTIONAL. WINCH DESIGN’S APPROACH ENHANCES THE YACHT’S OVERALL AESTHETIC, MAKING IT A TRUE MASTERPIECE. WHAT HEESEN AND WINCH HAVE ACHIEVED IS A UNIQUE HARMONY BETWEEN INTERIOR, EXTERIOR, ENGINEERING, AND DECKS.

YACHT OF THE YEAR sponsored by Wright Maritime Group and Cayman Registry
SARISSA
BUILDER: ROYAL HUISMAN
INTERIOR DESIGNER: LIAIGRE
EXTERIOR DESIGNER & NAVAL ARCHITECT: MALCOLM MCKEON YACHT DESIGN

SARISSA’S OWNERS WANTED THE BOAT TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE WITH THE VERY BEST ON THE RACECOURSE AND AT THE SAME TIME, HAVE THE LOWEST NOISE AND VIBRATION LEVELS OF ANY LARGE SAILING YACHT. SHE ALSO HAD TO BE COMFORTABLE IN BIG SEAS, SAFELY HANDLING OCEAN PASSAGES. THE STEERING HAD TO BE MANUAL – THE OWNERS WANTED TO FEEL THE POWER THROUGH THEIR FINGERTIPS. ALTHOUGH SARISSA HAD TO BLEND PERFORMANCE AND LUXURY, THE OWNERS HAD A CLEAR VISION OF WHERE TO DRAW THE LINE BETWEEN THE TWO.

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Reception sponsored by Wright Maritime Group.