9 may, Amsterdam hosted the ceremony of awarding the annual prize of the World Superyachts Awards 2015. The festive evening brought together leading planners, designers, shipbuilders and owners of super-yachts, as well as industry representatives. Main honors took Grace E, named “Motor yacht of the year” and the best motor yacht with a displacement of from 1300 MT to 2999 MT length up to 75m, as well as WinWin – “Sailing yacht of the year” and best sailing yacht with a length of from 30m to 44.99 m.
World Superyachts Awards was founded in 2005 as a fully unbiased and fair award. Nominations are awarded to sailing and motor super yachts in a range of different sizes and classes – a new, restored or converted. The winners are chosen by an independent jury.
The Winners Of The World Superyachts Awards 2015
Category: Motor yacht year
(Motor Yacht of the Year)
Yacht: Grace E
Ship Builder: Picchiotti – Perini Navi Group
Architect: Philippe Briand / Vitruvius
Exterior designer: Philippe Briand /Vitruvius
Interior designer: Rémi Tessier
Category: Sailing yacht year
(Sailing Yacht of the Year)
Yacht: WinWin
Ship Builder: Baltic Yachts
Architect: Javier Jaudenes
Exterior designer: Javier Jaudenes
Interior designer: Design Unlimited
Category: Displacement motor yacht from 1300т to 2999т from 75m and more
(Displacement Motor Yachts of 1300GT to 2999GT of 75m and above)
Yacht: Kismet
Naval Architect: Lürssen
Architect: Lürssen
Exterior designer: Espen Øino International
Interior designer: Reymond Langton
Category: semi-Displacement motor yacht from 1300т to 2999т less than 75m
(Displacement Motor Yachts of 1300GT to 2999GT of 75m below)
Yacht: Grace E
Ship Builder: Picchiotti – Perini Navi Group
Architect: Philippe Briand / Vitruvius
Exterior designer: Philippe Briand /Vitruvius
Interior designer: Rémi Tessier
Category: semi-Displacement motor yacht from 500 tons to 1299т
(Displacement Motor Yachts of 500GT to 1299GT)
Yacht: MySki
Naval Architect: Heesen Yachts
Architect: Van Oossanen / Heesen Yachts
Exterior designer: Omega Architects
Interior design: Erick van Egeraat
Category: semi-Displacement motor yacht up to 500 tons from 44m and more
(Displacement Motor Yachts of below 500GT of 44m and above)
Yacht: Elena
Naval Architect: Heesen Yachts
Architect: Heesen Yachts
Exterior designer: Omega Architects / Heesen Yachts
Interior designer: Omega Architects
Category: Displacement motor yacht of 500 tons up to 30m to 43.99 m
(Displacement Motor Yachts of below 500GT of 30m to 43.99 m)
Yacht: Onika
Shipbuilder: Delta Marine
Architect: Delta Design Group
Exterior designer: Delta Design Group
Interior designer: Delta Design Group
Category: Semi-displacement or planing two-deck motor yacht from 38m and more
(Semi-Displacement or Planning Two-Deck Motor Yachts of 38m above)
Yacht: Como
Naval Architect: Feadship
Architect: Dubois Naval Architects
Exterior designer: Dubois Naval Architects
Interior design: Redman Whitely Dixon
Category: Semi-displacement or planing two-deck motor yachts from 38m to 37.99 m
(Semi-Displacement or Planning Two-Deck Motor Yachts of 30m to 37.99 m)
Yacht: Nono
Naval Architect: Admiral – The Italian Sea Group
Architect: Admiral – The Italian Sea Group
Exterior designer: Luca Dini Design / Admiral Centro Stile
Interior designer: Gian Marco Campanino /Admiral Centro Stile
Category: Legacy (Legacy Award)
Winner: Lord Irvine Laidlaw (Lord Irvine Laidlaw)
Category: Semi-displacement or planing three-deck motor yacht from 40m and more
(Semi-Displacement or Planning Three-Deck Motor Yachts of above 40m)
Boat: Polaris
Ship Builder: Rossinavi
Architect: Arrabito Naval Architects
Exterior designer: Team for Design – Enrico Gobbi
Interior designer: Team for Design – Enrico Gobbi
Category: Semi-displacement or planing three deck motor yacht 30m to 40m
(Semi-Displacement or Planning Three-Deck Motor Yachts of 30m to 40m)
Yacht: So Mar
Ship Builder: Tansu
Architect: Diana Yacht Design
Exterior designer: Tansu
Interior designer: Tansu
Category: Sailing yacht 45m and more
(Sailing Yachts of 45m and above)
Yacht: Wisp
Shipbuilder: Royal Huisman
Architect: Hoek Design Naval Architects
Exterior designer: Hoek Design Naval Architects
Interior designer: Rhoades Young Design
Category: Sailing yacht of 30m to 44.99 m
(Sailing Yachts of 30m to 44.99 m)
Yacht: WinWin
Ship Builder: Baltic Yachts
Architect: Javier Jaudenes
Exterior designer: Javier Jaudenes
Interior designer: Design Unlimited
Category: Preobrazovania yacht (the place is divided between two yachts)
(Refitted Yacht – Tie For First Place)
Yacht: Amore Mio 2 (1997)
Naval Architect: Abeking & Rasmussen
The shipyard carried out the conversion: CPN
Architect: Espen Øino International
Exterior designer: Espen Øino International
Interior designer: FM Architettura d Interni
Category: Converted yacht (the place is divided between two yachts)
(Refitted Yacht – Tie For First Place)
Yacht: Alumercia (2001)
Naval Architect: Heesen Yachts
The shipyard carried out the conversion: Borancili Marine/Istanbul Tuzla Shipyards Area
Architect: Vripack
Exterior designer: Vripack
Interior designer: B. M. L
Category: Restored yacht
(Rebuilt Yacht)
Yacht: Ancallia (1984)
Ship Builder: C. Van Lent & Zonen / Feadship
The shipyard, which carried out the restoration: Atlas Shipyards
Architect: Navinco / George Tsokris
Exterior designer: Michael Kirschstein / Dominic Skinner
Interior designer: Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler Interior Design
Nominated: Best combination of price and quality
(Quality & Value)
Yacht: Farfalla
Ship Builder: Southern Wind Shipyard
Architect: Farr Yacht Design
Exterior designer: Nauta Yachts
Interior designer: Nauta Yachts
Category: Expedition yacht
(Voyager”s Award)
Yacht: Arctic P (1969)
Ship Builder: Schichau Unterwesser
Architect: the Family
Fuel capacity: 1 400 000 litres
Power reserve: 17 000 nautical miles
Alexei Turbin
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