THE WORLD SUPER YACHT AWARDS 2020
The World Superyacht Awards are the only peer-reviewed awards in the industry. All but two of the 22 judges are current or former superyacht owners, who collectively bring hundreds of years of experience to the judging process. They are a hugely knowledgeable and committed group who invest vast amounts of time in personally inspecting the nominated yachts. Most importantly, they are completely independent. BOAT International Media has no vote or influence in the process, which is the only way to guarantee the credibility of the awards. This keeps the World Superyacht Awards distinct from all other awards ceremonies in the superyachting industry and makes winning one of the coveted Neptunes a truly special achievement. Turn the page to discover this year’s recipients
WINNER
SAILING YACHT OF THE YEAR
CANOVA
Length: 43.3m Builder: Baltic Yachts Naval architect: Farr Yacht Design Exterior design: Lucio Micheletti Interior design: Lucio Micheletti
With just one sailing yacht class in this year’s World Superyacht Awards, the only question for the judges to answer was whether the class winner, the 43.3-metre Baltic Canova, was also a worthy winner of the Sailing Yacht of the Year title, an award presented only to truly exceptional vessels. The unanimous response from the judges reiterated their earlier enthusiasm and confirmed that this enviable trophy was hers. The groundbreaking DSS and environmental technology built into this yacht has already been documented in the class winners text, but the judges’ passion extended much further than this.
The calm practicality of her interior design by the Milanbased Lucio Micheletti, and a general arrangement plan that placed the crew aft in excellent quarters at the epicentre of the yacht’s sailing and mechanical aspects, was also admired. The amidships master suite was another positive, as was the combination of owner’s study and an adjacent secluded area for guests to retreat to with a book, that can be converted into a third guest cabin. Sailing and navigational functions, as well as operational practicalities, were also not overlooked. Twin fully instrumented helm stations set well outboard give the helmsman a choice of standing behind the wheel or steering from a sitting position on the gunwale, with the display screen able to rotate to suit both choices as well as fold away when out of use. The staysail is selftacking, and two tenders are stowed beneath the decks – a seven-metre with 45-knot performance below the foredeck, and a five-metre below the aft deck. The list goes on, but one thing is certain – this yacht is a design leader.
WINNER
MOTOR YACHT OF THE YEAR
PI
Length: 77.3m Builder: Feadship Naval architect: Feadship De Voogt Naval Architects Exterior design: Jarkko Jämsén Interior design: Sinot Exclusive Yacht Design
The 10 winners of the individual motor yacht classes compete for the highly coveted title of Motor Yacht of the
