Entries are now open for the Young Designer of the Year Award 2015. The leading Dutch superyacht builder, Oceanco, has once again confirmed its sponsorship of this prestigious award, presented by Boat International Media.
This highly regarded award, which celebrates the original concepts of student and trainee designers from around the globe, tasks young designers with a realistic client request to challenge their ideas, technical ability and aptitude for delivery. The brief is set to provide valuable and authentic insight into the reality of working as a designer within the superyacht industry.
This year’s task provides aspiring yacht designers with an initial concept drawing for a 55-metre sailing yacht, which they are challenged to expand into a fully thought-out design including the design of the deckhouse (or deckhouses) and a complete general arrangement plan for the cockpits and all enclosed spaces.
Superyacht Symphony, the winning design in 2014 by Raphael Laloux, received much critical acclaim within the industry
Presented at the ShowBoats Design Awards which take place on 23 February 2015 during the Superyacht Design Symposium, the winner of the Young Designer of the Year award will be presented with a gold Neptune trophy and a €5,000 cash prize. The coveted gold Neptune has quickly become a symbol of pride and distinction for the industry’s design professionals and provides the winner with the unique opportunity to receive critical acclaim in front of an international audience of superyacht owners, designers and industry leaders, and to network among the most influential players in the yachting industry.
All five finalists, chosen by a jury drawn from the ranks of the most highly regarded naval architects and yacht designers, are invited to attend the awards and will benefit from a host of incredible opportunities aimed at advancing their early design careers. They will receive complimentary access to the 2015 edition of the Superyacht Design Symposium and an all-expenses paid visit to Oceanco’s shipyard in The Netherlands.
Interested entrants are encouraged to register their interest online. Entries close at 12:00 (GMT) on 9 January 2015.
