Atollvic Shipyard, the superyacht construction and refit specialist based in Vigo, Spain, attended the World Super Yacht Awards last month, as sponsor of the award for ‘Best Displacement Motor Yacht under 500GT. The event celebrated the best in superyacht build and design, awarding the talents of industry professionals involved with the best yachts launched during the last 12 months. The Winner of the 2011 Superyacht Award is the 50m Vitruvius Series motor yacht Exuma.
The Guildhall in London was once again the location for the prestigious annual event, where over 500 superyacht owners, representatives and industry experts were present. This is the second year that Atollvic has sponsored an award.
Diego Gomez, Commercial and Marketing Director at Atollvic attended and personally presented the award to the team behind the winning yacht, ‘Exuma’, designed by Philippe Braind and built by Perini Navi.
He said: “It was a pleasure to be able to present the Atollvic-sponsored award to the Exuma team, and to demonstrate our commitment to the global superyacht industry. Once again the calibre of entrants into the awards is impressive and we are incredibly proud to be part of such a significant event in the superyacht industry calendar.”
The World Superyacht Awards honour the finest new superyacht builds delivered to their owners in the past twelve months and the esteemed awards are now displayed on magnificent yachts all over the globe, a badge of excellence proudly worn by their owners. The 2011 event was the 6th annual awards ceremony.