The 30.8m sailing yacht Sarafin has been nominated for both the ‘Exterior Design and Styling’ as well as ‘Newcomer of the Year’ categories in the 2012 Showboats Design Awards. Launched in 2011 by the prestigious UK builder Oyster Marine, the Sarafin superyacht is the first Oyster 100 designed by renowned Dubois Naval Architects.

Oyster 100 luxury yacht Sarafin designed by Dubois

The ShowBoats Design Awards honour the industry’s creative talents, bringing the specialist design skills of the industry’s most talented teams into the spotlight. Awarded to the designers of a qualifying sailing yacht considered to be the most inspiring and practical, while providing the deck features demanded by the owner, the Exterior Design and Styling award recognises the quality of the design, its innovation, layout, seagoing functionality, innovative features and its impact on the ability of the crew to perform their duties.

Oyster 100 superyacht Sarafin also won a ‘Highly Commended’ award in the recent World Superyacht Awards, with the judges selecting the yacht for the award as, “Worthy for its design, wide appeal and high quality of build.”