The Nautical Design Awards prize is a new recognition for the yachting design, recently established and organized by ADI (Associazione per il Disegno Industriale, the fifty year old association that awards the Compasso d’oro, the most prestigious design prize of the World) and the magazine Yacht & Sail.
Nautica Design Awards
The awards are dedicated to products, components and boats launched the year before the edition of the contest (for this first edition: September 2009-September 2010). The jury includes yachting experts and industrial design experts of ADI, including its President.
The products are divided into 10 categories, and the winners of each category are automatically included in the annual selection of the ADI Design INDEX, that is the first step to the Compasso d’oro competition.
The jury chose a winner in each category. The competition was presented to the press on October 4, at the International Boat Show in Genoa, while the final winners were announced on October 21.
Winners
Category: Interior Design motor yacht
Winner: Arcadia 85
Manufacturer: Arcadia Yacht
Interior designer: site
Year: 2010
Length 25.9 m
width 7,15 m
displacement 55 t
Fuel 8000 L – 2X730 hp engines
Category: Motor Yacht up to 24 meters
Winner: Monaco Yacht MCY 76
Manufacturer: Beneteau
Designer: Nuvolari & Lenard
Year: 2010
Length 23.05 m
width 5,65 m
displacement of 45.5 tonnes
fuel 4000 l – hp engines 2X1.200
Category: Motor Yacht from 24 to 40 meters
Winner: Amer 116
Manufacturer: Perm
Designer: Mr. Massimo Verme
Year 2009
Length 35.3 m
width 7.42 m,
weight 120 tonnes
fuel 20,000 l – hp engines 2X2.637
Category: Motor Yacht over 40 meters
Winner: Vitruvius / Perini Navi Superyacht Exuma
Producer: Picchiotti
Designer: P. Briand
Year: 2010
Length. 50 m
9.5 m width,
fuel 75,000 – 2X970 kW engine
Super Yacht Exuma photo courtesy of Perini Navi
Category: Interior Design Sailing
Winner: Sailing yacht Thalima SW 110 RS
Manufacturer: Southern Wind
Design: Nauta Yachts
Year 2010
LOA 33.60 m
Length waterline 29.80 m
width 7.30 m
draft – 4.2m
displacement 84 t
Category: sailing yacht up to 24 meters
Winner: Swan 60
Manufacturer: Nautor
Designer: German Frers
Year 2009
Swan 60 sailing yacht - Credit Nautor's Swan
The Jury wished to recognise ‘the versatility of the Nautor’s Swan / Frers project. A high–performance yacht with modern lines but with the comfort and style for which Nautor’s Swan is well known. The Swan 60 is just the right size to allow it to be sailed short-handed when required.’
Length 18,86 m
Length waterline 16.70 m -width 5.09 m
3.60 m Draught
displacement 41, 2 t
Category: Sailing Yacht over 24 meters
Winner: Dream Wally 130 –
Manufacturer: Wally Yachts
Designer: site / Javier Soto Acebal
Year 2009
Wally 130 Sailing yacht - Credit Wally Yachts
The breakthrough Wally130 wins the “sailing yacht over 24 meters” category, prevailing over the other finalists that represent the excellence of the sailing industry.
This is the motivation of the victory: “The Jury appreciated the quality and the coherence of the interiors and the exteriors of this yacht. Very peculiar is the new design of the deck with the bulwarks, that reconfirms the goal of Wally to develop completely automated large yachts combined with performance and sporty lines. A lot of design but also many innovative solutions to achieve and improve the easy-sailing of the big boats”.
Wally is very proud of this recognition that rewards the continuous Research and Development programme carried out by the company to constantly improve the yachts.
Wally congratulates with the whole team who developed and built such an innovative yacht.
LOA 39.95 m
Length waterline 34.95 m
width 7,90 m
Draught 4,50 / 6 m
84 t displacement
Category: Accessories technology
Winner: Halley portable lamp
Producer: Foresti & Suardi
Designer: Style Center Foresti & Suardi
Year: 2009
Base watertight steel AISI 316L
galvanized brass structure
led light white 4000 ° K – Supply 10-30 Volt
Category: Yacht low environmental impact
Winner: Greenline Hybrid
Manufacturer: Seaway Technologies:
Designer: J & J Design
Year 2010
Length f.t. 9.9 m
3.5 m width,
430 l fuel – engine 75 hp or 150 hp
Category: sailing boats or motor designed and built abroad – Innovation Award
Winner: JP 54 –
Manufacturer: Absolute Dreamer –
Designer: Jean-Pierre Dick / Guillaume Verdier / Stéphanie Marin –
Year: 2010
LOA 18.23 m
Length waterline 16.45 m
Width 5,3 m
draft 3,5 / 2,5 m
9 tonnes displacement
