Sponsored by the premier NZ luxury yacht builder Alloy Yachts, the Voyager’s Award, part of the World Superyacht Awards, recognises an owner that has made extensive use of his yacht in long distance, voyaging and exploration over the past few years. Nominations for the Voyager’s Award 2014 will close on February 10.
Winner of the 2013 Voyager's Award - Marama Yacht by Delta Marine and Setzer Yacht Architects - Photo credit to Martin Fine
The Award is presented to the yacht that, in the opinion of the judges, completed the most inspirational cruise during the Qualifying Year. For the 2014 Awards, this period is from the 1st January, 2012 to 31st December, 2013.
The owner or a person nominated by the owner (for instance the principal of a charter party but NOT a member of the crew) must have been aboard for the duration of the cruise. Required documents are:
• A brief account of the cruise. Its length should not exceed three typewritten A4 pages (approximately 2,500 words). It is understandable that many world-roaming yachts are continuously on the move, but for the purposes of this Award it is asked to select a starting and finishing point that were on one’s track between the qualifying dates for this year’s event, namely the 1st January 2012 and the 31st December 2013. The text should inform the jury of noteworthy events and landfalls along your route.
• A chart showing the track of one’s yacht. This should be marked up to show significant stopping places and should also indicate one’s progress by showing dates at suitable intervals along the track.
• Photographs taken during the voyage. It is advised to submit up to 60 photographs in .jpg format. These will be screened for the judges and will not be copied, printed or distributed to any other party, other than that a small selection of pictures from the winning entry will be used in the Gala Evening Programme and projected on the screen during the Prize Giving. The copyright for such pictures will remain with the photographer.
• Further information. Within the absolute limit that one’s complete submission (excluding photographs) should not exceed six A4 pages it is advised to submit any further information that one would like the judges to consider. This may include copies of log pages, any visitor/passage certificates (such as those issued at Cape Horn or other significant landfalls) or examples of amusing over-bureaucratic paperwork.
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