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Yacht HANUMAN Wins 2010 Sailing Yacht of the Year at Superyacht Awards

May 23, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

Chosen from among the three award winners in the sailing yacht classes, the judges felt that the combination of beauty and extremely high quality of construction concentrated in yacht Hanuman made her a worthy winner of the title Sailing Yacht of the Year. ... read full story

Feadship Yacht PEGASUS Wins Refit of the Year at Superyacht Wards

May 23, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

Yacht PEGASUS wins BEST REFITTED YACHT at 2010 World Superyacht Awards Winner: PEGASUS ... read full story

Catamaran NECKER BELLE Wins Best refitted Yacht at 2010 World Superyacht Awards

May 23, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

BEST REFITTED YACHT at World Superyacht Awards 2010 Judges’ Commendation: NECKER BELLE Length: 32.00mm Builder: Azzura Marine Naval Architect: One2three Naval Architects Interior Designer: J. Duddington / Azzura Marine Luxury Catamaran Necker Belle Judges’ Comments: Necker Belle also stood out in this increasingly important class: this catamaran underwent a refit by the Azzura Shipyard in... ... read full story

Yacht Freedom Wins Special Rebuild Award at Superyacht Awards 2010

May 23, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

A Judges' Special Rebuild Award was also given to Freedom, a historic 104ft Trumpy that was named in honour of the date and location of her launch on July 4th 1926 - just across the river from the spot where, exactly 150 years before, the American Declaration of Independence had been signed in Philadelphia. ... read full story

Yacht FX is the Winner of the BEST SEMI-DISPLACEMENT OR PLANING MOTOR YACHT 30m – 39m at World Superyacht Awards 2010

May 23, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

The seven finalists in this class could be divided into sub-categories such as ultra-fast and medium speed vessels and a three-deck yacht with a semi-planing hull form, however the judges were almost unanimous in their selection of the Sanlorenzo 37.4 metre design, Yacht FX as the winner of this class. ... read full story

Trinity’s Yacht Blind Date Receives Judges’ Special Commendation at World superyacht Awards 2010

May 23, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

BEST SEMI-DISPLACEMENT OR PLANING MOTOR YACHT 40M+ Judges' Special Commendation: Motor Yacht Blind Date by Trinity Yachts ... read full story

Adam Voorhees is the Winner of the Young Designer of the Year Award 2010 at the World Superyacht Awards.

May 23, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

Adam Voorhees, a post-graduate from California, US, received the Young Designer of the Year Award 2010 for his impressive project, RA. ... read full story

Heesen Yacht CELESTIAL HOPE is BEST SEMI-DISPLACEMENT OR PLANING MOTOR YACHT 40M+ in the 2010 World Superyacht Awards

May 23, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

the Heesen-built 47-metre Celestial Hope that narrowly made her the winner while, it has to be said, being slightly less enthusiastic with exterior colour scheme! At the same time the judges wished to acknowledge the improvements in layout, level of equipment and build quality seen in Blind Date, ... read full story

Yacht Blind Date is the Winner of the Best Displacement Motor Yacht below 500GT in the World Superyacht Awards 2010

May 23, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

World Superyacht Awards 2010: Best Displacement Motor Yacht below 500GT is won by Motor Yacht Blind Date. Length: 47.00m Builder: Heesen Yachts Naval Architect: Heesen Yachts Exterior Stylist: Omega Architects Interior Designer: Keech Green Yacht NAme: Blind Date Judges’ Comments: This class contained seven finalists, five aluminium-built yachts and two constructed from composite, that were... ... read full story

Yacht Candyscape II Wins BEST DISPLACEMENT MOTOR YACHT 500GT – 1,299GT in World Superyacht Awards 2010

May 23, 2010

Written by Mike Smith

the 61.8-metre Candyscape II, the first yacht to emerge from the newly established shipyard Viareggio Super Yachts, attracting an equal number of points to be declared joint winners, while a narrow margin of just seven marks divided the next three places. ... read full story

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