In order to decide the BOAT International Design & Innovation Awards winners most fairly, we have adopted the same transparent judging as the World Superyacht Awards.
In this respect, we assemble a wholly independent jury comprised of acclaimed designers and stylists from within as well as outside the marine industry, all with expert knowledge in their specific fields.
The judges
Cristina de Basto - vice president, De Basto Designs
Jozeph Forakis - founder & president, jozeph forakis ... Design
Captain Chris Gartner - Black Pearl
Claire German - managing director, Design Centre Chelsea Harbour, London
Fabrizio Giugiaro - president & creative director, Giugiaro Architettura
Tim Gosling - director, Gosling Limited
Cyril Le Sourd - co-founder, SPARK Marine
Sabrina Monteleone - owner, Sabrina Monte-Carlo
Marilyn Mower - former chairman of the awards; contributor and editor-at-large, BOAT International; editor, Life Under Sail
Merfyn Owen - partner, Owen Clarke Design
Guillaume Rolland - director of yacht design, Liaigre
James Roy - managing director, Lateral Engineering
Sam Sorgiovanni - yacht designer, Sorgiovanni Designs
Sally Storey - owner & design director, Lighting Design International
Giorgio Vafiadis - founder, Studio Vafiadis
Co-chairpersons
Cecile Gauert - executive editor, BOAT International, BOAT International US
Charlotte Hogarth-Jones - features director and interior editor, BOAT International
We would like to thank the panel of judges for their dedication, commitment and support.
Nominations for the Design & Innovation Awards 2025 are now open and the winners will be announced at the Superyacht Design Festival 2025 in Kitzbühel.
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