The categories for the World Superyacht Awards 2019

We define semi-displacement and planing motor yachts as vessels that displace less than their own weight of water when under power at full speed.

This category will be divided into sub-categories once nominations have been received.

Material required

• Specifications list - A blank specifications list will be supplied for completion following the nomination of the yacht
• Yacht profile and general arrangement plan of all decks
• A maximum of three (3) A4 pages containing:
  

a) A statement from the owner detailing his requirements for the yacht and its anticipated use

b) A statement from the naval architect, exterior stylist and interior designers to describe how they achieved the owner’s wishes

c) A statement from the yacht's builder concerning the construction of the yacht, highlighting any elements that he particularly wishes to draw to the attention of the judges

• Photographs and video footage

a) Yachts of 60m LOA and above may submit up to 40 suitably captioned photographs of sufficient standard for projection onto a large screen

b) Yachts below 60m LOA may submit up to 30 suitable captioned photographs of sufficient standard for projection onto a large screen

c) A short video clip of around 2 minutes may be submitted, but is not a required element