The 17 World Superyacht Awards 2017 sponsors and partners

Sarp Yachts has founded one of the largest (10,000 metres square) and most modern facilities in the Free Zone of Antalya in South Turkey. It's specifically designed for the new construction and refit of luxury motor and sailing yachts up to 80 metres in length. Sarp Yachts is the only shipyard which has Integrated Quality Management System with ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 & ISO 18001 OHSAS from American Bureau Shipping (ABS) in the Free Zone of Antalya.

Sarp Yachts is proudly owned by the Kanatli family. The family also owns the ETI Group Companies making ETI and Sarp Group Companies two of the most influential and innovative entities in Turkey. Together, they lead the way in a spectrum of business categories including aeronautics, logistics, insurance, food and marine industry, with more than 10,000 employees. They are significant organisations, but collaboration with partners and clients is the key to the way we work – we will always keep it personal.

www.sarpyachts.com

With over 20 years of direct sector experience, Clyde & Co understand the superyacht industry and its potential challenges, offering a boutique and tailored service to all of their clients.

Clyde & Co's lawyers provide legal advice across every aspect of superyacht law.

Clyde & Co add value to their clients by using sector experience underpinned with legal knowledge to truly get the best results, even if this means having to address issues from a less traditional angle.

As a firm, Clyde & Co has a resolute focus on the core sectors of marine/shipping, financing, insurance, aviation, energy, infrastructure, and trade. Combining their practice excellence and deep industry knowledge, they provide clients with a distinct competitive advantage, bringing together legal expertise, commercial insight and close professional support.

www.thesuperyachtlawfirm.com

Tansu Yachts, launched in 1996, specialises in the design and building of both custom and semi-custom yachts. The company, under the lead of designer Riza Tansu has proven its reliability and strength with multiple award wining yachts. Tansu Yachts are recognisable by their distinctive exterior styling and their ‘Beach House Style’ pure interior arrangements. Currently, with 20 years of experience, Tansu shipyard is constructing in steel/aluminium and in WEST system with a range of 33 metres to 44 metres.

39.3 metre Sexy Fish was recently announced as the winner of ShowBoats Design Awards 2017 in the Interior Design category with the following note, “Beach house ease, pure and simple, won the day,” earning Tansu its fourth Neptune award. Right after the launch of 38.4 metre Highlight (Project LTS) in March, Tansu Yachts signed a new contract for a 34.6 metre Tansu Mission Class yacht, code named CV114. In addition to this, it has five more ongoing projects; 39.3 metre Echo-R (soon to be launched), 43.7 metre Cyclone, 44 metre Orca, 39 metre Thunderbolt and 37.9 metre Casper A.

www.rizatansu.com

The brand Lasvit, founded in 2007 by Leon Jakimič, sheds a new light on Bohemian glass and takes it into the next millennium. Lasvit combines the authenticity of glass with innovative technologies and creative craftsmanship. In a few short years, Lasvit has established itself as the authority delivering bespoke lighting sculptures and art installations made from hand-blown glass. Collaborations with renowned designers and artists produce also unique glass collections. Nendo, Ross Lovegrove, Daniel Libeskind, Campana Brothers, Maarten Baas, Czech legends René Roubíček and Bořek Šípek are among those who choose Lasvit in order to embody their unconventional artistic vision, endow it with the precision and mastery of our glassmakers, and produce impressive creative oeuvre. This is a manifesto of Lasvit’s uncompromising mission: To transform glass into breathtaking light and design experiences.

www.lasvit.com

Founded in 1995, Sabrina Monte-Carlo is a recognised exterior and interior decorating firm with a network of five showrooms from Monaco to Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.

Having decorated over 100 yachts and working closely with the world's leading shipyards, naval architects and interior designers, yachting expertise is deeply anchored in the company's DNA.

Aspiring to be a one-stop destination for all furnishing requests from yacht owners and crew members, it offers a wide selection of furniture, fabrics, linen, tableware, accessories & amenities from the most prestigious manufacturers.

The reactive and multi-lingual team including architects, designers, fabrics and tableware specialists aim to provide its clientele with the most complete service. From research and advisory, to the design proposal, the ordering process and finally the delivery and installation, the team strives to offer its clients the products that fit their needs and taste the best.

www.sabrinamontecarlo.com

Founded in 2002, Floating Life is a group of highly efficient and experienced professionals dedicated to yachting, guaranteeing 360° management of the yacht, delivering round-the-clock, world wide effective support so that clients’ needs and those of their vessels are constantly met.

Floating Life Group is constituted of Floating Life International SA, dedicated to yacht management, technical survey and new constructions; Floating Life Charter & Brokerage, specialised in the promotion of all types of yachts - either for charter or sale; and Floating Life Style, inspired by the great tradition of Italian fashion and focused on the creation of exclusive lines of 'Made in Italy' crew uniforms.

Floating Life is also the only proprietor of the Series K, semi-custom yachts built with very high quality materials and finishing. Created, designed and built with the Studio Sculli according to the “explorer” concept, based on a tried and proven platform, every Series K client can choose super-structure and interior and exterior layouts to his liking. Floating Life offers an innovative all-inclusive service, starting with a project for the development of both owning company & vessel, comprehensive of technical survey during construction, and post-sale yacht management for four years.

www.floatinglife.com

Headquartered in Hong Kong, with 14 showrooms across Europe, Asia and North America, House of Tai Ping covers every sphere of the residential and hospitality markets.

Each of our five distinctive brands – Tai Ping, Edward Fields, La Manufacture Cogolin, 1956 by Tai Ping and Carpets Inter – creates bespoke rugs and textile floor coverings designed and customised to the unique vision of our clientele.

We have won international renown with our innovation and expertise steeped in a rich history, a celebrated archive, unparalleled design and service to the world’s most discerning clientele.

House of Tai Ping extends our cultural legacy into the present, continuing an exceptional tradition of craft and dedication to innovation in every facet of carpet design and manufacturing. This spirit of excellence is evident in each of our products and every aspect of our customers’ experience.

Houseoftaiping.com