Established in 2005, the World Superyacht Awards are the most coveted trophies in the superyacht industry and recognise the ingenuity and innovation demanded by the construction of the world’s finest luxury yachts.

With the support of our valuable partners, the 2018 awards return to Florence, one of the world’s most beautiful cities. This year's partners are:

Navigo Partners: Baglietto, Benetti, Cantiere Delle Marche, CRN, Custom Line, Monte Carlo Yachts, Perini Navi, Sanlorenzo, Vismara, VSY

Event Partners: Stefano Ricci, Clyde & Co

Trophy Design Partner: Lasvit

Contributing Partner: Puiforcat

Supporting Partners: Leonardo Helicopters, Greenline, Floating Life and Sabrina Monte-Carlo

1. Navigo

Navigo, including over 400 associated companies, is currently the largest network of yachting industry companies in Tuscany and one of the largest in Europe. Based in Tuscany and Sardinia, it was founded in 2007 and is one of the Italian specialist consulting companies in the yachting industry and works in research, innovation, marketing, b2b opportunities, financing and internationalisation.

Navigo represents some of the Italian excellence builders who are ready to show the superyacht industry their expertise. Boat International Media is proud to partner with Italian yards Baglietto, Benetti, Cantiere Delle Marche, CRN, Custom Line, Monte Carlo Yachts, Perini Navi, Sanlorenzo and VSY, which are all valuable supporters of this year’s awards.

Benetti was established in 1873, making it the oldest Italian builder of motor yachts and an icon of timeless Italian styling and construction excellence. Each yacht is unique and built around the owner’s needs and desires. Benetti designs, builds and markets three product lines: “Class” composite yachts from 30 to 42 metres, “Custom” steel and aluminium yachts from 45 to 90 metres, and “Giga” for yachts over 90 metres in length. Benetti employs about 1,000 highly skilled specialists at its two production sites, Livorno and the headquarter in Viareggio. Benetti also has offices in Fort Lauderdale, Dubai, Hong Kong and London. Benetti is part of Azimut | Benetti Group, the world’s largest luxury nautical group with privately held capital. Benetti entered into the Asian market in 2010 with its primary office in Hong Kong.

Darsena Italia is the site of Benetti’s historical headquarter in Viareggio (in the Italian region of Tuscany), where four yachts can be built concurrently in a production area covering a total of 77,707 square metres and provided with warehouses, offices, services, a technical area and a heliport. Also in Viareggio is Darsena Lucca, the new area opened in 2011 that also includes warehouses and offices, where three yachts up to 50 metres in length can be built at the same time. Benetti can also use the Comparini Area (11,300 square metres) for final preparations of several Class models. Benetti builds its biggest boats in the huge operating unit in Livorno, which has production areas totalling 219,440 square metres, as well as a heliport and an area devoted exclusively to servicing and refitting work (equipped with a 300 tonnes travel-lift and a 2,400 tonnes ship-lift), and where up to 12 mega and three giga yachts can be built at the same time.

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A world leader in the steel and aluminum displacement yacht market, Cantiere delle Marche was founded in 2010 by Ennio Cecchini, CEO, Vasco Buonpensiere, Director of Sales & Marketing, and Gabriele Virgili, one of the foremost entrepreneurs in the territory of Ancona and President of CdM. In just a few short years, the Ancona-based shipyard has distinguished itself in the international yachting sector, providing shipowners in the world over with 80- to 130-foot Explorer Yachts. These explorer yachts have unique features that allow them to handle even the most challenging navigation in the most extreme latitudes, with the utmost safety and reliability.

Over the last years, Cantiere delle Marche has demonstrated outstanding achievement for having delivered ten Darwin Class yachts (86’, 102’, 107’) and four Nauta Air yachts (86’, 90’, 108’, 111’) and for having signed contracts every two to three months to build yachts over 100 feet and deliveries planned until 2019/2020.

Cantiere delle Marche also benefits from its collaboration with acclaimed design professionals like Mario Pedol and Massimo Gino of Nauta Yachts who designed the biggest yacht in the world – Azzam. Thanks to the contribution made by Nauta Yachts and to its own vision in this very special market, Cantiere delle Marche has, for the first time, created a synthesis of the style of the superyacht, with its light and contemporary aesthetic language, and the Explorer Yacht, with its solid substance: CdM Nauta Air. Darwin Class range has been designed by Hydrotec.

The quality of CdM boats is backed by the experience of a consolidated network of well-established specialised companies, in sectors such as metal carpentry, machine rooms and interior furnishing, all of which, together with the CdM staff, have worked together for decades to build boats and yachts that are appreciated all over the world.

It is a small shipyard that builds small yachts of enormous quality and above all, capable of guaranteeing huge navigation experiences to those who, like the founders of the shipyard, love to explore huge horizons.

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Custom Line is a unique range of yachts with all the features typical of fibreglass flying bridge planing yachts over 42 metres in length, offering plenty of solutions for personalisation. Custom Line was established in 1996 to meet the demand for a range of tailor-made yachts larger in size than the Ferretti Yachts range that then produced fly-bridge models between 12 and 25 metres. The idea was to make inroads into a more ambitious market and more importantly enable existing customers to remain loyal to the brand. This new range was presented with the double-F Ferretti logo coupled with the name Custom Line. The range soon included both planing and semi-displacement models capable of delivering the ultimate cruising experience for even the most demanding of owners. As of today the planing line is composed by the 120’ Project and the 108’. The semi-displacement line includes Navetta 42 Project, Navetta 37, Navetta 33 and Navetta 28.

The exterior lines that make Custom Line so unique are the result of the longstanding partnership between Zuccon International Project, Francesco Paszkowski Design and the Ferretti Group. Boat owners can have their vessel tailor-made to their taste and style, from the selection of precious timbers to fittings and soft décor, making each vessel truly unique. Ferretti's showroom is the place where dreams can begin to take form, with a truly unique and personalised experience offered to clients who can, in consultation with Ferretti's specialised architects and designers, create step-by-step their ultimate cruising vessel.

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Monte Carlo Yachts is a pioneering project in the yachting world breaking new ground. The company is genuinely Italian in its management, designers and artisanal skills, supported by the industrial strengths of French group Beneteau, the uncontested global leader in the production of sailboats and among the world's five top players.

Founded in 2009, Monte Carlo Yachts is the fastest growing Italian brand in the luxury motor yacht segment which have developed and launched a range of five award winning models and has been recognised internationally both for the iconic style of its yachts and their performance.

The MCY collection currently includes the multi-awarded MCY 65, MCY 70, MCY 76, MCY 80, MCY 86, the brand new MCY 96 and the MCY 105.

The full MCY collection is designed by the world famous Nuvolari Lenard design studio, with which Monte Carlo Yachts has studied and introduced design features and materials extensively previously used only on megayachts.

The history of success of the Italian brand is based on solid know-how and a strong strategic vision based mainly on two main drivers: design and product innovation combined a revolutionary patented manufacturing process.

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Sanlorenzo has been manufacturing high quality motor yachts since 1958 and represents a “boutique” of the yachting industry, building a limited number of made‐to‐measure units per year, all of which are designed and produced according to the requests, the style and the desires of every single owner.

In 2005, Massimo Perotti acquired the Ameglia‐based company from its founder Giovanni Jannetti and opened a new Division in Viareggio for the production of new superyacht models.

Since 2005 the shipyard has been experiencing an extraordinary growth, though maintaining its talent for customize every single yacht. In more than half a century the shipyard built over 750 yachts each one different from the other. With his management, Massimo Perotti has been able to rise in only five years the turnover from €40 million (2005) to €200 million (2010) and €314 million in 2016.

Today Sanlorenzo’s production is based on four product ranges: planing GRP motoryachts from 78ft to 118ft, GRP semi‐displacement motoryachts from 92ft to 126ft, a crossover line named SX with the brand new 88ft model SX88, the and superyachts in metal from 40 to 64 metres.

Sanlorenzo maintained and developed its basic values, which are the keys to its success:

· total customisation

· stable shapes over the trends without flashy stresses

· highly skilled manpower

· care for details

· highest quality materials

· latest solutions in terms of safety, comfort and performance

In about 10 years, the shipyard was able to climb the prestigious Global Order Book: today, the world ranking of top 20 builders over 24 metre yachts lists Sanlorenzoamong the best builders in the world.

Sanlorenzo’s sales network is based on a calibrated number of Brand Representatives, real shipyard’s embassies located in the most strategic points of the international yachting.

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Winner of prestigious international awards for their yachts such as Sealyon (ex Candyscape II), RoMa and Stella Maris, VSY have also obtained several prizes for their commitment in tracing new routes for the sector. At VSY the best expression of luxury and comfort is in fact achieved in the respect of the marine environment on all fronts, obtaining strict and prestigious certifications.

With a number of new build projects in the pipeline (from 64 to 83 metres and over), VSY carries an outstanding example of construction perfectionism, producing few but exclusive superyachts, totally custom-built, innovative and technologically superlative. Simply unique yachts which fully embrace the shipyard’s green vision through a “New Perspective” and even beyond.

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Stefano Ricci S.P.A., an international luxury fashion and lifestyle company, was founded by the Florentine designer Stefano Ricci in 1972. The extreme pursuit of perfection, the careful selection of leathers and fabrics and the greatest care for details represent the core values of the brand. Every single piece is handmade following Florentine craftsmanship traditions, ensuring only the very best Made in Italy quality.

The Stefano Ricci menswear collection, as well as the SR Junior collection, consist of a wide range of suits, dress shirts, jeans, polo shirts, casual wear and neckties. In addition, the Florentine maison produces exclusive cufflinks and leather goods. The brand’s line is expanding with the SR Home collection, which includes interior design proposals and an exclusive furniture line, conveying the idea of living in a perfect equilibrium of pure lines, precious fabrics and timeless design. These collections, in constant evolution, include porcelain and crystal dinner services, silverware, furnishing accessories, linens and leather home accessories. Today, with 60 boutiques worldwide, Stefano Ricci is an ambassador of Italian style, not only in luxury menswear, but also in quality of life.

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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.

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Founded in 1820, the house of Puiforcat is a silversmith to the finest tables. Besides its virtuoso skill in silverwork, it enjoys a reputation for a consummate sense of design and elegance. This is due in part to the tremendous contributions made by Jean Puiforcat, a member of the fourth generation of the family, who headed up the company from the 1920s onwards. As a personification of the Art Déco movement and a member of the Union des Artistes Modernes, he elaborated a unique style characterised by architectural shapes, clean lines, meaningful simplicity and the absence of embellishment. His spare style provides the foundation for fine contemporary silverwork. Combining harmony and the pursuit of beauty in functional objects, it remains the guideline of the house to this day.

Since coming under the wing of the Hermès Group, Puiforcat has used its truly exceptional savoir-faire to both reproduce the finest pieces of its heritage and to imagine tomorrow’s classics alongside great contemporary designers. The Champagne beaker, a unique tasting vessel, the line of wine glasses Puiforcat Orfèvre-Sommelier developed with sommelier Enrico Bernardo, as well as Bureau d’Architecte, a line of desk accessories by French architect Joseph Dirand, all illustrate this approach.

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