The World Superyacht Awards 2018 sponsors and partners

The World Superyacht Awards 2018 sponsors and partners

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.

Navigo Partner: Cantiere Delle Marche

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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Navigo Partner: Custom Line

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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Navigo Partner: Monte Carlo Yachts

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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Navigo Partner: Perini Navi

Perini Navi is a world leader in the design and build of superyachts, both sailing and motor. It was a combination of technical brilliance and near-perfect aesthetics that put Perini Navi in a class of its own. Industrialist Fabio Perini, unable to find the boat that he wanted for himself – a large sailing yacht which could be handled by one person – built his own. Since inception, the company has built 62 yachts – up to 88 metres and over in length. With over 50% of the world market for sailing yachts over 40 metres, Perini Navi’s track record is impressive. In-house design has allowed Perini Navi to implement its own systems and inventions.

In May 2017, the Tabacchi family entered into an agreement with the FAPER Group in which Fenix Srl acquired 49.99% of Perini Navi. Perini Navi is headquartered in Viareggio, Italy, with a metalworking facility in Istanbul, Turkey and an office in Newport, USA.

History of Perini Navi

Perini Navi was founded in 1983 by Fabio Perini, an inventor with a passion for sailing.  At first, Perini Navi primarily was a studio for designing and engineering large luxury sailing yachts, but by 1988, the company began building its own designs.

Perini Navi's goal was to create large yachts that could be handled by a small crew, and to that end, the shipyard helped develop a computerised sail-handling system that would enable sails to be furled and unfurled with the push of a button. Following many years as a leader in the international sailing yacht industry, Perini Navi entered the luxury motor yacht sector in 2007 and since then has built three award winning motor yachts – Exuma, Galileo G and Grace E.

Perini Navi is renowned for the 88 metre sailing yacht Maltese Falcon, a majestic sailing yacht with three masts with curvilinear spars, naval architecture by Gerald Dijkstraand Partners, and an interior design by Ken Freivokh Studio.

In 2016, Perini Navi delivered the 70 metre Sybaris which debuted at the Monaco Yacht Show, winning the award for Best Interiors, and was later declared Sailing Yacht of the Year at the 2017 World Superyacht Awards hosted by Boat International in Florence.

Most recently, Perini Navi launched the 60 metre Seven, sistership to the 60 metre ketch Seahawk which was the first of the successful 60m series.

Specialisations of Perini Navi

New custom superyacht construction in aluminium and steel, refits and service work all are provided by Perini Navi, which has shipyards in Viareggio, La Spezia and Istanbul. Perini Navi also provides brokerage and charter services for its clients.

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Navigo Partner: Sanlorenzo

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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Navigo Partner: Vismara

Vismara Marine was born in 1984 from the vision of a talented young naval architect, Alessandro Vismara. This vision grew at the end of the 1980s when Alessandro became one of the principle shareholders of the renowned Marine Services shipyard in Viareggio, the home of custom yacht construction in Europe. Here Alessandro developed the R&D team in advanced composite construction and met Davide Valesi, Maurizio Fattori and Giancarla Bombieri, who later became the main pillars of Vismara Marine as head of new yacht construction, head of refitting and head of customer care. Marine Services also joined forces with Baltic Yachts of Finland to become their agent for the Italian market, forging a working relationship that remains to the present day.

Through competing in and winning many hundreds of sailing regattas Vismara Marine developed the brand aim of a shipyard able to develop lightweight and fast sailing yachts, built using the best high-tech materials and combining innovative solutions and design. Over the years Vismara Marine has developed a number of working relationships with some of the most important and innovate shipyards and experts from all over the world including Perini Navi, Baltic Yachts, Cantiere del Pardo, Marten Yachts, Bruce Farr, Bill Tripp, Maurizio Cossutti, Guido Spadolini and most recently Mark Mills who worked with Vismara Marine in the development of the V62 ‘SuperNikka’. These relationships have given Vismara Marine the opportunity to grow and improve some of the most innovative technologies in a world usually commonly ruled by outdated traditions.

With more than 30 years of innovation in the fast cruising yacht market under their yachts' keels, Vismara Marine is a true trendsetter in the yachting world. Vismara Marine is also known as the ‘open company’ in the yachting industry as it invites leading professionals to work around the same table in order to achieve the very best results for the client.

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Navigo Partner: VSY

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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Event Partner: Stefano Ricci

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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Contributing Partner: Puiforcat

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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