What sets the World Superyacht Awards apart from every other boating awards event is simple: our panel of judges. The panel is made up of current or former yacht owners, bringing with them, collectively, hundreds of years of experience owning, running and managing superyachts.
The judges are not 'just' yacht owners, but knowledgeable, serial owners who have taken a keen interest in the design and build of their own vessels. It is their personal interest that drives the judging process and we owe the judges an enormous debt for their enthusiasm and generosity.
Chairman of the Judges
Dick Raper
Owner of 38.8m Claasen sailing yacht Atalante
Judges
Carlos Ancira
Owner of 45m Benetti motor yacht Domani
Alan Dabbiere
Owner of 60m CRN motor yacht Constance
Bill & West Duker
Owner of 52m Feadship Rasselas and 70m Perini Navi sailing yacht Sybaris
Joaquín Folch-Rusinol
Owner of 37.3m Heesen motor yacht Buka
Thomas Haffa
Former owner of 38m Sanlorenzo Motor Yacht 4H
Barry Houghton
Owner of 45m Sanlorenzo motor yacht Globas
Jan-Eric Österlund
Former owner of 54.6m Vitters sailing yacht Adele
Henk Koster
Former owner of 48.3m motor yacht Grace
Owner of 35.4m Feadship motor yacht Highlander and founder of the Feadship Heritage Fleet
Kim Schindelhauer
Owner of 33m Baltic sailing yacht WinWin
Harry Vafias
Owner of 57m Benetti Motor Yacht AE Cap d'Antibes and 47m Feadship
Anil Thadani
Owner of 45m Timmerman motor yacht Latitude
Owner of 33m Vitters sailing yacht Ribelle
Owners of 54m Perini Navi sailing yacht Parsifal III and 52m Alloy sailing yacht Q
Owner of 34m Vitters sailing yacht Inouï
Matthew Voorhees
Owner of 49.7m Feadship motor yacht Broadwater
Sten Warborn
Owner of 63m Feadship motor yacht Lady Britt
Roger Lean-Vercoe
Former Chairman of the Judges
Peter Wilson
Founding Partner of yacht project management company MCM