Winners: ISS Design & Leadership Awards 2017

Last night at a gala dinner at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS), the ISS announced the 2017 Design & Leadership Award Winners, recognizing superlative achievement across the yachting industry over the past year.

Winners are as follows: 

 

 

DISTINCTION & LEADERSHIP AWARDS

2017 Excellence in Innovation
Kymeta/E3

2017 Business Person of the Year
Derek Munro, Superyacht Charities Foundation

2017 Distinguished Crew Award
Captain Marvin Wilson

2017 ISS Fabien Cousteau Blue Award
Loggerhead Marinelife Center

2017 Leadership Award
Andrew Winch, Winch Designs

 

YACHT DESIGN AWARDS

Best Sail 24-40m : MY SONG BalticYachts 39,62m/130’ Nauta Design Reichel Pugh Yacht Design
Best Sail 40m+: SYBARIS Perini Navi 70m/229’8” PH Design Perini Navi/Philippe Briand
Best Refit : AQUILA Pendennis 85,5m/280’11” RWD/Susan Young Interiors Pendennis Shipyard
Best Power 24-40m : JETSETTER Dynamiq 38,6m/126’8” Bannenberg & Rowell Azur Naval Architects
Best Power 40-65m : CHASSEUR Christensen Shipyards 48,77m/160’ Varo Interior Design Christensen Shipyards
Best Power 65m+ : FAITH Feadship 96,55m/316’10” RWD/Chahan Interior Design Feadship/Do Voogt NA
Best Interior : SYBARIS Perini Navi 70m/229’8” PH Design

 

About International Superyacht Society

Our mission is to ensure sustainability and excellence in the global superyachting industry. ISS was founded in 1989 and our mission is delivered through alliances worldwide with regional and functional associations, communicating issues affecting the marketplace, owners, crew and industry members. We recognise superlative achievement and provide educational opportunities and networking events. 

ISS is a member driven organization reliant on the volunteer work of board and regular members supported by our marketing and administrative staff. Our funding comes from memberships and sponsors enabling us to work on initiatives that benefit the large yacht industry as a whole.