Boat International – June 2017

ON BOARD

Judgement day

Our esteemed panel of judges for the

World Superyacht Awards gathered at

Milan’s Excelsior Hotel Gallia for a

special weekend dedicated to selecting

this year’s winners

This is the only objective,

neutral judging event in this

industry Anil Thadani

We had

extensive debate

in categories

that I wouldn’t

have anticipated

Matt Voorhees

Above: beautiful

tableware provided

by Puiforcat at the

Judges’ Dinner.

Left: West Duker

Above: Marchese Antinori

provided the wines for

the Welcome Dinner,

sponsored by Panerai

Watch brand

Panerai

sponsored

the Welcome

Dinner

It is the most prestigious award

in the superyacht industry

Jan-Eric Österlund

Dick Raper at

the Puiforcat

dinner

Shiseido Spa at

the Excelsior

Hotel Gallia

Sebastian Vibe-Petersen and

Guglielmo Miani from the

Montenapoleone Association

Milan’s

Camparino bar

Lauren

Bicknell

Carlos

Ancira

Salvatore and

Paola Trifirò

with Katja

Warborn

The event, including the

VIP lounge, was held

by arrangement with

the Montenapoleone

Association

Jan-Eric

Österlund

Jeweller Giampiero

Bodino sponsored

the lunch during the

Partners’ Programme

Anil Thadani

June Lean-Vercoe,

Kathleen Delorey

Brown and Jennifer

Österlund

Claudia Ancira

Dick Raper, Hani

Jabsheh and

Anil Thadani

Thomas Haffa and

Kim Vibe-Petersen

at the Welcome

Cocktail, sponsored

by Campari

Kathleen Delorey

Brown at the

Armani/Silos

Museum

Hani Jabsheh, Marco

Vögele and Anil

Thadani during the

judges’ meeting

Roger Lean-

Vercoe and

Marco Všgele

Helen

Porter

Henk Koster and

Andrea Pennacchioni

from Panerai

The judges get

down to business

in the Excelsior

Hotel Gallia

Excelsior

Hotel Gallia

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