Boat International - July 2018

PHOTOGRAPHY: RICHARD GLOVER

THE LEGACY AWARD

Lang Walker

Lang Walker has owned several superyachts and,

thanks to his dual passions for sailing and creating new

spaces, he’s also played a key role in building them.

With his Kokomo yachts – a 42 metre, a 52 metre and a

58.4 metre – Walker used the same designers, builder

and project manager over a period of 12 years, each

version evolving alongside his sailing career.

He has always pushed the boundaries, from building

a 58.4 metre sloop with a 130 tonne lifting keel, to

commissioning the largest spinnaker in history, as well

as putting the first moulded 3DL sails on a superyacht.

Each of Walker’s yachts has an eicient and

clean aesthetic, and uses space intelligently.

It’s an approach that also translates to

his land-based property work. In

the past 10 years he has developed

more than 240 such projects, with

cutting-edge design and industry-

leading sustainability standards –

and he recently opened a resort,

Kokomo Private Island, in Fiji.

Walker is also a passionate

philanthropist. The Australian

Olympic sailing team and the Youth

Sailing Academy are just two of the charities he

supports and, when building superyachts, he

encourages apprenticeship programmes to teach the

trades to the next generation of yacht builders. In 2015,

Walker was created an Order of Australia Oicer (AO).

Finish

Sart

WSA

VOYAGER’S AWARD

Constance

Length: 60m Owner: Alan Dabbiere Builder: CRN

It’s not just about the longest
cruise – this voyage stands out
for its life-changing experiences.
The Caribbean and Pacific cruise
by the owners of the 60 metre
CRN Constance and their four
young children was supported
by teachers, nannies, a naturalist
and 16 crew. The children
continued regular studies on
board during the eight-month
voyage to the Bahamas, Cuba,
Jamaica, Costa Rica, Galápagos,
French Polynesia, the Cook
Islands and Tonga. They met
local children, discovered new
hobbies in scuba diving, fishing
and photography – and the
eldest daughter even compiled
a log of their experiences that
formed part of the submission
for this enlightening cruise.

WINNER

WINNER

Our family had the most

amazing trip and we hope we

inspire others to do the same.

I got closer to my family, we all

learned a lot about the diferent

world cultures, and we all

gained skills and confidence for

life. We appreciate that Boat

International celebrates not

just great boats but great trips

and my whole family was

honored to be recognised

Constance Dabbiere, age 14