Yachts International — January-February 2018

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MAKING WAVES THE SCENE

ISS AWARDS

GALA

M

ore than 400 guests attended

the 27th annual International

Superyacht Society Awards gala

held in November at the Broward

Center for the Performing Arts

in Fort Lauderdale. The elegant gathering kicked off

the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show with a

celebratory spirit. Guests enjoyed pre-awards cham-

pagne and hors d’oeuvres, a lively awards presenta-

tion in theater style, and a multinational and delec-

table alfresco dinner followed by great music and a

cigar bar.

AWARDS OF DISTINCTION

& LEADERSHIP AWARD

2017 Excellence in Innovation: Kymeta/e3

2017 Business Person of the Year: Derek Munro,

Superyacht Charities Foundation

2017 Distinguished Crew Award: Capt. Marvin

Wilson

2017 ISS Fabien Cousteau Blue Award:

Loggerhead Marinelife Center

2017 Leadership Award: Andrew Winch, Winch

Design

DESIGN AWARDS

Best Sail 24-40m: Baltic Yachts My Song, Nauta

Design, Reichel/Pugh Yacht Design

Best Sail 40m+: Perini Navi Sybaris, PH Design,

Perini Navi/Philippe Briand

Best Refit: Derecktor/Pendennis Aquila, WD/Susan

Young Interiors, Pendennis Shipyard

Best Power 24-40m: Dynamiq Jetsetter, Bannenberg &

Rowell, Azure Naval Architecture, Dobroserdov Design

Best Power 40-65m: Christensen Chasseur, Varo

Interior Design, Christensen Shipyards

Best Power 65m+: Feadship Faith, RWD/Chahan

Interior Design, Feadship/DeVoogt

Best Interior: Perini Navi Sybaris, PH Design

For more information: superyachtsociety.org

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: ISS board members honor Bob Saxon; Rob Dohle and Bruce

Brakenhoff Jr. accept the award for Sybaris; Dinner followed the awards ceremony; Paris

Baloumis of Oceanco (far left) and Fabien Cousteau (far right) present the Fabien

Cousteau Blue Award to Loggerhead Marinelife Center ; Paris Baloumis and Jill Bobrow;

Leadership Award winner Andrew Winch.