The winners of the 14th edition of Boat International’s World Superyacht Awards 2019 have been revealed. Held in association with Oyster Yachts, these awards celebrate the remarkable craftsmanship of the world’s most innovative and noteworthy yachts delivered this year.
With hundreds of guests in attendance at Old Billingsgate, London, a total of 58 nominations across 16 categories were considered to receive a coveted Neptune award. A total of 17 awards were presented, with multi-award winning superyachts DAR and Black Pearl winning their own categories as well as Motor Yacht of the Year and Sailing Yacht of the Year respectively. The Legacy Award went to Karim Aga Khan IV.
Tony Euden, Co-Chief Executive Officer at Boat International, commented: “We’re very privileged and proud to bring the superyacht community together, year on year, to officially honour and celebrate the world’s most exceptional yachts, the teams behind their creation and their owners. All those involved in this year’s entries deserve to be highlighted for their outstanding work and the winners should be immensely proud of their successes.”
The winners of each category were as follows:
Motor Yacht of the Year, Displacement Motor Yachts 2,000GT and Above: DAR
Photo: Franscisco MartinezLength: 90m | Builder: Oceanco | Naval Architect: Azure / Oceanco | Exterior Design: Luiz de Basto |Interior Design: Nuvolari Lenard
Sailing Yacht of the Year, Sailing Yachts 60m and Above: Black Pearl
Photo: OceanoLength: 106.7m | Builder: Oceanco | Naval Architect: Dykstra Naval Architects / Oceanco | Exterior Design: Ken Freivokh / Nuvolari Lenard |Interior Design: Gerard P Villate/Nuvolari Lenard/Ken Freivokh Design
Voyager’s Award: Rosehearty
Photo: Breed MediaLength: 56m | Owner: Joey Kaempfer | Builder: Perini Navi
Converted Yachts: Dream 
Photo: Julien Hubert / SuperYacht TimesLength: 106.5m | Original builder: Halic Shipyard | Refit yard: Olympic Yacht Services | Refit naval architect: Olympic Yacht Services | Refit exterior design: Studio Vafiadis / Olympic Yacht Services | Refit interior design: Ciarmoli Queda Studio
Rebuilt Yachts: Haida 1929
Length: 71.1m | Original builder: Krupp Germaniawerft | Refit yard: Pendennis | Refit naval architect: Cox & Stevens | Refit exterior design: Cox & Stevens | Refit interior design: Adam Lay
Refitted Yachts: G2
Photo: YPILength: 39m | Original builder: Vitters | Refit yard: Pendennis | Refit naval architect: Tripp Design | Refit exterior design: Tripp Design | Refit interior design: Nauta Design
Sailing Yachts 30m to 59.9m: Vijonara
Photo: Stuart PearceLength: 42.2m | Builder: Pendennis | Naval architect: Hoek Design | Exterior design: Hoek Design | Interior design: Owner / Hoek Design / Hermès
Semi-Displacement or Planing Motor Yachts 30m to 32.9m: RJ 
Photo: Arcadia
Length: 31.6m | Builder: Arcadia Yachts | Naval architect: Arcadia Yachts | Exterior design: Arcadia Yachts | Interior design: Hot Lab
Semi-Displacement or Planing Motor Yachts 33m to 39.9m: Brigadoon
Photo: Moonen YachtsLength: 36.3m | Builder: Moonen Yachts | Naval architect: René van der Velden / Diana Yacht Design | Exterior design: René van der Velden | Interior design: Nauta Design / Studio Indigo
Semi-Displacement or Planing Motor Yachts 40m and Above: Utopia IV
Photo: Team for DesignLength: 63m | Builder: Rossinavi | Naval architect: Arrabito Naval Architects | Exterior design: Enrico Gobbi – Team For Design | Interior design: Enrico Gobbi – Team For Design
Displacement Motor Yachts Below 299GT: Mimi La Sardine 
Photo: Cantiere Delle MarcheLength: 33.5m | Builder: Cantiere delle Marche | Naval architect: Cantiere delle Marche / Hydro Tec | Exterior design: Nauta Design | Interior design: Nauta Design
Displacement Motor Yachts Between 300GT and 499GT - 30m to 47.9m: Viatoris 
Photo: Conrad YachtsLength: 40m | Builder: Conrad Shipyard | Naval architect: Diana Yacht Design | Exterior design: Reymond Langton Design | Interior design: Conrad Shipyard
Displacement Motor Yachts Between 300GT and 499GT - 48m and Above: Cecilia
Photo: Wider s.r.l.Length: 49.6m | Builder: Wider | Naval architect: Wider / Sydac | Exterior design: Wider / Fulvio De Simoni | Interior design: Wider / ideaeITALIA
Displacement Motor Yachts between 500GT and 1,999GT: Spectre
Photo: Benetti YachtsLength: 69.3m | Builder: Benetti | Naval architect: Mulder Design | Exterior design: Giorgio M. Cassetta | Interior design: Benetti
Judges' Commendation: Elandess
Photo: Abeking & RasmussenLength: 74.5m Builder: Abeking & Rasmussen | Naval architect: Abeking & Rasmussen | Exterior design: Harrison Eidsgaard | Interior design: Harrison Eidsgaard
Judges' Commendation: White Rabbit
Photo: Mark Stothard / Echo YachtsLength: 84m | Builder: Echo Yachts | Naval architect: One2three | Exterior design: Sorgiovanni Designs | Interior design: Sorgiovanni Designs
Press material sourced from Boat International Media