It wasall glitz and glamor at London’s Guildhall on Saturday, May 7 as yachtingindustry titans came together for Boat International Media’s 2011 WorldSuperyacht Awards.
TheOscars of the superyacht world held up to its name once again as the awardsceremony crowned winners in 14 categories by handing out the world famousNeptunes, crafted specifically for the awards ceremony.
And now,drumroll please, the winners are…
MOTOR YACHT AWARDS
Best Displacement Motor Yacht 3000GT and Above
Winner: Eclipse
Judges’Special Award: Palladium
Best Displacement Motor Yacht of 1,300GT to 2,999GT
Winner: Sycara V
Judges’Special Award: Lady Christine
Judges’Commendation: Pacific
Best Displacement Motor Yacht of 500GT to 1,299GT
Winner: Mary-Jean II
Best Displacement Motor Yacht of Below 500GT
Winner: Exuma
Judges’Commendation: Big Fish
Three-Deck Semi-Displacement or Planing Motor Yacht
Winner: Calliope
TWO-DECKSEMI-DISPLACEMENT OR PLANING MOTOR YACHT
Winner: Framura2
MOTORYACHT OF THE YEAR
JointWinner: Eclipse
JointWinner: Exuma
SAILINGYACHT AWARDS
BESTSAILING YACHT IN 45M+ SIZE RANGE
Winner: Zefira
Judges’Special Award: Atlantic
Judges’Special Award: Kokomo
Judges’Commendation: Twizzle
BESTSAILING YACHT 30M – 44.99M
Winner: Imagine
Judges’ Commendation:Lady B
SAILINGYACHT OF THE YEAR
Winner: Zefira
GENERAL AWARDS
BESTREFITTED YACHT
Winner: Angel’sShare
BESTREBUILT YACHT
Winner: AttessaIV
VOYAGER’SAWARD
Winner: DioneSky
Judges’Commendation: T6
LEGACYAWARD
ElizabethE. Meyer