The world
Superyacht Awards
Young Designer of the Year 2008
A new prestigious award for talented young superyacht designers is to be awarded at
the Boat International Group 2008 World Superyacht Awards in Venice
Camper & Nicholsons International,the Royal Superyacht Awards Young Designer of the Year
Institution of Naval Architects and the Boat prize 2008 will be presented to the young
International Group are proud to announce designer who produces the best concept design
the introduction of a new prestigious for a superyacht. The entries will be judged by a
award for the world’s most promising young group of leading world-class designers selected
superyacht designer. The award recognises by the Boat International Group and RINA. The
the achievement of an outstanding young judges will be announced in the next issue of
designer and the potential impact of their Boat International. ‘The World Superyacht
work on current or future designs for the Awards Young Designer of the Year competition
superyacht industry. The Young Designer of will provide an opportunity for superyacht
the Year award will be presented at the 2008 designers of the future to demonstrate their
World Superyacht Awards in Venice, which ability and talents. I certainly do not envy the
recognises the remarkable ingenuity and innovation demanded judges in their task of selecting the best, ’adds Blakely. The winner
in the design, engineering and construction of the world’s finest of the Young Designer of the Year 2008 will receive a prize of €5,000
luxury yachts, and is the most obvious place for new designer and will be invited to receive the award at the renowned World
talent to be recognised and celebrated. Superyacht Awards ceremony on 18 April 2008 in Venice, Italy.
The Award Sponsored by Camper and Nicholsons
The award is open to anyone who is studying for a degree or International:
vocational qualification in a subject relating to yacht or small ‘Following the joint Camper & Nicholsons International – Boat
craft design,or anyone who has already graduated within three International initiative three years ago to reward the work of
years of the closing date for entries,which is 31 January 2008. yacht designers and naval architects, we thought it was only
Young naval architects and yacht designers from all over the world natural to continue to collaborate with the Boat International
have been called upon to enter the competition via the extensive Group and RINA in order to identify the young designers of
RINA global network. RINA has already had the future, ’says Camper & Nicholsons
an impressive response from universities in International’s CEO Jillian Montgomery.
countries as far afield as New Zealand and ‘Taking an active part in this competition
China, to those closer such as the UK and prepares the grounds for the future in
Italy. RINA’s CEO Trevor Blakely is proud that many ways. Firstly, by giving up and coming
RINA is supporting the new award for young designers exposure and the opportunity
designers: ‘The superyacht industry is one of to get in touch with potential clients, and
the most successful sectors of the maritime secondly by offering our existing and future
industry, and owes much of that success to clients a glimpse of designs that could
the work of its designers who provide that soon be on the drawing boards, ’explains
unique combination of form and function, Laurent Perignon, director of marketing
which is the modern superyacht. ’The World for CNI.
Entries should be submitted on CDROM or DVD, by 31 Jan 2008. If you are interested in submitting an entry or would like more information,
please contact Giuseppe Gigantesco, E-mail:
ggigantesco@rina.org.uk, Tel: +44 (0)20 7235 4622
The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, 10 Upper Belgrave Street, London, SW1X 8BQ
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