The world
Superyacht Awards
Young Designer of the Year 2009
A prestigious award for talented young superyacht designers is to be awarded at the
Boat International Group 2009 World Superyacht Awards
The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, unique combination of form and function,
the Boat International Group and Camper which is the modern superyacht.’
& Nicholsons International invite entries
for the 2009 World Superyacht Young The Award
Designer Award competition. The World Superyacht Young Designer
Introduced with great success in 2008, Award will be presented to the young
the World Superyacht Young Designer designer who produces the best concept
Award competition provides a showcase design for a superyacht. The entries will be
for young designers to demonstrate their judged by a group of leading world-class
ability and talents, and encourages the designers selected by the Royal Institution
development of the next generation of of Naval Architects and Boat International
superyacht designers. Group. The winner of the Award will receive
The World Superyacht Young Designer a prize of €5,000 and will be invited to
Award will be presented to the winner of receive the award at the renowned World
the competition at the World Superyacht
Superyacht Awards ceremony.
Awards ceremony in April 2009, at which
the remarkable ingenuity and innovation The sponsor
demanded in the design, engineering and The Award is organised by the Royal
construction of the world’s finest luxury Institution of Naval Architects and Boat
yachts is demonstrated, and is the most International Group, and is sponsored
obvious place for new designer talent to by Camper and Nicholsons International:
be recognised and celebrated. ‘Following the joint Camper & Nicholsons
International – Boat International initiative
The Competition three years ago to reward the work of
The competition is open to anyone who yacht designers and naval architects, we
is studying for a degree or vocational qualification in a subject thought it was only natural to continue to collaborate with the
relating to yacht or small craft design,or anyone who has already Boat International Group and RINA in order to identify the young
graduated within three years of the closing date for entries, which designers of the future, ’says Camper & Nicholsons International’s
is 31 January 2009. CEO Jillian Montgomery. ‘Taking an active part in this competition
The 2008 competition saw many entries from all over the world, prepares the grounds for the future in many ways. Firstly, by giving
as far afield as NZ and China, as well as from all over Europe. RINA’s up and coming designers exposure and the opportunity to get in
CEO Trevor Blakeley is proud that RINA is continuing to support touch with potential clients, and secondly by offering our existing
this award for young designers: ‘The superyacht industry is one and future clients a glimpse of designs that could soon be on the
of the most successful sectors of the maritime industry, and owes drawing boards, ’explains Laurent Perignon, director of marketing
much of that success to the work of its designers who provide that for CNI.
The closing date for entries is 31 Jan 2009. If you are interested in submitting an entry or would like more information,
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 The rules for the competition can be viewed at
www.rina.org.uk/wsyaward
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