Innovation of the Year, Boat International Design & Innovation Awards 2020

The Boat International Design & Innovation Awards 2020, held in February at the prestigious Alexander Girardi Hall, brought together industry leaders, yacht builders, and enthusiasts to celebrate outstanding achievements in the world of yachting. The Innovation of the Year category celebrated a lineup of standout models, showcasing the best the industry had to offer. With outstanding effort, the title was secured by 818, with several other notable finalists, including entries from Otam, Azimut, Wally, Feadship, Baltic Yachts, Cerri Cantieri Navali, and Van der Valk. The event was both ticketed and invitation-only, ensuring an exclusive and celebratory atmosphere to honour the year’s most notable yachts.

Winner

The yacht 818 was the winner of the Innovation of the Year in 2020 at the Boat International Design & Innovation Awards.

Feadship

818

Custom

Exterior Design: Jarkko Jämsen

Naval Architecture: De Voogt

Interior Design: Sinot Yacht Architecture & Design

Finalists

The following yachts were finalists in the Innovation of the Year in 2020 at the Boat International Design & Innovation Awards

85 GTS - 2020 Finalist

Otam

85 GTS

26.03m

Azimut

S10

28.72m

Exterior Design: Alberto Mancini

Naval Architecture: Azimut , Pierluigi Ausonio

Interior Design: Guida Design

                        30.48m Tilakkhana II 2020 Finalist
6

Wally

Tilakkhana II

30.48m Custom

Exterior Design: Wally

Naval Architecture: Reichel Pugh Yacht Design

Interior Design: Wally

Feadship

Lady S

93m Custom

Exterior Design: Michael Leach

Naval Architecture: De Voogt

Interior Design: Reymond Langton Design

                        43.28m Canova 2020 Finalist
8

Baltic Yachts

Canova

43.28m Custom

Exterior Design: Farr Yacht Design

Naval Architecture: Farr Yacht Design

Interior Design: Baltic Yachts , Lucio Micheletti

                        31.4m Vanadis 2020 Finalist
6

Cerri Cantieri Navali

Vanadis

31.4m Fuoriserie

Exterior Design: Guido de Groot Design

Naval Architecture: Ginton Naval Architects

Interior Design: Guido de Groot Design

Van der Valk

Lady Sadie

27.43m

Exterior Design: Vripack

Naval Architecture: Vripack

Interior Design: Vripack