Blue Wake™ Awards kick off MYS 2025

The primary version of the Blue Wake™ Awards shall be held on Tuesday night, September 23 on the Grand Opening Evening of the Monaco Yacht Present, with the four-day superyacht occasion following on the Wednesday to Saturday (September 24-27).

Designed to reward probably the most operational, progressive and efficient environmental sustainability options within the superyacht business, the Awards are the spotlight of the Blue Wake programme launched earlier this 12 months by the Monaco Yacht Present with the help of the Water Revolution Basis and sponsored by Siemens Power.

The 5 classes (with nominees) embrace Luxurious Merchandise & Companies (Foglizzo Leather-based, Tai Ping, Turnstyle Design), Nautical Provider (AkzoNobel, Deasyl, Termodinamica), Refit / Builder Shipyard (Amico & Co, Baltic Yachts, Sanlorenzo) and Tenders / Water Toys (Evene, U-Boat Worx, Tykun). There’s additionally a Particular Jury Award, rewarding a yacht exemplary in environmental sustainability.

This 12 months’s jury contains Gaëlle Tallarida (Managing Director, Monaco Yacht Present), Norberto Barlocco (Challenge Improvement, Siemens Power), Francesca Webster (Editor-in-Chief, SuperYacht Occasions), Lucy Dunn (Content material Director, Boat Worldwide), Dr Vienna Eleuteri (Initiator and Vice Chair, Water Revolution Basis), Philippe Mondielli (Scientific Director, Prince Albert II of Monaco Basis) and Sara-Jane Skinner (Head of Partnerships, Blue Marine Basis).

“The Blue Wake Awards embody the Monaco Yacht Present’s imaginative and prescient of creating environmental sustainability a driver of excellence and innovation,” Tallarida stated. “This 12 months’s nominees are main the way in which and galvanizing the way forward for yachting.”

Organisers have been actively selling the almost 60 Blue Wake™-certified exhibitors at this 12 months’s present. Italian builders Azimut, Benetti, Sanlorenzo, Rossinavi, Tankoa and Amer, Poland’s Sunreef and Conrad, Baltic Yachts of Finland, and Sirena of Turkey are amongst shipyards given the Blue Wake stamp.

Shipyards are accredited for specializing in bioclimatic buildings, digitalisation of operations, renewable power use or various propulsion. Amongst causes given for his or her Blue Wake certification, organisers acknowledged that Azimut and Benetti used HVO gas for fleet trials, chopping over 75 per cent of CO2 emissions versus commonplace diesel (RED II).

Sanlorenzo, in partnership with Siemens Power, is the primary shipyard on the planet to ship a superyacht (50Steel) geared up with Reformer Gasoline Cell techniques powered by hydrogen obtained from inexperienced methanol for the technology of electrical energy.

Rossinavi’s Seawolf Xthe 43m hybrid-electric catamaran that exhibited ultimately 12 months’s Monaco Yacht Present, merges photo voltaic, battery and AI techniques for luxurious cruising with considerably decreased environmental affect. Tankoa’s Vitruvius fashions function parallel hybrid propulsion, providing silent cruising, decreased emissions and spectacular gas financial savings with superior battery packs.

In the meantime, Amer’s new Gene.Sys is a digital passport monitoring yacht supplies and affect, guaranteeing transparency, ESG alignment and round design.

Refit shipyards amongst Blue Wake exhibitors embrace Amico & Co, Cantiere Rossini, MB92 Group and Varador 2000 Shipyard & Marina Barcelona, whereas accredited tender builders embrace Evene, Frauscher, Nauma-Tec, SEAir and Xtenders.

AkzoNobel, a pacesetter in yacht coatings, is amongst Blue Wake exhibitors, which signify all kinds of sectors. These embrace hybrid, electrical or renewable power propulsion techniques, on-board wastewater administration, thermal optimisation, shore-power techniques, sustainable inside design, dealing with and lifting gear, recyclable shrink wraps, organic techniques, and marina infrastructures.

Robert van Tol, Water Revolution Basis’s Govt Director, stated: “Blue Wake highlights MYS exhibitors which were growing concrete, progressive eco-responsible options for the yachting sector over the previous a number of years. Our mission is to make sure that solely strong and operational initiatives are included on this programme, thereby guaranteeing the true credibility and viability of the options introduced on the Monaco Yacht Present.

“The present performs a significant position in showcasing these efforts, reinforcing the collective dedication of the complete yachting business in direction of a sustainable transition. But showcasing innovation is simply half of the story. Actual change occurs when patrons select to embrace and undertake these options of their new construct and refit tasks. That’s how we collectively transfer the yachting business ahead.”

For extra info go to monacoyachtshow.com, monacoyachtshow.com/en/blue-wake

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