The 2025 International Superyacht Society Design & Leadership Awards Gala, held on October 29 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, honored outstanding achievements in yacht design, innovation, and leadership. Highlights of the evening included Yacht of the Year KISMET by Lürssen and a special recognition for SPECIAL ONE by Royal Huisman. The gala also celebrated excellence in sustainability, craftsmanship, and technological advancement. Among the honorees were Captain Liam Devlin of M/Y Unbridled and Leadership Award recipient Rose Damen. For the full list of winners and event details, visit our website.

We are proud to recognize our Platinum Sponsor: Robb Report; 

our Gold Award Sponsors: AkzoNobel, Cayman Islands Shipping Registry, Informa, 

Naiad Dynamics, Oceanco, Quantum Marine Stabilizers, Suntex Marinas, Wright Maritime Group, and YATCO; our Silver Sponsors: Allied Marine, DYT Yacht Transport, and Moore & Company; 

and our Bronze Sponsors: Burger Boat Company, Burgess, Design Asset Management, 

Hill Robinson, Robert Allen Law, Pinmar, Tahiti Private Expeditions, and Blue Oceans Yachting. Your partnership enables the International Superyacht Society to continue recognizing excellence and advancing the superyacht industry worldwide. 

SUPPORTING MEMBERS

Alliant Insurance Services

Katie Shaughnessy Johnson, Brian D. O’Neill, Bryan Kunnemann

Located in the USA

Bargate Murray

Quentin Bargate

Located in the UK

Blue Oceans Yachting

Ami Ira

Located in USA & France

Mobius Group

Alexei Wagner, Doug Olson, Erik Schraga, Jessica Goolsby,

Larry Goolsby, Matt Libby

Located in the USA

Yacht Life Vodka

Emily Taffel-Cohen

Located in the USA

CORPORATE MEMBERS

FarSounder, Inc.

Matthew J Zimmerman, Cassie Stetkiewicz, Cheryl Zimmerman, Evan Lapisky, Heath Henley, Kim May, Matthew Coolidge

Located in the USA

Feadship 

Ted McCumber, Bas Nederpelt, Henk de Vries, Jan Bart Verkuyl, Tom deVries, Karlene Pack, Olga Ananina, Sipke Halbertsma, Farouk Nefzi

Located in the The Netherlands & USA

Foster Garvey PC

Edward Harley, Allen Israel, Erika G. Johnson, Jon Hongladarom, Kevin Frisch

Located in the USA

Jaffa & Co

Scott Burgess, James Jaffa, Madison Bode

Located in the USA

JMS Yachting

Sam Thompson, Carla Swaine, Franc Jansen, Luca Mastrogiovanni, Lucia Badano, Martina van der Gaauw, Rachel Fisher, Rob Pijper, Sophie Dudeney, Haley Delano, Nicholas Gray

Located in Monaco & USA

Rivergate Marina & Shipyard

Andrew Cannon, Alexander Binks, Angus Paterson, Brandon Hoy, Danielle Taylor, Jaxon Steel, John Hembrow, Marty Johnson, Stephen Bay, Steven Hodge, Tom Hill

Located in Australia

Winch Design

Andrew Winch, Emily Naumann, Greig Jolly, Ignacio Oliva-Velez, James Russell, Jim Dixon, Matthew Wilkinson

Located in the UK

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS

Aeolis

Brendon Pomeroy

Located in the USA

AeroMarine Law

Erin Ackor, Clay Naughton

Located in the USA

Centtrip

Cindy Frost, Lou Clark

Located in the USA

CK Maritime

Ken Bracewell, Kaveen Wilgus

Located in the USA

Conboy & Associates, Inc.

Thom Conboy

Located in the USA

Hodgdon Tenders

Audrey Hodgdon, Timothy Hodgdon

Located in the USA

Marco Casali Too Design

Marco CasaliLucrezia Macchia

Located in Italy

Metrica GmbH & Co. KG

Kai Dittmar, Thomas Springenberg

Located in Germany

ONEXP

Nikusia Kooijmans, Andre Klepper

Located in the Netherlands

Panama Yacht Group

Fernando Aragon, Frisne Confortti

Located in Panama

Peak Seven

Darren Seys

Located in the USA

Skip Barber Racing School

Denise Berg, Michael Berg

Located in the USA

Ubora Property Solutions

Christelle Niamke

Located in the USA

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

Brad Whiteman, Qudra Yachts

Aly Merrill, Safe Harbor

Brendan Emmons, Sch Yachts

Captain Pierre Ausset, To-Kalon Ltd.

Jack Adkins, Yacht Crew