After receiving more than 100 nominations, our sister company, Performance Yachts has been announced the finalists for not one, but three of the prestigious 2010 World Superyacht Awards.

Performance Yachts has been announced the finalists for not one, but three of the prestigious 2010 World Superyacht Awards.

“Liara” the Perofmance Yachts 100 is finalist in the “Best Sailing Yacht in 30m to 44m size range” category. Performance Yachts itself is finalist in the “Newcomer of the Year” category and “Liara” is also finalist for a special “Technology Award”.

The winners will be revealed at the ceremony on Saturday, May 22 at London’s Guildhall when Boat International Media the event organisers will present Neptune Awards in 14 categories.

Judges, consisting of owners and industry professionals visit the various nominated yachts and read over statements, recommendations and spec sheets with photos in order to make informed decisions.

Of the 14 categories, 10 awards will go to the owner of the winning yacht, while four are individual awards

This year will see some changes to the World Superyacht Awards program. In a recent press release, BIM said, “As the superyacht industry has grown and developed over the years, we feel that the yachts and the designers and craftsmen behind their construction deserve to be recognized specifically in the areas of interior design, styling, innovation and technology.”

And for this reason, BIM has created the ShowBoats Design Awards. The award ceremony will take place on Friday, October 26, 2010 at the Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s private members club, in Palm Beach, Florida, and will incorporate the individual design categories from the World Superyacht Awards as well as new categories, including the Design and Technology Award, Most Innovative Interior Layout Award and Best Tender Design Awards for both sports and limousine tenders.

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