She did it again: Sibelle now won the golden Neptune, the ShowBoats Design Award in Kitzbühel Austria.
The independent and professional jury chose her out of nine finalists. Sibelle’s “radical styling combined a slight reversed or destroyer bow with a hard chine and a knuckle to broaden the bow above the waterline and blunt it at the waterline.
The spray rails at the bow were envisioned as part of a strong, deliberate horizontal design vocabulary that includes dark bands of glass that although stepped, appear continuous and help make the yacht appear longer than her actual 49.9-meter length.
The bullnosed shape of the side and aft deck overhangs reinforces the powerful look of the exterior while mirroring the curves of the built-in aft deck seating areas.”
The jury was also pleasantly surprised by Sibelle’s engaging contrasts, for instance the skylights in the sundeck hard top which are mirrored in the picture window openings in the beach club area onto the aft swim platform, adding a light touch. Both the interior and exterior of Sibelle were done by Omega Architects in close cooperation with the owner’s architect AB studio. The yacht was built by the dutch Heesen Shipyard.
The golden Neptune is Sibelle’s second award, after she won the Invictus Award for ‘Most Innovative Yacht’ in Cannes in 2015. She’s also finalist for the World Superyachts Awards 2016, we’ll keep our fingers crossed until the ceremony on Saturday May 14th in Florence.
Of course we are honoured and proud, but most of all we are happy for Sibelle’s owner and her captain.
Photo credit Richard@Visions/Heesen Yachts.