Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (November 1, 2017) – 130' My Song has won the International Superyacht Society’s 2017 award for the Best Sailing Yacht between 24m and 40m.
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (November 1, 2017) – 130' My Song has won the International Superyacht Society’s 2017 award for the Best Sailing Yacht between 24m and 40m.
The announcement was made at the ISS Awards for Design & Leadership Gala and follows wins in the World Superyacht Awards for Best Sailing Yacht between 30m and 39.9m and at the Showboats Design Awards in which she was voted Most Innovative Sailing Yacht and took the Best Exterior Design and Styling award.
18 winners of the ShowBoats Design Awards 2017 have been announced and Reichel/Pugh's 130' My Song has been crowned The Most Innovative Sailing Yacht of 2017. Reichel/Pugh wishes all those who submitted and the winners a warm congratulations.
Reichel/Pugh, Nauta and Baltic triumph with things you don’t see: a sophisticated, fully retractable, azimuthing propeller, hydraulic and line runs hidden in the bulwarks to reduce deck thickness, a “crush nose” on the keel bulb to reduce impact and damage of a grounding, and a construction weight-shaving program by the yard that rendered even small parts such as electrical cable trays in carbon fibre. Even the interior has some weight-saving tricks with resin-coated linen used for floors, countertops and bulkheads. In three hours the rig can be switched from a typical cruising mainsail to a flat-topped main and split running backstays for racing. For stowing the 400kg Code Zero racing headsail, a very large drum hidden in the forepeak coils the 55m sail. For cruising, the wide stern creates a sheltered sunbathing area that features hydraulic seating integrated into the flush decks.
Click for My Song launch video and details
For more about all 2017 winners read on at Boat International
R/P Design No. 249 | 130' My Song
Naval Architecture and Engineering: Reichel/Pugh Yacht Design
Interior Design and Exterior Styling: Nauta Yachts, Milan
Builder: Baltic Yachts
Project Management: Nigel Ingram, MCM
source Boat International
photography Carlo Borlenghi and Baltic Yachts