Picchiotti Galileo G Wins Best Power Yacht Award, USA

The 55m motor yacht Picchiotti Galileo G from the Vitruvius® series has won the International Superyacht Society Design Award as Best Power Yacht in the 40 – 65m range. Representing superlative achievement, the awards were presented last week at the 22nd Anniversary of ISS’s Awards Gala in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

LThe International Superyacht Society was founded in 1989 and represents the large yacht industry. Each year ISS presents its peer-reviewed Design and Leadership Awards, which recognize individuals and companies for their expertise, leadership and dedication to raising the standards of design, construction, maintenance, repair and operation of large yachts.

The coveted recognition follows the “Showboats Exterior Design and Styling Award” given to Galileo G on June 22nd and the “Best of the Best Custom Megayachts” acknowledgement given by the prestigious American magazine Robb Report.

MY Galileo G 55m Ice Class from the Vitruvius® series is the second of three motor yachts sold by the Perini Navi Group and constructed in collaboration with Vitruvius Ltd and Philippe Briand. Built for efficiency and for navigating in total autonomy, Galileo G has been designed and constructed following the guidelines for Ice Class (ABS Ice Class IB) classification.The yacht can navigate the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The third yacht in this Picchiotti brand from the Vitruvius® series is currently under construction at the Picchiotti shipyard in La Spezia, Italy. It is scheduled to be delivered in 2013.

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Press Release, November 02, 2012