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World Superyacht Awards: Sybaris crowned best sailing yacht

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Updated 6:11 AM EDT, Wed May 17, 2017
Superyacht Sybaris has been named 2017's Best Sailing Yacht at the recent World Superyacht Awards in Florence, Italy.
Superyacht Sybaris has been named 2017's Best Sailing Yacht at the recent World Superyacht Awards in Florence, Italy.
World Superyacht Awards
Built by Italian shipyard Perini Navi, the 70-meter superyacht scooped the awards in both the 40-meter-plus and overall categories.
Built by Italian shipyard Perini Navi, the 70-meter superyacht scooped the awards in both the 40-meter-plus and overall categories.
World Superyacht Awards
"Sybaris not only impressed the judges with its sailing ability, but also in the yacht's supreme comfort and optimum division of internal volume that entirely suits the owner's needs," the jury panel said. "Beautiful, capable, comfortable, and technically advanced this is a yacht that was considered supreme for its purpose."
"Sybaris not only impressed the judges with its sailing ability, but also in the yacht's supreme comfort and optimum division of internal volume that entirely suits the owner's needs," the jury panel said. "Beautiful, capable, comfortable, and technically advanced this is a yacht that was considered supreme for its purpose."
World Superyacht Awards
"Philippe Briand was selected to be the naval architect for Sybaris because he was seen five years ago as the person who would be regarded as the best naval architect today," owner Bill Duker said. "The selection of Sybaris as the best sailing yacht in the 40-metres-plus category and the sailing yacht overall winner proves we were correct."
"Philippe Briand was selected to be the naval architect for Sybaris because he was seen five years ago as the person who would be regarded as the best naval architect today," owner Bill Duker said. "The selection of Sybaris as the best sailing yacht in the 40-metres-plus category and the sailing yacht overall winner proves we were correct."
World Superyacht Awards
Showcasing a modern art collection with subtle lighting and great attention to detail, Sybaris also impressed the judges at February's ShowBoats Design Awards with its use of asymmetry to give the illusion of extended spaces and floating walls, winning prize for Best Lighting Design.
Showcasing a modern art collection with subtle lighting and great attention to detail, Sybaris also impressed the judges at February's ShowBoats Design Awards with its use of asymmetry to give the illusion of extended spaces and floating walls, winning prize for Best Lighting Design.
Boat International Media's ShowBoats Design Awards 2017
Sybaris also won awards for its layout and design. "The table is a titanium modern version of a rose unfolding," owner Bill Duker told CNN Sport at the Monaco Yacht Show.
Sybaris also won awards for its layout and design. "The table is a titanium modern version of a rose unfolding," owner Bill Duker told CNN Sport at the Monaco Yacht Show.
Boat International Media's ShowBoats Design Awards 2017
And Sybaris went on to pick up a third ShowBoats design award for the "cohesive and elegant design" of PHDesign.
And Sybaris went on to pick up a third ShowBoats design award for the "cohesive and elegant design" of PHDesign.
Boat International Media's ShowBoats Design Awards 2017
World Superyacht Awards: Sybaris wins top prize
CNN  — 

If you have several million dollars to spend and are in the market for an extravagant superyacht, it’s sometimes hard to tell which is the best.

But one panel of judges has done just that and declared Sybaris the world’s best sailing yacht at the World Superyacht Awards.

However, if you have visions of yourself reclining in a deckchair on deck while sailing the high seas – think again.

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Sybaris was built exactly to owner Bill Duker’s taste – every inch was meticulously planned and designed just how he imagined it – and he has no intention of parting with it.

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Scroll through the images in the gallery above to see exactly why this masterpiece was voted 2017’s Best Sailing Yacht in Boat International Media’s World Superyacht Awards