The other winning product was by British company CE-Proof, consultants on the Recreational Craft Directive. CE-Pro is a software package for shipyards, designers, engineers, which makes it possible to have all RCD files gathered into one place and automatically generates a technical dossier, the owner’s handbook and the statement of compliance. Just three months after its launch, Ce-Pro is already in use in the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and New Zealand.

Products by Geonav and Atum were awarded special mentions. The Geonav 4C is a waterproof marine navigator, with GPS and a sun-visible 3.5” screen. Nautical and land maps are available and the unit can be used in the car to receive voice road directions, when plugged into the lighter socket. Atum is a system of glass panels each with two conductive panes. When these are charged with low-voltage direct current, spotlights are turned on inside the panel, without the need for wires or any other connections.

The Lazarini & Pickering interior of the 55 metre Benetti motor yacht, Sai Ram, is a highly personalised reflection of her owner's taste. Black lacquered antique Chinese furniture, mingles with near minimalistic designs and the whole is housed in a yacht, where extensive use of clear glass walls create a near open plan atmosphere, even in usually private areas such as the master bedroom and en-suite bathroom.

It is a “love it, or hate it” interior and the judging panel for Seatec’s Millenium Yacht Design Awards clearly loved it, for they gave it first place in the over 24 metre category for completed projects.

In the 12 to 24 class, award winners were the Righini and Galeazzi Azimut 75 Ex-aequo and the Riva 85 Opera (left). Riva also won the up to 12 metre class with its Sunriva; both boats come from the Officina Italiana design office. A special mention was awarded, in the up to 12 metre class, to Alessandro Bacchi`s Studio Hot Lab, for its very sporting Gotcha.

Special mentions went to the Riva 115 fly by Naval Architect Sergio Beretta, of Cantiere Riva and Bjorn Johannson’s Mirage 82 (left).

The judging panel was made up of co-ordinator Roberto Franzoni; AS.PRO.NA.DI. President; Berardo Cittadini; Andrea Ratti, Director of Yacht Design at Milan University; Vittorio Garroni Carbonara, Director of nautical projects at Genoa University; Gianni Zuccon, Director of nautical projects at Rome University and marine & naval author Decio Carugati.