Golf Asia February 2016 | Page 23

LUXE SCENE Double The Celebration With Ferretti Group Custom Line Navetta 28 comes out on top at the Motor Boat Awards in London A s Custom Line, a brand of the Ferretti Group, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, they are also in for another celebration as its fleet had just won the 2015 “Motor Boat Awards”. The Navetta 28, jewel of the brand’s semi-displacement series, triumphed in the “Custom Yacht” category and beat out seven other finalists. The award was presented to the Italian maxi-yacht during a gala dinner on 11th January 2016 at London’s Rosewood Hotel, as part of the 62nd edition of the London Boat Show. “We're really pleased to begin the year of Custom Line's 20th anniversary with this award 122 GOLF ASIA that honours one of our most important yachts,” said Stefano de Vivo, Ferretti Group Chief Commercial Officer. “This is true not only because the prize was given in Great Britain, home of many of our most important competitors and a country with a great nautical tradition and culture, but also because it is awarded by a jury of professionals who choose the winner after an exhaustive series of sea trials and after taking into account the technical, appearance and innovative features of each yacht. This victory also highlights the effectiveness of the design and builds strategy that Custom Line has followed over the years, a strategy that has made it one of the most commercially successful brands on international markets.”