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The Honours nominations now open
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Nominations are welcome for this year’s edition of The Honours, which is again co-organised by The Superyacht Life Foundation and the Monaco Yacht Show.
Mariasole Bianco hosted The Honours 2023
The Honours 2024 has officially opened for nominations, which can be made on the Nominations page at www.thehonours.org. The event was held for the first time in 2023, with yacht owner and philanthropist Wendy Schmidt, YachtAid Global Director Zoran Selakovic, and superyacht First Officer and DEI proponent Jenny Matthews each honoured with a Bowsprit award.
Organised by The Superyacht Life Foundation and the Monaco Yacht Show, The Honours seeks to celebrate people inspiring change both within and through superyachting and the superyacht industry. Members of the public can submit their nominations for potential 2024 honourees, highlighting people they feel deserve recognition for the work they’ve done or the change they’ve instigated.
Dilan Sarac, Executive Director of The Superyacht Life Foundation, said: “The inspiring stories of our 2023 laureates and the extraordinary impacts they’ve had through their work and their initiatives are a perfect reflection of what this industry is capable of and the heart that beats within it.
Mariasole Bianco with Wendy Schmidt
“Now we call on the whole industry – and anyone beyond it – to nominate people they feel deserve recognition for what they’re doing and the impact they’ve had. Anyone can be nominated, if what they’ve done demonstrates the capacity for the superyacht industry to do good or to instigate change.”
Nominees should be involved with superyachts or the superyacht industry and show a project, work or personal endeavour that demonstrates altruistic or progressive behaviour beyond personal gain or career development. Positive attributes include a focus on advancing diversity and inclusion, sustainability and innovation, science and exploration, conservation, and philanthropy and support for local communities.
The complete list of nominees will be considered by an expert panel who will reduce the longlist to a shortlist, from which the final three laureates will be selected after a day of judging by a panel of industry professionals.
Jenny Matthews, Wendy Schmidt and Zoran Selakovic with their Bowsprit awards
The panel will consider aspects such as nominees’ impact and achievements, their leadership and influence, their service and commitment, the innovation and creativity of their endeavours, and their integrity and character.
Gaëlle Tallarida, Managing Director of the Monaco Yacht Show, said: “The Honours announced itself with a bang on the eve of the 2023 Monaco Yacht Show, and the awards have quickly found their place within the industry by celebrating the people at its heart.
“Moreover, The Honours reflect the efforts of our industry to the rest of the world, showing both how progressive our industry can be and how much desire to do good there is in the superyachting good life. We look forward to seeing another deep and diverse list of nominations, and can’t wait to host the 2024 laureates at the exclusive gala celebration on the eve of the 2024 Monaco Yacht Show.”
