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THE
HONOURS

REWARDING LIVES IN SUPERYACHTING
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Inspiring people, inspiring change

There is so much good going on within the superyacht industry – from philanthropic ventures and intrepid exploration to unrivalled craftsmanship and sustainable innovations helping make the world a better place – but these stories are regularly overlooked.

That's why The Honours recognises the people behind the inspirational stories that make the superyachting world exceptional.

Honourees 2024

FRÉDÉRIC JOUSSET

Combining his sailing passion with art initiation from a young age, Frédéric Jousset founded the Art Explora Foundation to democratise access to culture and bring art to the masses. It resulted in the birth of the world's largest catamaran and innovative floating museum, ArtExplorer, currently touring the Mediterranean.

 

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MIKE HORN

Having spent over 20 years pushing the limits of exploration, achieving feats like swimming the Amazon, circumnavigating the equator, and trekking from the Arctic Cape to the North Pole, Mike Horn launched the Pangaea X youth initiative in 2008 to empower young innovators to tackle global issues through environmental and social projects.

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NICK ENTWISLE

After decades in the superyacht industry and as retirement loomed, the superyacht industry veteran redirected his passions and set up a Yachting Gives Back on his adopted home of Mallorca.  Nick Entwisle's organisation mobilises the superyacht community to support local homeless shelters, soup kitchens, and food banks.

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EVENT SPONSORS

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SUPPORTING PARTNER

AUTOMOTIVE PARTNER

HUMANS OF YACHTING

Rewarding lives in superyachting

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Experiential. Educational. Exceptional.

An exclusive, high-end, experiential evening celebrating the stories of three honourees takes place in Monaco on the eve of the iconic Monaco Yacht Show.

WHO WE ARE

Meet with an esteemed panel of judges and 

criteria employed in the judging process

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The exquisite and finely crafted Bowsprit award represents the guiding spirits of the superyachting world. Like the inspirational people it honours, the award symbolises those at the leading edge, pointing the way forward and charting a new course, while the waves express the gathering momentum that follows our honourees. 

The Bowsprit

Read our stories

Behind every superyacht lies a story. The Superyacht Life Foundation is on a mission to share these stories, offering a fresh take on the positive impacts, people, places and projects that surround the superyachting good life.
 

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