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The Results Are In: ACREW's 2022 Crew Awards
The results are finally in for the 2022 Crew Awards. This year, ACREW hosted their annual Crew Awards in the world-renowned marina village and luxury lifestyle destination, Porto Montenegro.
Created by ACREW IN 2018, the awards celebrate professional excellence and personal achievements within the yachting industry. The judging panel is comprised of current and senior superyacht captains and crew who remain highly valued within the yachting community.
The 20 different awards categories included Charter Yacht Award, Private Yacht Award, Captain Master Award, Environmental Crew Award and Social Influencer Award, among many others.
Many of the official winners include ROMA for Best Charter Yacht, EOS for Best Private Yacht, and Kelly Gordon, Sean Read and Sebastian Gerards as the Best Captain Masters (of 500GT, 3000GT and Unlimited respectively), among a number of other prestigious award wins.
This year, ACREW celebrated their 5th edition of The Crew Awards with over 220 crew and businesses in attendance, including superyacht captains.
All finalists were invited to a luxury weekend away full of activities at the Mediterranean's iconic marina village, with the theme being 'A Knight to Remember', offering each guest the opportunity to be treated like royalty.
"The yachting industry is built on foundation of hard work behind the scenes," says Tony Browne, Marina Director at Porto Montenegro.
"We are immensely grateful to all our friends and partners at ACREW, for celebrating all levels of experience, giving captains and crew the visibility and credit that they deserve within the industry."
"We were thrilled to host the crew awards here in Porto Montenegro for the first time in 2022. Both the marina services and the lifestyle amenities here are designed to create an exceptional experience, not only for owners and charter passengers, but for crew. As we take the time to recognise crew and their achievements, it is only right that we host them here in Porto Montenegro, and show them a good time," he adds.
The official winners of the 2022 Crew Awards:
Best Charter Yacht Crew Award - ROMA
Best Private Yacht Crew Award - EOS
Captain Master Unlimited Award - Sebastian Gerards
Captain Master 3000GT Crew Award - Sean Read
Captain Master 500GT Crew Award - Kelly Gordon
First Officer Crew Award - Alexis Hennion
Enginer & TEO Crew Award - Bruno Ferreira
Purser Crew Award - Michelle Maree
Chief Stew Crew Award - Julia Dobrogorska
Chef Crew Award - Ben Descoteau
Stew Crew Award - Monica Hiemstra
Deck Crew Award - Carmen Hooper
Entrepreneur Crew Award - Lauren Wadley
Duty of Care Crew Award - Kayla Viljoen
Mentorship Crew Award - Rachel Cunningham
Enivronmental Crew Award - Artefact
Lifetime Achievement Award - Brendan O'Shannasy
Professional Development Award - Ondrej Cizmar
Junior Crew Award - Melissa Beatie
Social Influencer Crew Award - Nina Wilson
"The diversity of the winners this year, reflects the many different elements that make up the yachting industry; a reminder that each and every individual is integral to maintaining the high standards that yachting is known for," says Onno Ebens, Managing Director at ACREW.
Superyachts.com would like to extend our congratulations to all of this year's finalists and winners.
"The yachting industry is built on foundation of hard work behind the scenes. We are immensely grateful to all our friends and partners at ACREW, for celebrating all levels of experience, giving captains and crew the visibility and credit that they deserve within the industry."
"The yachting industry is built on foundation of hard work behind the scenes. We are immensely grateful to all our friends and partners at ACREW, for celebrating all levels of experience, giving captains and crew the visibility and credit that they deserve within the industry."
Tony Browne, Marina Director, Porto Montenegro