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Palmarès — Ing. Giovanni Ceccarelli / Ceccarelli Yacht Design

Giovanni Ceccarelli and Ceccarelli Yacht Design have achieved major international recognition in yacht design, together with an extensive racing record in offshore racing, IOR/IMS/IRC classes, America’s Cup campaigns and the International One Metre radio-controlled yacht class.

2026

NEOJIVARO / AFAZIK IMPULSE — Neo 430 — completed the RORC Transatlantic Race

The boat completed the crossing in around 11 days and 18 hours, just missing out on a podium finish in the IRC One class according to the RORC report

2026

1st at the 9th Torrevieja International Radio Control IOM Meeting

Guillermo Beltrí, GC24

2026

2nd Overall at the South Australian IOM State Championship

Gary McCarthy, AUS 181, GC24.

2025

Vele Storiche Viareggio - LULUNIKKA — 1st Class VSV 0

Owner: Roberto Lacorte.

2025

Argentario Sailing Week - LULUNIKKA — Ceccarelli 42 — 1st Spirit of Tradition / Open

Owner: Roberto Lacorte.

2025

ORC Double-Handed World Championship, Monfalcone

MIA GIOIA — Neo 430 Roma — 1st Class A / ORC Double-Handed World Champion 2025 Martin Buck / Yves de Block. NEOMIND — Neo 430 Roma — 3rd Class A Sascha Schroder / Manuel Polo.

2025

7th Overall at the IOM European Championship 2025

Guillermo Beltrí, ESP 47, GC24 Proto.

2025

2nd and 3rd Overall at the IOM European Championship 2025

Springer / POL 100 and Robert Walsh / GBR 25, VENTI.

2024

AEGEAN 600 - NEOMIND — Neo 430 Roma — 1st ORC Overall

1st ORC One 3rd IRC Overall 2nd IRC Two

2024

Rolex Middle Sea Race - AFAZIK IMPULSE — Neo 430 — 1st ORC 3

Skipper: Yves Grosjean.

2024

4th Overall at the IOM World Championship 2024

Xavier Liger, FRA 84, VENTI.

2023

Rolex Middle Sea Race - QUO — Eleva 42 GT — 3rd ORC 4 class

2023

AEGEAN 600 -NEOMIND — Neo 430 Roma — 1st ORC 2-3 class / 1st IRC 2 class

2022

1° at the world championship IOM

Skipper Olivier Cohen with Venti FRA100

2017

2° at the world championship IOM

Skipper Guillermo Beltri with SEDICI

2014

Rolex Middle Sea Race

Neo 400: 3rd Overall IRC — Winner IRC Class 2 Azuree 33: 4th Overall, Winner IRC Class 5 and Double Handed Division.

2011

Machete, winner of the Beppe Croce Trophy

First keelboat at the Centomiglia del Garda

2011

Azuree (N° 23) arrived 2nd overall and 1st of the class

at La Ruta de la Sal (North version), Spain.

2011

Azuree 40, winner of the Pennetti Trophy

Skipper: Matteo Lecce and Paolo Semeraro.

2010

the sailing yacht Azuree33 won the Barca dell’Anno award

the prestigious trophy of the Genoa Boat Show for the sailing yacht division.

2010

CYD 2607

Winner of the European ORC Sportsboat Championship held in St. Petersburg, Russia

2010

CATTIVA COMPAGNIA

Winner of the “Regata dei Tre Golfi,” Naples, Italy. Owner and skipper: Sandro Soldaini.

2009

April – Winner of Accademia Navale Trophy, Livorno, for Best Yacht Design with Rimar 41.3

Built by Cantiere Rimar Yachts, Forlì, Italy.

2007

+39 Challenge

Italian Challenger at the 32nd America’s Cup. Final result 9 at the end of the Round Robin with 5 wins.

2005

GIACOMEL AUDI – SEA WINNER 42

Overall IMS Italian Championship in Sanremo. Skipper: Riccardo Simoneschi. Owner: Mr. Vittorio Urbinati. Builder: Marine Composites.

2003

MASCALZONE LATINO

Challenger of the 31st America’s Cup held in Auckland, New Zealand.

1999

MATCHISSIMA ILC 25

ILC 25 World Champion held in Malta. Skipper: Paolo Cian. Tactician: Vasco Vascotto.

1999

MARRAKESH EXPRESS

Winner of the ILC 25 World Championship held in Malta. Owner: Mr. Riccardo Gratton. Skipper: Lorenzo Bressani.

1999

ORNELLA ALL’ATTACCO

Winner of the ILC 30 World Championship, held in Brazil. Owner: Mr. Bruno Siri. Skipper: Mr. Vasco Vascotto.

1998

MATCHISSIMA

Winner of the ILC 25 World Championship held in Elba Marciana Marina. Skipper: Vasco Vascotto.

1998

ORNELLA ALL’ATTACCO

Winner of the ILC 30 World Championship held in Bajona, Spain. Owner: Mr. Bruno Siri. Skipper: Mr. Vasco Vascotto. Builder: Latini.

1996

TNT TRACO – KIND OF BLUE

ILC 30 World Championship held in Naples, Italy. Owner: Mr. Massimo Mezz’aroma. Skipper: Mr. Antonio Sodo. Tactician: Mr. Vasco Vascotto.

1996

PER ELISA BLOWTHERM

World Championship, Quarter Ton Class, held in Lubeck, Germany. Owner: Mr. Francesco Peghin. Skipper: Mr. Flavio Favini.

1995

PER ELISA BLOWTHERM

World Championship, Quarter Ton Class, held in Gadyna, Poland. Owner: Francesco Peghin. Skipper: Daniele Cassinari.

1994

PER ELISA HALF TON

2nd place at the World Championship, Half Ton Class, held in Chioggia, Italy. Owner: Carmelo Savastano and Francesco Peghin. Skipper: Antonio Sodo Migliori.

1993

Centomiglia del Garda - Dimore del Garda — Winner and Record Holder

Skipper: Giorgio Zuccoli Owner: Andrea Stefanina Builder: Cantiere Italo Galletti

1993

SPRIZ

2nd place, Three Quarter Ton Class, in Palma di Majorca. Skipper: Tommaso Chieffi. Owner: Tonello and Frouth.

1991

SPRIZ

3rd place at the World Championship, Three Quarter Ton Class, held in Denmark. Skipper: Mauro Pellaschier. Tactician: Francesco De Angelis.

1991

SPRIZ

Italian Champion, Three Quarter Ton Class, and IOR. Skipper: Mauro Pellaschier.

1991

Pepsi Challenge and Pandemonium

Owner: Mr. Alkis Logothetis. 2nd and 3rd place at the World Championship, Quarter Ton Class, held in Salonicco, Greece.

1991

Manfrio

Winner of the World Championship, Quarter Ton Class. Owner: Mr. Carmelo Savastano. Skipper: Mr. Antonio Sodo Migliori. Tactician: Marco Savelli. Builder: Cantiere Italo Galetti.

1991

Italian Mini Ton Championship held in Marciana Marina – Isola d’Elba

2nd place with Ciao Pan. Skipper: Sandro Montefusco; and 3rd place with Pio Degli Ulivi. Skipper: Vincenzo Onorato.

1990

Audace

World Championship, Quarter Ton Class, hosted by Corinthian in Bajona, Spain. Owner and skipper: Mr. Alberto Perdisa. Builder: Cantiere Italo Galetti. Design: CYD 0190

1990

Marfrio

3rd place at the World Championship, Quarter Ton Class, held in Bajona, Spain. Owner: Mr. Carmelo Savastano. Skipper: Mr. Antonio Sodo Migliori. Builder: Cantiere Italo Galetti. Design: CYD 0190.

1990

Palacio de Oriente

Winner the prestigious Principe des Asturias Trophy in Spain, against a competive fleet of 25 yachts.

1990

PERSEO II

U Class Winner of the “Trofeo Versilia” challenge held in Forte dei Marmi. Helsman: Matteo Ivaldi. Crew: Ivaldi with 4 to1.

1987

STERN WEBER

3rd World Championship, Half Ton Class, La Rochelle, France. Owner: Mr. Luca Baldisera. Skipper: Patrick Phelipon. Helsman: Mack Lugaresi.

1985

SECOND ANITA

Winner of the Italian Mini Ton Championship held in Ancona. Helmsman: Giovanni Ceccarelli. Crew: Riccardo Mazzotti and Emilio Rambelli.

1984

Anita

Winner of the Italian Mini Ton Championship held in Ancona. Helmsman: Flavio Favini. Crew: Lugi Beducci and Riccardo Mazzotti.

1983

Anita

3rd Mini Ton World Championship, Port Saint Raphael. Helmsman: Marco Rodolfi. Crew: Giovanni Ceccarelli and Riccardo Mazzotti.

Design Awards & Trophies

  • Design Awards & Trophies Giovanni Ceccarelli and Ceccarelli Yacht Design have received numerous awards and recognitions for yacht design, design innovation and racing performance, confirming over time the quality and continuity of their work at both national and international level. Giovanni Ceccarelli is a four-time winner of the “Progettista dell’Anno / Designer of the Year” award by Il Giornale della Vela / Velista dell’Anno. Other personal recognitions include the TAG Heuer Innovation Award at the 2018 Velista dell’Anno, the Career Achievement Award at the 2019 Nauticsud Award, and the 2026 Career Achievement Award at Sottocosta, Salone delle Idee e dell’Innovazione nella Nautica, in recognition of his contribution to international yacht design. Among the main awards received by Ceccarelli Yacht Design projects are the Barca dell’Anno / Boat of the Year 2010 award at the Genoa Boat Show with Azuree 33, the Good Design Award at the 2012 Design Turkey Industrial Design Awards, also with Azuree 33, and the Accademia Navale Trophy in Livorno for Best Yacht Design with the Rimar 41.3. Several Ceccarelli Yacht Design projects have also been selected as finalists or nominees for major international awards, including Azuree 40 as a finalist for European Yacht of the Year, De Cesari 33 as a finalist for European Yacht of the Year 2022, and Mylius 62 Power as a nominee for the European Powerboat Award 2024. In addition to design awards, yachts designed by Ceccarelli Yacht Design have achieved important racing trophies, including the Prince of Asturias Trophy in Bayona, the Beppe Croce Trophy at the Centomiglia del Garda, and the Pennetti Trophy in Trani. Main Awards and Recognitions Four-time Progettista dell’Anno / Designer of the Year — Il Giornale della Vela / Velista dell’Anno TAG Heuer Innovation Award 2018 — Velista dell’Anno Career Achievement Award 2019 — Nauticsud Award Career Achievement Award 2026 — Sottocosta, Salone delle Idee e dell’Innovazione nella Nautica Barca dell’Anno / Boat of the Year 2010 — Azuree 33 Good Design Award 2012 — Design Turkey Industrial Design Awards, Azuree 33 Accademia Navale Trophy, Livorno — Best Yacht Design, Rimar 41.3 European Yacht of the Year finalist — Azuree 40 European Yacht of the Year 2022 finalist — De Cesari 33 European Powerboat Award 2024 nominee — Mylius 62 Power World Yachts Trophies 2024 — Revelation of the Year — Manda Yachts S07 Spider World Yachts Trophies 2025 — Avant-garde Yacht Trophy — Manda Yachts S07 Berlinetta Prince of Asturias Trophy — Bayona Beppe Croce Trophy — Centomiglia del Garda Pennetti Trophy — Trani