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AWARDS

2021

Amsterdam, Netherlands
“A Wave of Caring”
Receives Recognition

Ferretti Group has been keen to maintain its local
focus even during the health emergency, offering Crazy About
an important contribution to the community. AWARDS
The “A Wave of Caring” initiative has generated
significant resources and donations in support Custom Line 2021
of healthcare facilities stretched to their limit by
the pandemic.
On 10 December, during the online event
organized by METSTRADE and International Ancona, Italy
Boat Industry (IBI) magazine, judges awarded the
project with the prize in the new “Community
Support Initiative” category, recognizing the
value of the campaign promoted by Ferretti
Group in support of hospitals in the regions
where its shipyards are located.
Launched for the first time at this event, the
award honored the shipyard and its staff for
the strong social conscience they showed by
channeling resources, skills, and production
capacity to help the community during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
As well as making major donations to all the
hospitals in the cities where its shipyards are
based, Ferretti Group also launched “A Wave
of Caring” on its websites and social media
channels. The campaign, developed by creative
agency Arachno, features an image of the wake
of a boat tracing a heart shape, as a symbol
of solidarity, with an invitation to donate to
hospitals and intensive care units in the Milan,
Cattolica, Forlì, Mondolfo, La Spezia, Bergamo
and Ancona areas.
The initiative has enabled the purchase of new
intensive care equipment, helping to support the
healthcare system.

A successful year for Custom Line. powerful, streamlined profile. of connection with the sea.
On 13 November at the 2020 World The ample exterior spaces drew The prize awarded to IV Dream,
Superyacht Awards, the Custom particular praise: they feature Custom Line 106’, is confirmation
Line 106’ superyacht won the pared-down sophistication, the of the brand’s outstanding design
award for “Semi-Displacement utmost in comfort for owner innovation and the build quality of
or Planing Motor Yachts Below and family, and 220 m of the entire fleet, which ranges from
2
500GT 30 m to 34.9 m”. The award interconnecting usable floor space 30 to 42 meters.
ceremony was held online. from flybridge to bow. This major accolade − achieved
The result of a collaboration The super and mega yacht owners with the invaluable contribution
between Francesco Paszkowski on the judging panel were also of Francesco Paszkowski Design
Design and the Ferretti Group impressed by the interiors, and the whole shipyard staff − is a
Product Strategy Committee and custom-made to the owner’s fitting climax to 2020, a year which
Engineering Department, the wishes. Natural light floods in saw 15 launches take place, made
Custom Line 106’ won the judges through huge, full-height windows possible by the ongoing efforts
over with its contemporary hull on the main deck, heightening the and unwavering dedication of the
design and the sleek lines of its effect of continuity and the sense entire Custom Line team.

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