About this episode

This episode explores the BOAT Artistry & Craft Awards, featuring insights from judges and winners about craftsmanship in yachting.

What separates good craftsmanship from truly exceptional craftsmanship? In this episode, BOAT ’s head of digital content Holly Margerrison goes behind the scenes of the BOAT Artistry & Craft Awards with judge and Parkway England CEO Jay Rushton, discussing this year's winners, the judging process and the future of artisan-led design in yachting. She also catches up with 2025 Emerging Artisan of the Year winner Poppy Pawsey to hear how the accolade helped shape her career one year on at British design studio Silverlining. This episode of BOAT Briefing is sponsored by Amico & Co, a Genoa-based, family-owned refit yard with more than 200 years of maritime heritage, renowned for its full-service refit expertise on large yachts, delivered through highly specialised in-house teams. Read more: The newly crowned 2026 winners https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/boat-artistry-and-craft-awards-2026-celebrating-the-winners More about Poppy's story https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/editorial-features/boat-artistry-craft-awards-winners-celebrating-artworks-yachts-kismet-fox The BOAT Artistry & Craft Awards will return to the Superyacht Design Festival…

People in this episode

Host: Holly Margerrison

Guests: Jay Rushton, Poppy Pawsey

Topics covered

• craftsmanship
• yachting
• artisan design
• awards
• interviews

Keywords

• craftsmanship
• yachting
• awards
• artisan
• design

Sponsors

Amico & Co

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Parkway England, Silverlining

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