Pendennis Shipyard is celebrating this week after winning a gong at a global industry awards ceremony.

The company's refit of the 47m motor yacht A2, which was previously known as the Masquerade of Sole, saw her win the “Rebuilt Motor Yacht” category at the World Superyacht Awards earlier this month.

Held to honour the best superyacht projects delivered each year, the annual awards were held in Istanbul on May 4.

Toby Allies, from Pendennis, said: “This recognition is testament to the level of quality and excellence that the Pendennis team strived for during A2's 16-month visit to the yard in Falmouth.

“The refit objective on A2 was to completely transform the 1983-built yacht into one reflective of modern design and technology, both externally and internally. The results are impressive as the yacht is now completely unrecognizable from her former self.”

The initial phase of the project saw the vessel stripped down to her bare steel hull and aluminium superstructure before structural engineers at BMT Nigel Gee, working alongside the technical team at Pendennis, designed a five metre extension across three levels, increasing her overall length from 42.5m to 47m.

John Bonafoux, managing director at BMT Nigel Gee, said: “Our experience of working with Pendennis on a number of projects has been hugely positive.

“Their professionalism and approach to yacht building delivers vessels of the highest quality, as well as a highly enjoyable experience for both the owner and project partners such as BMT Nigel Gee.”

The owner appointed New York-based architect Peter Marino to design the owner and guest areas, creating an architecturally-influenced interior space.

As part of the project, the engineering team at Pendennis re-engineered all the yacht's systems.

This involved installation of new deck equipment, a complete rebuild of the engine room, installation of modern bridge technology and new state-of-the-art AV equipment. The vessel's electrical system was also completely redesigned and rewired.

Launched in 2012, during the 3rd Pendennis Cup, A2 is currently on her way to an exploration of Alaska.

The captain, Peter Pexton, said: “We left Pendennis on the July 4, 2012 and now, 10 months and 16,000 miles later, we are in Vancouver, Canada.

“A2 has been very busy since her rebuild and I can proudly say that she has performed beautifully.

“Pendennis did an excellent job on rebuilding the vessel. It was an enormous job, involving a very large work force from all departments.

“The quality of the work carried out by Pendennis is excellent and their follow up after leaving the yard is very thorough and helpful even though the yacht is now on the far side of the world. The summer plans for A2 are to cruise British Columbia and Alaska before heading to San Francisco for the America's Cup.”