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VOYAGER — Design Challenge 2026

Design Challenge 2026

Three concepts were shortlisted this year, then merged into a single reference design: the VOYAGER Concord. Learn more about the winning entry, and the honourable mention, below.

Design challenge showcase

Endurance

Design brief 2026

Built for distance, not display.

The brief was to design a VOYAGER platform built around range and reliability at sea — and the engineering story that makes that possible without excess weight or complexity. In other words, a new standard for endurance. One for the working fleet.

Entrants were asked to reimagine the working hull for a new generation of low-emission marine systems, balancing endurance, serviceability, and crew comfort.

This round is closed. Congratulations to the winners.

The awards

This round had three winners — two for hull design, one for systems layout — along with an honourable mention. The winning entries were merged with the help of the VOYAGER design team into a single reference build, unveiled at the Singapore yard during a private review.

The winners

Hull design entry
Hull design

Devan Ridley

Defining a new form of low-drag endurance hull.

Hull design entry
Hull design

Priya Nathan

Taking the classic workboat form into one that transcends time.

Systems layout entry
Systems layout

Kian Osei

A calmer, more legible bridge experience.

Honourable mention

Rin Okafor

Endurance distilled to its essence.

Honourable mention design

The finalists

Finalist entry
Professional

Mateus Braga

A new take on the aesthetic of endurance.

Finalist entry
Student

Alina Voss

Reinterpreting the workboat type for new operating conditions.

Finalist entry
Student

Tomasz Lindqvist

Taking endurance into a new area: autonomous survey.

Finalist entry
Professional

Halima Yusuf

Endurance reinvented for a lower-impact fleet.

Finalist entry
Professional

Soo-ah Park

Taking the survey-class hull to a new level.

Finalist entry
Student

Ewan Castillo

Making endurance-class capability accessible to smaller yards.

The panel

Panel member portrait
Head of Design

Renata Solis

Panel member portrait
Senior Design Manager

Jonas Bergström

Panel member portrait
Marine Engineering Director

Aditi Rao

2025 retrospective

The previous round

The prior round of the Design Challenge carried the same energy that defined the first: from autonomous survey craft to modular utility platforms, the field was crowded and the competition close.

Last year's winners

Prior winner entry
Student

Mei-Lin Fung

A hull that tackles local emissions with on-board filtration.

See the design
Prior winner entry
Professional

Declan Ford

A new form of dock for the mid-century fleet.

See the design
Prior winner entry
Honourable mention

Ines Calderón

A compact platform that reduces the need for travel between sites.

See the design

Need help?

For questions about the design challenge, feel free to contact the VOYAGER Design Community.

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