Coming in at 295’3” (90 meters), Benetti’s FB262 is in the water with her name visible: Lionheart.
Lionheart was seen cradled on a barge and then floating on her own bottom on different days outside of Benetti’s Livorno, Italy facility last week.
Benetti has not commented on the launch. Scant details are known about the project. In looking at the images of her here, though, she appears to have a fixed balcony forward on the main deck. This could be contained within the master suite. The uppermost deck of Lionheart seems to have walls of windows forward, complementing oversize eye-shaped ports to each side. An additionally shapely inset of glass is below decks, near the swim platform. Overall, there’s an abundance of big glass panes, in keeping with modern trends.
The interior of Lionheart, by the studio Green & Mingarelli Design, contains an elevator connecting the four decks. Information on decor and layout is not available.
Considering a same-named, 207-foot (63-meter) megayacht was built by Benetti in 2006, the new megayacht is surely for repeat customers. They’re well-known customers at that: Sir Philip Green and Lady Tina Green. The former is a UK-based retail magnate. The latter is the “Green” in Green & Mingarelli Design.
One more noteworthy fact: Lionheart now outranks Kingdom 5KR as the biggest Benetti yacht built to date. The latter is 262 feet (86 meters).
Delivery of the new yacht should take place this spring. Since the previous Lionheart (now known as Lioness V) was available for charter, perhaps this one will be starting over the summer, too.
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