Owners, yacht designers, and builders frequently talk today about enhancing the connection to the sea. Gone are the days of small portholes, for example, and doors that stay closed. And, fewer and far between are interiors that look more like early-20th-century gentleman’s clubs. There’s a desire to bring the outside environment in, and the inside environment outside. The owners of Seasense have achieved one of the best interpretations of this spirit. This 220-foot (67-meter) Benetti goes beyond big windows, even rearranging spaces in ways you’d never expect.
Beach clubs are de rigeur aboard megayachts. However, they’re typically tucked into transoms, out of view, and therefore unusable, while at sea. Seasense sidesteps this situation. Instead, she situates her beach club squarely on the main deck. It starts with the long swimming pool stretching from her very aft edge. It continues under fixed cover, but open air, forward with a bar and dining area. The creative approach resulted via the owners collaborating with stylist Cor D Rover Design and Benetti’s own naval architecture team.
The owners were keen to prioritize alfresco areas as much as possible. As a result, Seasense has several outdoor lounges, like this one on the sundeck. For ultra-privacy, a hot tub has its own mini lounge area fully forward, beyond the gym.
Even with outdoor enjoyment topping the owners’ wish list, Seasense still needed to make them and their 10 guests feel connected to the sea while inside. The interior-design studio AREA Architecture, working on its first megayacht project, makes it happen through shades of blue in furnishings, stones, and more.
Artwork plays a significant role aboard Seasense, too. Note the striking pieces here in the master suite, to each side of the bed. And, in case you think the only colors used in each room are whites and blues, a bold red punctuates the main-deck VIP suite.
With a total interior volume of 1,175 gross tons, Seasense surely affords her guests a sense of abundant space. However, she does so by gently reminding them that they are indeed on the water. Whether cruising at a reported 12 knots or sitting at anchor, she lets them lap up the luxury, too.
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