The glamor years of motoryachting in Italy meet modern on-the-water living and cruising aboard the yacht Legend. Strikingly different interior architecture and conscious plays on sea and sky are just the beginnings of what the owner and guests get to enjoy.
Legend is a 127-footer (37-meter) from a successful series by Benetti, specifically the Motopanfilo 37M series. The range’s name comes from the Italian word for “motoryacht,” and hints at the period in the 1960s when celebrities and royalty began commissioning luxury power yachts. The yacht Koju was the first Benetti Motopanfilo 37M, seeing delivery in 2021. The owner of Legend, who took delivery last year, had seen the series and knew it perfectly suited his personality and how he wanted to cruise.
In fact, he was drawn to the initial concept for the interior from Lazzarini Pickering Architects. Claudio Lazzarini and Carl Pickering of the design studio purposely stayed away from the tendency of turning it into that of a house. Instead, they leaned into strong nautical themes, particularly the rib-like effect in the saloon (above). Some people describe the ribs as appearing like the beams of a wooden ship. The studio, though, likens them to the skeleton of a whale. Just as each rib is evenly spaced from the other, the yacht Legend has a sort of design rhythm here, too.
Throughout the decks, equally nautical nods appear. For instance, the primary wood aboard is Alpi teak—covering the walls and floors. Some surfaces are reflective to pick up the colors of the water and the sky, too. Additionally, the owner treats guests to whites, blues, and malachite throughout the decks in the fabrics (all from Loro Piana).
Of course, luxury materials are abundant on the luxury yacht Legend as well. Calacatta marble and Antartide pink marble appear on the main deck and below deck, respectively. Embossed leather, meanwhile, covers the wall behind the bed in the master suite (below).
Come aboard with us and experience the spaces, from the main-deck master suite to the sundeck.
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More About the Yacht Legend
LOA: 126’6” (36.8 meters)
Beam: 25’6” (7.8 meters)
Draft: 6’4” (1.96 meters)
Guests: 10 in 5 staterooms
Engines: 2/1,400-hp MANs
Range: 3,800 nautical miles at 10 knots
Builder: Benetti
Stylist: Francesco Struglia Design
Naval Architect: Pierluigi Ausonio Naval Architecture, Azimut Benetti R&D
Interior Designer: Lazzarini Pickering Architetti
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