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With a volume of 1,050 tons, the six-deck-high Benetti Triumph is on her maiden voyage, having her formal handover to her owner at the end of June. Despite such towering height, the 214’6″ (65.4-meter) megayacht has a relatively sleek stance, due to the design work of Benetti’s longtime partner, Giorgio M. Cassetta. The yacht additionallyContinue Reading
When Benetti delivered hull number one of its Oasis 40M, Rebeca, it quickly realized success. Thirteen additional hulls sold. More interestingly, other owners and crews kept taking pictures of the expansive and expandable aft deck. Benetti and RWD, the series designer, further quickly realized “this wasn’t just one yacht,” explains Andrew Collett of the studio.Continue Reading
A repeat client of Benetti was happier than most people at the end of April. On April 29, his latest megayacht, Hawa, slipped into the water for the first time at the yard. A fully custom project, the steel-hulled Hawa measures 157’5″ (48 meters), with a beam of 30’2″ (9.2 meters). The owner chose aContinue Reading
An owner who took personal charge of design and construction supervision of his megayacht has good reason to be happy. His new Benetti Joy, the second hull in the Oasis 40M series, celebrated her official launch, in traditional colorful fashion, yesterday. The Oasis 40M, which saw hull number one, Rebeca, launch last year, emphasizes aContinue Reading
More cruising consumers are turning to one of Benetti’s most recent semi-custom series, the Diamond 145. Buyers signed on for hull number four in December. Coincidentally, the deal came shortly after the owners of hull number two (pictured) took delivery. Further noteworthy, these customers signed the contract several months after delivery of hull number one,Continue Reading
Translated from Italian, rinascimento (ree-nah-she-men-toh) means renaissance. It seemed a fitting project name for Benetti FB264, according to Giorgio Cassetta, the yard’s design partner. He and the shipyard wanted to continue replicating the success of a particular design platform while still refining it. Due to COVID-19, too, they felt a symbolic rebirth was also fitting.Continue Reading