the trusted source for megayacht and superyacht information
Earlier this year, Benetti accomplished an important first. It was a first not just for the shipyard, but for any megayacht builder around the world. It launched the third of three yachts that each exceeded 100 meters LOA, all within 100 days of each other. First came Benetti FB277, in December. Next up was Benetti FB272 inContinue Reading
UPDATE, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019: Two additional Oasis 40M megayachts have sold. Both see delivery next summer. Of note, hull number three is going to an Azimut Grande 35 Metri customer. Read on for our original article. Tim Ciasulli knows a thing or two about boats, and speed. He holds four world speed records inContinue Reading
The owner of Bacchanal has a lot in common with most megayacht owners. First, he just stepped up to this bigger boat, which launched on August 2. Second, and of special importance to him and Benetti, he is a repeat customer for the shipyard. The 154-foot (47-meter) Bacchanal is the successor to a Benetti ClassicContinue Reading
Summertime is prime vacation time. That means it’s also prime celebrity spotting on superyachts time. Here are just five of the famous folks who have enjoyed the luxurious cruising lifestyle over the past several months. James Packer. The Australian businessman has long enjoyed cruising. While he has been awaiting his new Benetti, he spent timeContinue Reading
The biggest of the three “giga yachts” that Benetti was building for the past few years had her official hand over today. With an LOA of 354 feet (108 meters), IJE is also the largest-ever yacht from the Italian builder, in more ways than simply LOA. Understandably, the physical size of a yacht is theContinue Reading
If you have read the Chronicles of Narnia series, then you know Aslan is the heroic lion in each of the books. The word also happens to be the Turkish word for lion. The king of the jungle and the seventh Benetti Delfino 95 have something in common, besides their name. Aslan holds court overContinue Reading