the trusted source for megayacht and superyacht information
It’s fitting that the owner who inked the deal for the first Benetti Diamond 145 christened the yacht Ink. Now on her maiden voyage, the megayacht can put her long range and modern-classic appeal to the test. Delivery comes not long after her launch in January, which in turn was a few months after the ownerContinue Reading
PHOTOS: Imperial Yachts The owner of Lana is heaping praise on the design, build, and management teams for his just-delivered megayacht. “Every technical feature, every aesthetic element, every single detail was executed to perfection,” he says. While she was the first so-called gigayacht launched at Benetti, the 351-footer (107-meter) is the last of the threeContinue Reading
More than 2 million man-hours went into the construction of Luminosity, one of the largest megayachts from Benetti. Considering she measures 353 feet (107.6 meters) in length, it does not come as a surprise. With a volume upwards of 5,800 gross tons, too, she imparts a sense of space like few other yachts do. TheseContinue Reading
Featuring an entire owner’s deck, Alkhor, a.k.a. hull number FB273 at Benetti, celebrated her official launch on February 17. The six-level megayacht stretches nearly 230 feet (70 meters) in length. She features the handiwork of entirely Benetti-based naval-architecture and interior-design teams, too. While the official photos provided by Benetti do not reveal much of herContinue Reading
The first Friday of February saw smiles aplenty at the Viareggio, Italy facilities of Benetti. The shipyard’s management team, many craftspeople, and the elated owner of Happy Me watched the megayacht launch during a formal ceremony. Happy Me is hull number 14 in the Classic Supreme 132 semi-custom series. The Classic Supreme 132 series appealsContinue Reading
Hundreds of people, ranging from shipyard employees to local residents, turned out on January 25 to watch Ink, the first Benetti Diamond 145, make her way into the water. The sparkling new semi-custom series is part of the Benetti Class category. Therefore, she emphasizes traditional cruising and employs all-fiberglass construction. This largest of the ClassContinue Reading