Luxury yacht builder Benetti Yachts, part of Azimut Benetti Group, has unveiled its latest BENETTI DESIGN INNOVATION PROJECT at the opening day of the 2012 Monaco Yacht Show. The press conference, attended by CharterWorld as well as other journalists, brokers, captains, yacht designers and the Benetti Management Team has taken place at the Fairmont Hotel, where over 200 guests had the opportunity to view the new Benetti yacht concepts and meet some of the most prestigious designers.
Benetti Press Conference - Monaco Yacht Show - Designer and the Benetti Management Team
The most reputed international yacht designers have been asked to develop new design concepts for Benetti Custom yachts ranging from 50mt up to 90mt plus. The outcome is a fascinating journey to new frontiers of style, new ideas and new directions.
Benetti Press Conference at the Farimont Hotel in Monaco
Vincenzo Poerio – CEO Megayachts Business Unit – commented “Evolving the design, the style and the family-feeling imprinted on Benetti yachts by 140 years of history is as an ambitious task. But as tireless devotees of novelty, evolution and challenge, we had no alternative. Then again, looking ahead and anticipating the market has always been encoded in Benetti’s DNA. This is why we have decided to assign this challenge to the world’s most reputed yacht designers. Almost twenty firms of architects worked on dozens of designs concepts for new yachts in the 50 to 90+ meter range, offering possible new directions and interpretations for the future design of our mega-yachts. Excellence breeds excellence”.
Guests at the Benetti Press Conference at Fairmont Hotel during the 2012 Monaco Yacht Show
Designers based their work on existing Benetti’s design platforms:
– 50 x tbd < 500 GT
– 55 x 9,6 (9,2 moulded beam) about 700 GT
– 60 x 11,0 (10,6 moulded beam) about 1100 GT
– 65 x 11,6 (11,2 moulded beam) about 1350 GT
– 70 x 12,5 (12,1 moulded beam) about 1750 GT
– 80 x 14,0 (13,2 moulded beam) about 2200 GT
– 90 x 15,0 ( 14,2 moulded beam) < 3000 GT
At present, 16 yacht designers’ Firms are on board. However the project is open to qualified newcomers:
1. Axis – Horacio Bozzo Design
2. Bannenberg & Rowell
3. Marco Casali
4. Cor D Rover
5. Luiz De Basto
6. Luca Dini
7. Eidsgaard Design
8. Cristiano Gatto
9. Evan K Marshall
10. Studio Massari
11. Nauta Design
12. Neo Design
13. Prima Design
14. PS+A Palomba Serafini
15. Quarto Stile
16. Design Studio Spadolini
CharterWorld will provide you with more information and the list of projects in the near future.
