Benetti launches new mega yacht with owner-designed interiors

Benetti has launched its new mega yacht, a 67m vessel with interiors designed by the owner. The ‘exteriors’ were designed by Cassetta Yacht Designers.

Drawing on her experience as a designer in the luxury real estate business, the owner was involved in the project from the start. Together with the yard and the designers, she outlined a boat that, behind the traditional lines and layout, is said to reveal a host of solutions for life on the water.

FB285NK is now home to the owner couple. To ensure better service on board, the owners decided to reduce the number of cabins to only five, fewer than any other yacht this size.

The space between the hull sides is over 10m wide while the large windows flood the interior with natural light.

FB285NK also uses FSC-certified teak for the decks, doors, pillars and furniture, combined with the chromatism of the steel elements and the paint coating the hull. FSC certification is a guarantee that the teak used for the flooring is sourced from responsibly managed forests with a planned cycle of environmentally sustainable tree harvesting and replanting. Earlier this week, MIN reported that 12 major American timber firms had been named as importing blood teak from Myanmar since the start of the 2021 military coup, including several major yacht decking companies.