 The
word serenity is often associated with the vastness of the sea and
the completeness it projects. Man has long being obsessed with the
idea of venturing deep in the sea to search peace and privacy and
to enjoy the nature’s one of its really big creation. The
modern day with its technology has provided solution to satisfy
almost every desire man wanted to fill including the desire to relish
open sky and blue waters. To enjoy the vastness of the sea the most
common private luxury in the present era are the mega luxury yachts
where the luxury is defined in its true sense. This competitive
world certainly has many of the producers of such mermaids but the
queen of them – The Benetti Yacht is certainly a matter of
ultimate possession of pride and comfort.
 Not
new for them who loves to be in the blues for enjoying the best
of their times Benetti is the name which features among the best
of the yacht producer in the globe. Not because of any cheap marketing
gimmick but because of its exclusive range of yachts of superb design
and luxury and a history of producing the finest yacht, Benetti
has somehow captured part of the psyche of semi custom luxury yacht
buyer.
The yachts made by the company are made up of composite materials,
alloys or steel and ranges to an enormous size of seventy meter
plus. The various product lines produced by the yard include the
steel luxury motor yacht, the forty five meter composite Vision
series, the fifty meter Project B, the much admired thirty five
meter Classic series and the thirty meter Tradition series. Among
the steel yacht names like Reverie, Alexandra, Amnesia and Sai Ram
are marks in the history.
 Benetti
has kept the tradition of creating wonders in the field of yacht
making since the year 1873 when Lorenzo Benetti created the yard
in Darsena, Italy. In due course of course Benetti has expanded
in other places like Viareggio, Fano and Livorno and was taken over
by Paolo Vitelli of Azimut in the year 1985. The fame of the yard
is not only by word of mouth but recognitions in international frame
such as number one shipyard by Showboats International magazine
and by Yachts international. The glory of the yard is because of
the fact that yard is the perfect blend of traditional Italian yacht
building and modern day advance technology. The latest of hot selling
cakes are the fiberglass yachts which can only be used for the ultimate
yacht luxury experience. To understand the level of luxury in Benetti
liners let me describe one of its babies, the Patricia.  She
has a twin caterpillar of 3508s with a range of 4000 NM at 12 knots
and koopnautic stabilizers which ensures comfort while underway
at any speed. The exterior styling is done by Stefano Righini, the
designer for almost all the Benetti models. The upper and main deck
has an expanse of widows giving the vision the first priority. The
sundeck has a sporty appeal. All the models comply with MCA code
for safety in governmental standard and professional norms. Patricia
thus has automatically deploying fire doors. The windows in the
deck provide a mind boggling panoramic view which adds to the luxury
even more. The main saloon where the guest assembles is again a
piece of art to be mentioned. The sofas and the armchairs are surrounded
by crafted and glossed cherry wood and maple burl and windows out
here are deep to give view to everybody sitting or standing. Sliding
glass doors on either side gives option for getting more of the
outside surrounding inside. Much similar to the saloon is the sky
lounge with its sofas, armchairs and sliding doors which opens to
a veranda.
 But
the most fascinating part is the owner’s suite, fully forward
on the main deck with a bed mounted in a rotating platform giving
the owner the choice of fixing the view in from a 180 degree curved
wall of glass. The suite opens to a private terrace with a Jacuzzi
tub and an arrangement of settee and table for an all exclusive
and romantic private meal. To access the third deck or the VIP cabins
in the below-deck the yacht has elevator, an all glass cab with
a skylight on top. Coming atop the sundeck, the entire area is divided
in three areas. The pleasure of sunbathing can be enjoyed in the
aft section due to the presence of large sun pads and Jacuzzi. The
bar, barbecue and the dining table find their place in the mid ship
which is certainly covered by the wind screen but one can always
opt for the strong breeze as the screens are collapsible and the
choice is left to the guest.
 The
appreciation for Benetti is not only because of the comforts and
luxury and state of art cabins for owners and guest but also for
the special care shown for the crew taking concern for their comfort
ability as well. Cherry wood exhibits its shows in the crew mess.
The facilities include a relaxation area, two double cabins and
a chief engineers cabin each with attached bathrooms in it. Apart
from these are the laundry facility, refrigeration rooms and supplemental
storage rooms which add on to the comfort of the crew. The features
explained of the Patricia are similar for the other liners as well
except few technological and physical changes here and there like
the fiberglass body of the Tradition series of Benetti. The series
cannot be compared for the betterment as all the series are unique
in its own ways and got features which are unique sales propositions
of their own and gives the guest the ultimate satisfaction when
they are using the products. The goal of the company is client satisfaction.
 A
little peep inside the company which creates these floating wonders
would now let us know the knack to grow and change with time attitude
of the company. After its foundation the company gained the fame
by its very own and exclusive Barcobestia trading vessel one of
this can be still seen in the waters as a private sailing yacht.
After the second world war in 60’s Benetti turned to steel
and more lucrative leisure market. 1980’s saw Benetti moving
on to much larger yachts measuring more than sixty meters like the
Nabila. The later story is known to us as the accelerating phase
of the company which certainly enhanced by the acquisition by Azimut
leading the company up in the chart displaying the world’s
finest yacht builder. The company with such miraculous results has
got an infrastructure which can be again being the matter of appreciation.
The shipyard consist of seven thousand square meters under cover
which can be utilized well for building the huge luxury super yachts
and the mega yachts. Two buildings totally dedicated for the construction
of composite yachts and metallic yachts with a simultaneous building
capacity of four yachts at a time supported by huge warehouse of
its own. The unique feature in these yards of Benetti is that all
the yards have separate working areas for all the technical tasks.
The business plans of Benetti is unique in a way that never ever
was it planned keeping the profitability factor alone in preference
but always is aimed for a value for money product development and
production so that the customer gets the best product and service
from the company and get the ultimate experience in the blue sea.
The epitome of luxury yacht, Benetti is remarkable in its entire
means and certainly is an experience to be felt and relished by
everyone who wants to measure the knots of the sea and experience
the eternal serenity of the vastness.
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