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Founded in 1873, Benetti is the oldest Italian shipyard who specializes in luxury yachts, each uniquely developed around its owner. Its new hybrid giga-yacht, Luminosity, builds on its nearly 150 years of ingenuity, craftsmanship and nautical advancements to redefine ocean-based leisure. Thanks to a combination of exterior formwork by Reymond Langton Design and Zaniz Jakubowski […]

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Beyond even the average billionaire’s wildest dreams.

At a time when everyone with the wherewithal to do so is thinking of sailing off into the sunset and leaving a problem-stricken world behind – or at least until the most pressing of those problems resolve themselves – Italian yacht-builder Benetti has just revealed details of an ideal vessel in which to do it.

Designated FB272 and named, for obvious reasons, Luminosity, it’s a 108-metre-long floating “palace of light” that’s almost guaranteed to float any self-respecting ultra-high-net-worth individual’s boat.

Designed by Zaniz Jabukowski, Andrew Langton and Giorgio M Casseta, this 5,844-tonne giga yacht’s main Owners deck is surrounded by 800 square metres of 3-metre-tall windows that during the daytime let uninterrupted sunshine in and after dark turn this impressive vessel into a shimmering cascade that illuminates the ocean surrounding it. Among its amenities are – deep breath – 12 luxurious suites that together can accommodate up to 27 guests, a spa, a gym, a 30-metre swimming pool, a helipad, a dance floor, a medical centre, a pair of custom-built 40-metre-long luxury tenders and a landing craft. It can even accommodate two cars (one being a Rolls-Royce Phantom), a 24-foot sailing boat and a pair of motorbikes.

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Glazed surfaces throughout, virtual artworks and the use of materials such as malachite, lapis lazuli, onyx, marble, ceramics and gold leaf enhance not only the pervading air of luxury but also an impression of ever-changing light, which combines with the constantly shifting views outside. There are even coloured circles by the artist Damien Hirst on the main-deck lobby’s French limestone floor, while pillars are engraved with the opening sentences of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick.

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Although saving the planet is rarely high on the agenda with yachts such as these, whose hourly running costs dwarf the monthly salaries of even the reasonably well-off, its owners will at least have the satisfaction of knowing that Luminosity’s hybrid propulsion system employs twin Caterpillar diesels and two 2,200kW Azipods that together run six 1,000kW generators, with 36 tonnes of batteries that can store sufficient electricity to provide 12 hours of power without the use of generators. And though that doesn’t exactly endow this otherwise hugely impressive ship with especially green credentials, let’s say it achieves an indeterminate shade of yellow.

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Benetti has delivered the 107m Lana to her owner, with the eight-cabin gigayacht joining Imperial’s Charter Central Agency fleet.

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It’s not often a brand new giga yacht is made available for sale – one that’s already built, fitted out and pretty much ready to sail off towards the faraway blue horizon. But Benetti’s 107.6-metre-long, FB272 M/Y Luminosity, built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, is just such a rarity.

The second in a series of three such vessels, the 5,855-tonne vessel features a stunning exterior design by Zaniz Jakubowski Design, RLD and Benetti’s own Giorgio M Cassetta that resembles a glass palace. Vast interiors – there are 12 cabins for up to 22 guests and accommodation for a crew of 37 – are lavishly decorated by furnished by Zaniz Jakubowski, with features that include a 370-square-metre visual panel on the main lobby stairwell that resembles a gently swaying forest.

Luminosity also bristles with high-tech systems and amenities: it’s powered by a diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system and features twin ABB Azipods for totally silent, vibration-free navigation. And if you need to make a rapid escape to appointments on land, the yacht also has a helipad, as well as garage space for two cars, a 24-foot sailing boat and two motorcycles.

As we said, if you’re interested, you’ll need to move fast. Vessels such as this normally take several years to order and build, but with Luminosity you could be weighing anchor almost as soon as you’ve signed on the dotted line.

The exterior of Luminosity 

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Out on the deck

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The rooms and facilities

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Marco Valle becomes Azimut Benetti Group CEO on September 1, with current Benetti boss Franco Fusignani remaining on the Board of Directors.

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Italian builder Azimut Yachts secures €30 million of orders during lockdown and plans to launch Magellano 25 Metri before summer.

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New photos and a video show the scale and beauty of Benetti’s 5,844GT Luminosity, Benetti’s largest-ever 107m yacht, for sale with Fraser and Burgess.

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