FIRST OASIS 40M SOLD TO AN AMERICAN OWNER.

FIRST OASIS 40M SOLD TO AN AMERICAN OWNER. FIRST OASIS 40M SOLD TO AN AMERICAN OWNER. NEWS & EVENTS -NEWS --FIRST OASIS 40M SOLD TO AN AMERICAN OWNER. The yacht, which has a fiberglass hull and superstructure and a gross tonnage of 385 tonnes, is already being outfitted by craftsmen and engineers at the Livorno shipyard, with completion planned for summer 2020. On July 26, at Benetti’s Livorno shipyard, the owner of Giga yacht FB275 set sail on his 108-meter vessel while the first Oasis 40M’s fiberglass hull arrived for the start of outfitting operations, in a perfectly synchronised handover. BO101isthe first Oasis 40M, a 40.80-meter yacht with a maximum beam of 8.5 meters, a draft of 2.14 meters and a gross tonnage of 385 tonnes, and has been sold to an American owner, who was represented by Merle Wood & Associates , a broker based in Fort Lauderdale in the United States. This marks another success for Benetti in the Americas where, after the recent sales of FB278 67-meter custom build “Project Fenestra”, multiple award-winning 69-meter “Spectre” and 49-meter custom yacht “Eladrea + ”, the brand continues to forge ahead, drawing on ‘Made in Italy’ excellence to offer guarantees of originality and quality at the very highest level. “I’ve been going fast my whole life,” says the new owner Tim Ciasulli , former World Champion offshore powerboat racer with 4 World Speed Records! “So when it came time to build a yacht, I wanted to collaborate with a shipyard that shared the same core values that my wife and I believe in: integrity, passion and accountability! Plus, we didn’t want – another – job, so it had to be quick, easy and fun. We expeditiously negotiated a great deal, and in just two meetings, nailed down the equipment, interior decor and colors…just the way we wanted! They are real professionals, at every level, and made the yacht buying experience a really positive life adventure!” “Size does matter, and nobody has got the yacht building process more streamlined than Benetti”, says Captain Mike Wyer, the couple’s owner representative . “Benetti is the reliable Italian builder to deliver the yachting dream” says John Jacobi, Broker at Merle Wood & Associates . “This project will be the envy of most.