The 36.8m Benetti Motopanfilo EH2 has joined IYC's global charter fleet from €162,000 per week following her August sale. The 2022-built yacht will operate in the West Mediterranean after a 2024 refit.
The 36.8-metre Benetti motor yacht EH2 has joined IYC's global charter fleet, entering the market from €162,000 per week plus expenses for cruising in the West Mediterranean. The appointment follows IYC's August announcement that the yacht had been sold and gives the 2022-built Motopanfilo 37 a fresh commercial chapter only weeks after changing ownership.
IYC says EH2 was refitted in 2024 and accommodates up to 10 guests in five cabins with a professional crew of seven. The brokerage highlights a full-beam master suite, generous living areas, a foredeck Jacuzzi, spacious sunpads, a beach club and stabilisation both underway and at anchor.
The current IYC charter profile lists France and Italy as EH2's operating regions, placing the yacht into the established West Mediterranean charter circuit. The official profile also confirms the €162,000 weekly starting rate, giving prospective charterers a clear benchmark for the yacht's positioning.
The charter appointment is a distinct development from EH2's sale earlier in August. IYC's sale material confirmed that the 37-metre Benetti had changed hands, while the 31 August charter announcement establishes the next phase of the yacht's programme under the new ownership.
That sequence matters because a sale does not necessarily remove a yacht from commercial operation. In EH2's case, the new charter listing shows that the yacht has returned quickly to the market with a defined weekly rate, a professional crew and a West Mediterranean cruising programme.
For IYC, the transition also extends the relationship beyond the purchase transaction itself. The brokerage is now presenting EH2 to charter clients as part of its global fleet, creating continuity between the yacht's change of ownership and her subsequent commercial use.
The announcement therefore stands on its own as a charter story rather than a repeat of the August sale. What has changed is not the yacht's ownership identity alone, but her current availability to paying guests and the operating programme through which she is being marketed.
IYC lists EH2 from €162,000 per week plus expenses, with France and Italy identified as her current charter regions. That places the yacht within one of the Mediterranean's most established charter markets, where itineraries can range from the French Riviera to the Ligurian coast, Tuscany, Sardinia and other Italian cruising areas depending on availability and positioning.
The published figure is a base weekly rate rather than the total cost of a charter. Fuel, food, beverages, berthing and other operating expenses are normally additional, which is why Superyacht Guide's 2026 charter cost guide separates the advertised weekly rate from the broader expenditure involved in a fully crewed yacht holiday.
At 36.8 metres, EH2 occupies a segment that can offer a complete superyacht experience without reaching the cost level of much larger 50-metre-plus yachts. Ten guests, five cabins and seven crew create a straightforward service ratio, while the yacht's size remains practical for many established Mediterranean ports and anchorages.
The West Mediterranean programme also suits the yacht's emphasis on outdoor living and water access. Shorter hops between destinations can leave more time for swimming, watersports and time at anchor, allowing the beach club and foredeck areas to become central parts of the charter day.
EH2 accommodates 10 guests in five cabins, a configuration suited to family groups, couples travelling together or mixed charter parties. IYC specifically highlights the full-beam master suite, giving the principal charterer a larger private space while the remaining cabins support the wider guest group.
A professional crew of seven operates the yacht, covering navigation, engineering, deck operations and hotel service. On a yacht of this size, the quality of that crew can be as important to the charter experience as the layout itself because service, itinerary planning and day-to-day problem solving all depend on the team aboard.
IYC describes the interior living areas as warm and welcoming, presenting EH2 as a yacht intended for relaxed family and social use rather than a highly formal onboard environment. Large communal spaces are balanced by the cabin arrangement, allowing guests to gather together without sacrificing private accommodation.
The five-cabin format is also commercially familiar in the 35-to-40-metre charter sector. It gives brokers a clear proposition to present to groups of up to 10 without pushing guest numbers beyond the level that the yacht's crew and social areas are designed to support comfortably.
EH2 is a Benetti Motopanfilo 37, part of a series conceived as a contemporary interpretation of the Italian builder's classic motor-yacht heritage. The model combines that more traditional nautical character with the glazing, exterior living areas and guest amenities expected from a modern superyacht.
The yacht was built in 2022 and measures 36.8 metres, placing her comfortably above the 24-metre threshold used by Superyacht Guide for superyacht coverage. Her builder is Benetti Yachts, whose fleet spans a broad range of semi-custom and custom motor yachts from this size into much larger categories.
That pedigree gives EH2 a recognisable market identity before individual amenities are considered. Charter clients may compare dozens of yachts in the same broad price range, so a known builder, recent construction date and distinctive model family can help a yacht stand apart from a more anonymous offering.
The Motopanfilo format also avoids relying on size alone as the selling point. EH2's charter proposition is built around how the yacht uses her available volume, particularly the balance between interior comfort, open deck areas and direct access to the sea.
IYC confirms that EH2 was refitted in 2024, only two years after her original build. The brokerage does not use the new charter announcement to publish a detailed refit work list, so the significance is best understood as evidence of recent investment rather than as proof of any specific technical or cosmetic alteration.
For charter yachts, recent refit work can matter even when the underlying vessel is comparatively young. Guest areas, exterior finishes, hotel systems and entertainment equipment are used intensively, and owners may choose to refresh or adapt them well before a yacht reaches the age normally associated with a major rebuild.
The 2024 timing also means EH2 enters the 2026 charter market with a recent update behind her. Prospective clients still judge condition from current photographs, broker inspections and direct experience, but the yacht is not being marketed solely on the strength of her original 2022 delivery specification.
That combination of recent construction and recent refit supports IYC's positioning of EH2 as an immediately usable charter platform. It reduces the gap between the yacht's design generation and the expectations of clients comparing her with newer vessels in the same segment.
IYC identifies the foredeck Jacuzzi and surrounding sunpads as one of EH2's principal exterior attractions. Positioning a relaxation area forward gives guests a second major outdoor zone away from the busier aft deck and beach-club activity.
That separation can be particularly useful during charter because different groups often want different things at the same time. Guests using the water toys or beach club can remain aft while others relax around the Jacuzzi or sunpads without sharing the same social space.
A foredeck lounge can also provide greater privacy when the yacht is stern-to in a marina. Instead of directing all outdoor life toward the quay, the bow becomes a more secluded area for sunbathing or informal gatherings while still remaining connected to the rest of the yacht.
On a 36.8-metre platform, using the foredeck effectively increases the practical guest area without adding another deck or more overall length. It is an example of how contemporary yachts turn spaces that were once largely operational into important parts of the guest experience.
At the opposite end of the yacht, IYC highlights EH2's beach club as the main connection with the sea. The feature gives guests a dedicated waterside area for swimming and boarding, making the stern more than a transition point between the yacht and tender.
Beach clubs have become increasingly important across the superyacht market because many charters spend long periods at anchor. A well-used stern can become the centre of activity during the day, especially when the cruising programme is built around bays, swimming stops and watersports rather than continuous marina visits.
The arrangement complements EH2's current France and Italy programme, where anchorages and coastal cruising can form a substantial part of an itinerary. Guests can move between the yacht and the water without having to treat every swimming stop as a separate tender operation.
That direct connection also helps balance the yacht's more private foredeck area. EH2 effectively offers two different outdoor experiences, with the bow focused on relaxation and the stern providing the stronger link to the sea.
IYC says EH2 is fitted with stabilisers for cruising and zero-speed stabilisers for use at anchor. The distinction is significant because guests experience yacht movement in very different conditions, and reducing roll while stationary can be particularly valuable during meals, sleep or long afternoons spent in a bay.
Zero-speed systems cannot remove all movement and their effectiveness still depends on sea state, but they have become an expected comfort feature on many modern charter yachts. The benefit is most obvious when the yacht remains at anchor for extended periods rather than returning to a marina each evening.
Underway stabilisation contributes to the same objective during passages between destinations. A smoother ride can make shorter coastal transfers more comfortable for guests who are less accustomed to spending time at sea, especially when an itinerary involves several moves during a week.
The system therefore supports the way EH2 is likely to be used rather than serving as a purely technical specification. Her charter proposition is centred on moving comfortably between West Mediterranean destinations and then remaining usable as a stable guest platform once she arrives.
EH2's arrival continues a run of charter-fleet additions for IYC. Superyacht Guide recently reported on the 40m OCEAN ANGEL joining IYC's global charter fleet, illustrating the brokerage's continued activity in bringing individually managed yachts into its charter portfolio.
The two yachts occupy different positions in the market, but the underlying commercial process is similar. Owners place a yacht into a managed charter programme, while the brokerage markets availability, coordinates enquiries and presents the vessel to its client and broker network.
For EH2, the timing directly after her August sale makes that process more visible. Instead of disappearing from the public market following the ownership transaction, the yacht has returned with a new charter listing and a clearly defined West Mediterranean programme.
That makes the 31 August announcement commercially meaningful even though EH2 herself is not a new launch. The news is the yacht's transition into IYC's current charter fleet under her post-sale ownership structure and the confirmation that clients can now book her from €162,000 per week.
EH2 now enters the market with a straightforward proposition: a 36.8-metre Benetti built in 2022, refitted in 2024, accommodating 10 guests in five cabins and supported by seven crew. IYC's current profile places her in the West Mediterranean, with France and Italy listed as the yacht's charter regions.
The combination of a foredeck Jacuzzi, beach club and stabilisation at anchor supports a programme built around outdoor living and coastal cruising. Those features are complemented by the full-beam master suite and interior social spaces highlighted by IYC, giving the yacht a balanced mix of private and communal areas.
The €162,000 weekly starting rate provides the clearest indication of where IYC is positioning EH2 against comparable yachts. Final charter expenditure will vary with the itinerary and operating costs, but the published figure gives clients and brokers a transparent starting point for comparison.
Following her August sale, EH2 has therefore moved quickly into a new phase rather than leaving the commercial market. With IYC now offering the Benetti for charter in France and Italy, the yacht begins her post-sale chapter as an active West Mediterranean charter platform.