BENETTI GIGA SEASON, CHAPTER THREE: THE ULTIMATE LUXURY

In her streamlined hull she features a cinema, a gym with sauna and a drop-down balcony to enjoy the connection with the sea at full. FB275’s 108-meter steel hull has a beam of 14.5 meters with a draft of 4.4 meters. Her superstructure has been built in aluminium, and her displacement is 3,600 tonnes. Created with the scope to cruise the oceans for thousands of miles without the need to refuel, FB275 has a fuel tank with a capacity for 345,000 litres, enabling her to achieve a range of 6,500 nautical miles at 14 knots. The yacht’s exterior lines were designed by British firm RWD, with Benetti’s in-house team creating the interior. For just over four months the eyes of the world have been turned to Livorno, where Benetti has surpassed itself with the launch of three epic yachts. Last December, 107-meter FB277 was launched, followed in February by FB272, another over 100m yacht, and now, completing this trilogy of staggering yachts, 108-meter FB275 has been launched. Italian yacht building has never before seen the likes of such a period of immense productivity and the accomplishments of Benetti mark a new era for the shipyard in which it will compete with the builders of the very largest private yachts in the world. More than 1,000 sqm has been devoted to exterior spaces, spread across five decks: an Observation Deck at the very top of the yacht offers breath-taking views and social circular seating, on the Bridge Deck two L-shaped sun pads are set around a 1.5 meter firepit, the Owner’s Deck has its own exclusive dining and seating areas, and on the Main Deck a huge dining table and more intimate seating groups, as well as the massive heated swimming pool, are found. On the foredeck two tenders of 14 meters each can be stowed. Another customised 10-meter tender will be stowed in the yacht’s garage on the Lower Deck, alongside up to 8 maxi jet skis. FB275 also features a 1,500 litres petrol refuelling station for all the toys on board. The yacht is equipped with five cranes and two special hydraulic scissor-type lifts for lifting tenders up to 15 tonnes. The yacht’s main propulsion comes from two MTU diesel engines rated at 2880 kW each enabling a maximum speed of around 18.5 knots.