The yacht, carrying hull number BS007, will launch in November and will be handed over in January 2016. The concept and exterior styling is by Stefano Righini, while Alessandro Pulina of Pulina DNA, based in Pisa, was responsible for the interior, along with Benetti’s design office. Ocean Independence brought the owner to the yard.

“For this client of broker Marc Händle, value and volume were high on the priority list. Together, we achieved the required volume in a yacht that was shorter compared to the competition, and exactly within the range the client had stipulated as his maximum length. It was this combination, together with Benetti’s professional flexibility, and the range of options and styles, that won the day,” says Peter Hürzeler, managing partner of Ocean Independence.

“This signed contract was the result of a positive long-term collaboration with the team from Ocean Independence. This confirms the trend of Benetti’s commercial collaboration with the worldwide brokerage network and specifically with the major brokerage houses,” says Fabio Ermetto, chief commercial officer of Benetti.