When a shipyard launches a brand new yacht idea, it makes industrial sense to incorporate a impartial inside that may enchantment to the widest viewers. But in a world the place bespoke is king, ubiquitous beige typically falls broad of the mark.
Launched after Iryna, Woman Estey is the second Benetti B.Now 67M with Oasis Deck® and a powerful instance of what occurs when an proprietor is intent on making tailored touches that transcend mere upholstery and finishes.
The outside line of your complete B.Now household, which additionally consists of 52M, 60M and 72M fashions, was developed by Benetti in collaboration with British design studio RWD. Woman Estey’s inside idea was penned by Dutch studio Sinot Yacht Structure & Design and described as having a “seashore home type and color palette” that includes untreated, gentle supplies.
Nevertheless, the proprietor who stepped in firstly of the undertaking had different concepts for his first-ever new construct, drawing inspiration from a yacht he’d seen that featured excessive gloss supplies and a moody, wealthy atmosphere. He needed his personal house together with his personal style in a ‘Gatsby-esque’ type.
The problem for Sinot was in sourcing supplies and finishes that accommodated the proprietor’s style whereas not straying too removed from their unique proposal. That stated, the ultimate monochrome design is kind of the departure, utilizing a number of woods and marble that embrace sycamore, ebony, wenge, ziricote and macassar. The result’s a semi-custom yacht with a full-custom inside.
WELCOMING OASIS
The B.Now 67M attracts on Benetti’s experience in constructing 100m-plus steel-hulled superyachts. Each stage has been purposefully accounted for: the principle deck is for friends; the higher deck is devoted to the proprietor; the bridge deck is the place the captain sleeps and works; the decrease deck has the spa space aft and crew quarters ahead; and the tank deck is for operational methods.
It’s a well-thought-out format with a transparent distinction between areas, permitting for visitor privateness and clean crew service.
The general idea focuses on blurring the boundaries between in and out, with the Oasis Deck – the star exterior characteristic of the B.Now household – bringing its normal wow issue. Two fold-down facet terraces create giant lounging areas with a built-in nook couch port facet and steps to the principle deck aft starboard facet. Solely having steps on one facet permits friends to make full use of the prolonged beam.
The glass-fronted infinity pool options built-in solar loungers that sit beneath the waterline, and a retractable cowl that transforms the world into a big, stepped terrace. The aft primary deck totals greater than 170sqm.
OWNER INPUT
RWD’s ‘beachside stylish’ exterior is mirrored within the out of doors furnishings made by a Tuscan artisan. It’s additional enhanced by the proprietor’s request for much more {custom} swimming pools, together with a spa pool on the hidden statement deck atop the yacht and, on the proprietor’s deck, a reflecting pool on the bow with a waterfall impact.
The proprietor, represented by Interact Maritime, took supply of Woman Estey in early September 2025 and spent per week cruising the Mediterranean forward of the thirty fourth Monaco Yacht Present the place the yacht made her worldwide debut.
His requested modifications vary in scale and imaginative and prescient, although maybe essentially the most vital is his want for “one harmonious melody” all through the inside to make sure visitor equality and consistency on each stage.
To attain that, the design crew homed in on three primary areas – the main-deck saloon, the signature central staircase constructed in marble with a glass balustrade, and the proprietor’s stateroom – earlier than translating these particulars to the remainder of the yacht.
SALOON, STAIRCASE, STATEROOM
On the principle deck, the focus of the saloon is a elegant black grand piano, considered one of many shiny black surfaces mirrored within the mirrored ceiling. Initially smaller in measurement, the piano was later upgraded to a big Steinway and is linked to the yacht’s sound system. This required a rearrangement of the unfastened furnishings, to not point out reinforcements within the flooring.
A big backlit quartz bar that pulls the attention sits ahead of a {custom} eating desk constituted of macassar and sycamore, and which conveniently divides into two separate tables. Cream comfortable furnishings underpin the proprietor’s love of darkish and light-weight tones, which is additional enhanced by an assortment of sculpture and artwork scattered all through the inside.
Arguably a hard and fast murals is the tailored central staircase, which in response to Benetti “marks a transition in type from the darker tones of the varied visitor areas to the lighter partitions of the stair column”.
It’s completed in Calacatta white marble with a recurring steel motif. The textured glass balustrade was each advanced to supply and tough to deal with however ensures gentle flows by the guts of the yacht.
Located on the higher deck, the main bedroom is entered by way of a non-public foyer, with a desk space and personal TV lounge. A black-and-white marble double en-suite features a bathe for him and a full-sized tub for her.
The proprietor selected Nero Marquina marble for its intense darkish colourway and didn’t need slabs with too many white veins, so Benetti hung out meticulously choosing every slab to make sure it fitted his specification.
Wall-mounted studying lamps both facet of the mattress within the type of twisted deer antlers have been additionally specified by the proprietor to match the identical ones the couple has at residence. A fur mattress throw and snakeskin linen underlines the opulence of the room, full with a TV that descends from the ceiling.
The proprietor’s non-public lounge aft advantages from {custom} furnishings designed by Sinot, together with a espresso desk, eating desk and backlit onyx bar. It leads onto the aft deck, which intentionally has no crew entry to ensure full privateness.
THE THEME CONTINUES
Elsewhere darkish wooden boiserie panels and lacquered finishes drive residence the inside’s contrasting tones, whereas the oak flooring match the tone and plank width of the outside decks to blur the traces between indoor and out. The proprietor mandated broad visitor corridors with built-in handrails and an unusually broad entrance to the oblong elevator to futureproof the yacht for wheelchair entry.
Guaranteeing all six visitor suites share a uniform design that’s completed to the identical high quality because the proprietor’s suite was one other prerequisite. Every suite is wearing white sycamore and has marble en-suites with heated flooring and huge image home windows that fill them with gentle.
The bridge deck has a a lot hotter really feel, with leather-based, darkish wooden and teak flooring continued indoors from the aft space, the place a big round eating desk with a ‘lazy Susan’ invitations alfresco gatherings.
Crew areas are beneficiant, with two crew messes and an industrial-sized galley, because the homeowners needed to create a purpose-built house for meal preparation.
Different standout options embrace a full lower-deck fitness center and spa full with sauna, hammam and remedy room. Each the relief room and ‘muscle room’ full of Technogym gear are accessed by way of the seashore membership.
And demand continues for the B.Now 67M with Oasis Deck, with a rising give attention to eco-friendly know-how. At Benetti’s Livorno shipyard, the primary two models to characteristic hybrid propulsion have been launched within the water in early 2026 and shall be delivered later within the 12 months. For Benetti, even the long run is B.Now.
Phrases: Julia Zaltzman; Pictures: Breed Media / Benetti
This text was first seen on YACHT STYLE and in Yacht Model Subject 88
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