Yacht Style – July 2019

REVIEW Benetti Spectre

elements with straightforward horizontal lines for a look that’s

simple and elegant.

Aft overhangs are long to create shaded open-air dining and

lounging areas, while special attention was paid to creating a

sense of unity between the yacht’s indoor and outdoor spaces by

repeating colours and materials.

FOR OUR EYES ONLY

Boarding the yacht from the aft deck, a shaded conversation

area is served by a large, richly inlaid bar, a harbinger to the level

of luxury that awaits inside. The interiors by Benetti’s in-house

team make lavish use of walnut burr, mirror and bevelled glass to

in that it lies below the waterline. Mulder Design penned the
yacht’s High Speed Cruising Hull and was tasked with creating the
structural design and propulsion system.
Due to the efficiency of the Mulder hull design, Spectre is 30
per cent faster than other displacement yachts in her size range
and has a top speed of 21.2 knots, with a transatlantic 6,500nm
range at 12 knots.
Mulder Design and Naiad Dynamics tailored the yacht’s set-up
for Naiad’s Total Ride Control technology, which reduces roll and
pitch via a system that uses both fins and blades for a 40-45 per
cent reduction in vertical motion.
Giorgio Cassetta drew Spectre’s exterior, mixing strong vertical

The owner’s deck has a large skylounge with a bar and a piano, plus the forward owner’s suite, which enjoys remarkable 180-degree views

The upper deck is the owner’s deck and has a spa pool forward of the owner’s suite, as well as the helipad, marked by a large S (facing page)