The decor blends leather panels with a few woods, light-hued carpets and fabrics in earthy colours The view from up there is terrific but it is also worth noting what you can’t see from up there – and that’s the owner’s deck just below, which the design keeps perfectly private. He and Captain Eddie Cooney, who had enjoyed a Telemar bridge on his previous boat, pushed for the attractive Telemar glass bridge – as slick as an iPhone – that graces the pilothouse. To facilitate communications and get a closer look at the project as it progressed, Wilson hired project manager Ian Wastell, who has worked with Benetti on several projects, including Seasense. Originally a helm station was planned but De Cosmo convinced the build team that on a yacht of Calex’s size, it would not provide much operational advantage.Īll navigation operations are handled from the bridge deck one level below. Calex is fitted with a few custom rod holders (and there is a dedicated place to store rods in the beach club) – once a fisherman, always a fisherman.Īnother advantage, of course, is that it creates more open floor space that the family uses as an outdoor gym, which gets great natural ventilation and is very private. The generator discharges are all routed up there, so you have no fumes at sea level.” All the better to enjoy a swim or fishing off the aft platform. For instance, it allows for “the generator exhaust routed to the sides of that mast. “That is quite a big change for the overall perception because up there on the sundeck, you have these views aft and forward and there are a few technical advantages as well,” Cassetta says. The mast and hardtop designs differ from Artisan, which has a central structure. Just aft of the engine room is Calex’s beach club with two opening platforms (aft and port side), a bar and generous seating area. “This was designed from scratch because in terms of space and layout, you should always ensure the right airflow,” says Marco De Cosmo, who managed the project for Benetti. That requirement mandated lengthening the yacht to make a larger engine room because the equipment is bulky. The 1,250GT Project Fenestra (as Calex was known) was the first in Livorno to be fitted with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology to reduce emissions from the diesel generators. She is also the biggest and most evolved of the bunch to date. The Benetti Calex, which made its boat show debut in Palm Beach in March, a little less than a year after delivery, is a distant cousin of the 63-metre Benetti Soundwave (ex- 11.11) delivered in 2015. Where to go next?īrokers, boat shows, magazines and friends all contributed ideas, but it was a fellow yachtsman and auto dealer who provided the initial impetus for him to look in Italy at the world’s most prolific yacht builder.Īnd so finally, his intercontinental quest had led him to a pre-engineered platform that has proven successful for the Italian builder. He was very happy with his experience with Westport and would have returned to build a bigger boat with them but, at the time, the American shipyard was not able to oblige. “We just wanted a 50-metre kind of on steroids,” Wilson says. As usually happens, he eventually wanted to go bigger and explore a little further. They kept their boats in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and spent most summers enjoying the warm water and the fishing in the Sea of Cortez. Before his first Benetti, David Wilson owned a succession of Westport yachts, moving from a 34-metre Westport 112 to a 40-metre and then built a 50-metre, which he and his family enjoyed for many years. She was built to Lloyds Register ✠ 100 A1 classification society rules.American owners buy American yachts, right? The owner of 67-metre Benetti Calex certainly did for many years, until the size requirements of his boat pushed him across the Atlantic. Her water tanks store around 24,000 Litres of fresh water. An advanced stabilisation system on board promises exceptional comfort levels at anchor or on any voyage. Powered by twin diesel Caterpillar (3512C) 1,850hp engines, she comfortably cruises at 15 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 16 knots with a range of up to 5,000 nautical miles from her 110,000 litre fuel tanks at 12 knots. ![]() Zazou is built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, with teak decks. Her features include beauty salon, elevator, underwater lights, beach club, gym and air conditioning. She is also capable of carrying up to 15 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience. Zazou has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 suites comprising one cabin that can operate as twin or double. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Giorgio Cassetta. ![]() ![]() Her interior is styled by Dutch designer design house Sinot Yacht Design and she was delivered to her owner in July 2021. The award winning 65.5m/214'11" motor yacht 'Zazou' was built by Benetti in Italy at their Livorno shipyard.
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