Italian yard Benetti has offered a glimpse on board the first yacht in its 50 metre B.Now range, named Iryna, following her debut at the Monaco Yacht Show last month.
Iryna was delivered to her Ukrainian owner, a repeat client of the Italian shipyard, at the end of 2021 and is the first B.Now model to hit the water. The design is the product of a new and fruitful collaboration between the Italian shipyard and British studio RWD that has seen the sale of over 20 units to date in this particular series.
Iryna sports a streamlined profile with large windows and continuous decks that offer unbroken visual contact with the water from bow to stern. Key features include large glass doors for "continuity between outdoor and indoor spaces" across her four decks, according to the builder, and a large swimming pool that dominates the main deck aft.
Her interiors have been styled and arranged by Benetti’s in-house design team, offering accommodation for 12 guests across six cabins with an owner’s suite designed for maximum privacy located towards the bow. Key materials include fine woods, such as silk-coloured frisé maple and smoked oak with ceilings clad in ivory leather.
Elsewhere, palladium is used in "leaf-shaped, satin-finish details", the yard said, with dark honey coloured silk and bamboo carpet. Adding personality to the yacht are various nautical-themed works of art provided by the owner, including a series of valuable maps.
Notable highlights of her layout include a gym, an upper deck lounge that can be converted to a media room, and a large sun deck with a dining area, relaxation zone and a bar.
On the lower deck is a 30-square-metre beach club accessed through a gullwing hatch or from the main deck stairway. At the top of the stairway lies a glass-fronted pool, accompanied by an outdoor shower and service and lounging area.
Two interior stairways ensure privacy on board with separate entrances for guests and crew. Guests also have access to an elevator servicing the lower, main and upper decks.
Iryna has stowage for a 6.25-metre tender, Jet Ski, rescue craft and four Seabobs in the main deck garage. Her interior volume tops the 500GT threshold and she boasts a top speed of 15 knots with a range of 4,500 nautical miles.
The B.Now 50M is the smaller of the four models that make up the B.Now range, which includes a 60, 67 and 72 metre. The sale of two 67 metre B.Now models have been closed in the last two months by Northrop & Johnson and West Nautical respectively.