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The Benetti Fisker 50 is a
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concept designed by
Henrik Fisker Henrik Fisker (born 10 August 1963) is a Danish automotive designer and entrepreneur based in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for designing luxury cars including the BMW Z8, Aston Martin DB9, Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Fisker Karma, G ...
in
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, to be built by Italian boat-building company
Benetti Benetti is an Italian shipbuilding and boat building company based in Viareggio, Livorno, and Fano, owned by Azimut. Benetti designs and constructs motoryachts, and is one of the leading builders of custom superyachts, having won the ''Showb ...
in
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. Fisker and Benetti announced a partnership in 2015 to design and build a series of superyachts and revealed the design at the 2016 Singapore Yacht Show.


History

In 2015, in the South of France at a social gathering, Fisker met James Clayton, the sales manager at
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.Viju Matthew
"Car Designer Henrik Fisker Reveals Superyacht Design for Benetti Yachts,"
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Fisker mentioned some of his ideas for a yacht, and Clayton suggested they collaborate, given Fisker's background designing luxury cars.Kirsten Korosec
"The Fortune Q&A: Henrik Fisker,"
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The Benetti Fisker 50 is the first boat designed by Fisker, although he occasionally sketched boats in his youth and as a student at the
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in Switzerland.Charles Fleming
"Henrik Fisker's next supercar is a boat,"
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'', April 8, 2016.
He is best known as the founder of
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and
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, and for creating such luxury cars as the
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, Aston Martin V8 Vantage,
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, Galpin-Fisker Mustang Rocket and the
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.Hannah Elliott
"See the $37 Million Benetti Superyacht Designed by Henrik Fisker,"
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Kirsten Korosec
"A $37 Million Superyacht That Has Supercar Styling,"
''Fortune'', April 15, 2016.
The Benetti Fisker 50 was first teased in December 2015 with an early sketch, when the partnership between Fisker and Benetti was announced. Renderings of the finalized design were unveiled at the Singapore Yacht Show in April 2016.


Specifications and design

The Benetti Fisker 50 is a custom-made three-deck luxury ship intended for private use. Fisker chose to design a yacht because it fits into more marinas compared to larger yachts.Jack Newton
"Applying Street Smarts to the Water,"
''C-Suite Quarterly'', Summer 2016, p. 34.
The concept integrates an existing Benetti-developed platform with Fisker's exterior and interior designs. The ship is intended for the super-rich. The superyacht is built on principles of sustainability, with reclaimed wood, solar panels and an optional hybrid engine incorporated into the design. The integrated solar panels capture energy used to power ambient lights mounted on its carbon fiber wings to provide light at night."5 Interesting Features of the Benetti Fisker 50 Concept,"
Boat International Media, April 2016.
The boat can hit speeds of and travel at before refueling. It has two large
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C32 engines, which feed from a fuel capacity. The exterior bears a strong feature line flowing from the front and swooping to the rear on each of its three decks, with carbon fiber shark fins and three parallel stainless steel bars below the bow. The interior features floor-to-ceiling glass walls in places and extra-wide staircases.


Amenities

The boat has six bedrooms, including a master suite with floor-to-ceiling windows, a fireplace, retractable ocean-view terrace, minibar, library, curved television, walk-in closets, a staircase leading to a private home theater and a ceiling that recreates the night sky. There are six cabins to house up to 12 guests, the staff quarters allow for 11 crew members, and the entertainment space accommodates over 100 people.Danielle Muoio
"Legendary car designer Henrik Fisker is building a $37 million luxury yacht lined with solar panels,"
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The boat includes a spa, several bars, an elevated Jacuzzi with an ocean view, a gym and a movie theater. The living room fits 12 people and has a bar facing the ocean. The sun deck comes with a dining table, bar and dual-use fire pit that can also serve as a giant ice bucket. It also includes water toys such as jet skis and a tender."Henrik Fisker dreams up a new type of luxury eco-barge,"
''Classic Driver'', April 8, 2016.


Production and delivery

The yacht was designed in California, and construction was set to begin in late 2016 at the Benetti factory in Livorno, Italy, with an aim to get it on the market by 2018. Its estimated price will be $37 million. Traditionally, such large boats are one-off custom-built models, but the Benetti Fisker 50 will incorporate a platform-sharing idea that Fisker employed with some of his car designs, wherein multiple iterations of the superyacht can be built simultaneously.


See also

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Henrik Fisker Henrik Fisker (born 10 August 1963) is a Danish automotive designer and entrepreneur based in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for designing luxury cars including the BMW Z8, Aston Martin DB9, Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Fisker Karma, G ...
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Benetti Benetti is an Italian shipbuilding and boat building company based in Viareggio, Livorno, and Fano, owned by Azimut. Benetti designs and constructs motoryachts, and is one of the leading builders of custom superyachts, having won the ''Showb ...
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References


External links


Benetti Fisker 50
at henrikfisker.org
Henrik Fisker official website

Benetti official website
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