Benetti's hybrid 67m Symmetry goes to charter at EUR 725,000 a week
The third 67M, and Benetti's second hybrid
Symmetry was built in Livorno and delivered to her owner in June. She is the third hull in Benetti's B.Now 67M Oasis Deck series and the second hybrid yacht the yard has produced in total. West Nautical acted as owner's representative through her technical development, operational planning and commercial strategy, and now holds her charter central agency.
RWD drew the exterior, as it has for the whole B.Now range. The interior is by Reymond Langton Design, which is a departure: Benetti gives Sinot Yacht Architecture and Design as the studio behind the 67M class interior. Volume is quoted at about 1,334 GT by SuperYacht Times and 1,350 GT by the charter agent, so the directories are already a few tonnes apart.
What the hybrid actually is
Benetti calls the system E.Mode and describes it as an auxiliary propulsion arrangement with electric motors working in parallel with the main diesels, not a replacement for them. The class page gives 67.0 m LOA and 11.0 m maximum beam, with a range of 4,500 nautical miles at 12 knots. Symmetry as delivered draws 3.3 m and cruises at 14 knots on a steel hull.
The case for the battery is not mainly fuel. It is that the generator can be switched off overnight while the hotel load runs off stored power, and silence at anchor is what guests notice before anything else. Reduced noise and vibration is the first thing the charter listing sells, ahead of the pool and the terraces.
The rate card, in full
Symmetry runs the Mediterranean from May to September out of Italy, the South of France and Spain, at EUR 725,000 a week in low season and EUR 775,000 in high season, plus expenses. The winter programme is the Caribbean out of Antigua and Saint Maarten at USD 725,000 and USD 775,000. The advance provisioning allowance is 30 per cent of the base rate.
That last line is the one owners tend to skip. A high-season Mediterranean week is EUR 775,000 before an APA of EUR 232,500 and before tax, so the cash number is over a million euros. For an owner modelling charter income against a hybrid specification, the base rate is the top line and not the yield.
A layout built to be re-let
The owner's suite sits on the family deck with a private office, his-and-hers bathrooms, separate dressing areas and its own terrace. Guest accommodation is three double suites, two modular twin or double suites and a flexible forward arrangement on the main deck. The full-beam VIP pairs a bedroom to port with a private lounge to starboard.
Pocket doors split that VIP into two ensuite cabins and the lounge sofa converts to a double, which turns one suite into a children's cabin or staff accommodation without touching the joinery. The lower-deck beach club runs straight into a gym with Technogym cardio and strength kit and a spa with sauna and steam room. She takes 12 guests and 17 crew.
Why a class beats a one-off at resale
Until now the premium for a hybrid drive on a 60-metre-plus build was argued in the abstract. Yards quoted efficiency figures and brokers guessed at what the market would pay for them. Symmetry puts the two on the same hull: a delivered boat, a known platform and a published weekly rate an owner can point at instead of a projection.
Three hulls in, the B.Now 67M is behaving like a class and not a run of one-offs. That gives a broker real comparables the first time one of them comes back to market, which a full-custom 67-metre never has. Benetti has since added a B.Now 52M at 51.50 m to the family, so the range is still moving.
What owners and crew report
Benetti describes E.Mode as parallel, not a diesel replacement
The yard's own technical pages describe E.Mode as electric motors running alongside the main diesels, letting the generator shut down overnight while stored power carries the hotel load - the builder's own account of its system, echoed by the charter listing's emphasis on reduced noise and vibration ahead of any other feature.
Benetti YachtsThe charter agent frames the owner's apartment as the layout's standout
West Nautical's own listing highlights the family-deck owner's suite, with its private office and separate dressing areas, as unusual privacy for a 67-metre charter yacht.
West Nautical
What is good, and what to watch
Strong points
- A published rate turns a hybrid premium into a fact, not a guessSymmetry is the first B.Now 67M with a public weekly rate, giving brokers a real number for what charterers will pay for hybrid drive at 60 metres-plus, where yards previously only quoted efficiency figures.
- Three delivered sisters make this a class, not a one-offWith three B.Now 67M hulls now in the water, a broker has real comparables the first time one returns to market - something a full-custom 67-metre never offers.
- A full-beam owner's apartment with its own terracePrivate office, his-and-hers bathrooms and separate dressing areas on the family deck are unusual generosity even at this size.
What to watch
- The two directories that cover this hull do not agree on its tonnageSuperYacht Times lists Symmetry at roughly 1,334 GT while the charter agent's own listing gives 1,350 GT - a 16 GT gap on the same boat that nobody has reconciled.
- The class brochure oversells this specific hull's guest countBenetti's B.Now 67M Oasis Deck class page lists up to 14 guests and 13 crew, but Symmetry as delivered and chartered carries 12 guests and 17 crew - a buyer working from the class brochure needs the real number for this boat, not the range topline.
- The headline day rate is not the real costA high-season Mediterranean week is EUR 775,000 before a 30 per cent APA of EUR 232,500 and before tax - a number worth restating for anyone who only sees the day-rate headline quoted elsewhere.
Practical detail
| Low-season rate (Mediterranean) | EUR 725,000/week |
|---|---|
| High-season rate (Mediterranean) | EUR 775,000/week |
| Winter rate (Caribbean) | USD 725,000 / USD 775,000 per week |
| Advance provisioning allowance | 30% of the base rate (EUR 232,500 on the high-season rate) |
| Guests / crew as delivered | 12 guests, 17 crew (class brochure lists up to 14 guests / 13 crew) |
| Range | 4,500nm at 12 knots (class figure); cruises at 14 knots as delivered |
| New-build price | Not published by the yard or any source checked |
Questions this story answers
What happened?
Benetti handed over Symmetry at the end of June, the third hull of the B.Now 67M Oasis Deck series and only the second hybrid yacht the yard has built. She went straight onto the charter market and she is the only B.Now 67 on it. The published rate card is the first hard number the market has had for a hybrid superyacht of this size.
What is good about it?
A published rate turns a hybrid premium into a fact, not a guess. Symmetry is the first B.Now 67M with a public weekly rate, giving brokers a real number for what charterers will pay for hybrid drive at 60 metres-plus, where yards previously only quoted efficiency figures.
What should an owner or buyer watch?
The two directories that cover this hull do not agree on its tonnage. SuperYacht Times lists Symmetry at roughly 1,334 GT while the charter agent's own listing gives 1,350 GT - a 16 GT gap on the same boat that nobody has reconciled.
What do owners and crew report?
The yard's own technical pages describe E.Mode as electric motors running alongside the main diesels, letting the generator shut down overnight while stored power carries the hotel load - the builder's own account of its system, echoed by the charter listing's emphasis on reduced noise and vibration ahead of any other feature. (Benetti Yachts)
Who reported this?
BOAT International, SuperYacht Times, YachtBuyer, West Nautical, Benetti Yachts.
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