WAVE is a Benetti motor yacht delivered new in 2024, a 40 metre yacht that brings the Italian yard’s blend of volume, light and quiet comfort to the clear water of the western Mediterranean. She looks after ten guests across five cabins with a crew of eight, and her appeal is immediate: the generous interior volume Benetti is known for, broad sun decks for long days in the open air and a calm, contemporary interior spread over two full lounges. For a family or a group of friends who want space, service and the reach to explore the Riviera and the islands beyond at an unhurried pace, she reads as composed, sociable and genuinely current from the first day aboard.
Her point of difference is the sheer space Benetti draws from her length, and the way the yard finishes it. A broad beam and full decks carry far more living area than her 40 metres suggest, with wide walkways, deep sun pads and a main deck that opens to the sea on every side. She holds a comfortable cruise of around fourteen knots and a useful turn of speed near seventeen from her twin MAN engines, so the coastal run between the harbours of the Cote d Azur and the quiet anchorages of Corsica and Sardinia stays easy and composed. Being a brand new yacht, her finishes are crisp and her systems fresh, and a charter aboard her feels modern and well tended throughout.
Life in the open air spreads across her decks. The sun deck is the natural gathering point, a broad run of teak with soft seating, a dining table and sun pads open to the sky, the sociable heart of the yacht for a long lunch and for drinks as the light drops over the bay. Forward, a sunken foredeck lounge sits low over the water with deep cushions wrapped around a table, a quieter place to lie out away from the party, while the aft decks gather close to the sea and a swim platform at the stern keeps the tender and the water toys within easy reach for a day of swimming and exploring the coast.
Inside, the main deck is bright and contemporary, finished in pale timber and soft neutral tones that keep the space open and full of light. The main salon gathers around a sweeping curved sofa with a marble table, the sea drawn in through glass on both sides, and a bar sits to one side for drinks before dinner. A deck up, the sky lounge offers a second, more private living room with its own soft seating and a bar, opening to the upper deck through wide glass. The two lounges let a large party spread out or come together as the day asks, the pale joinery and cool upholstery carried from room to room so the yacht feels calm by day and warm after dark.
Accommodation is arranged over five cabins for ten guests. The master suite takes a private, well lit position with a wide bed, generous storage and its own marble bathroom, while further double and twin cabins, each quiet and comfortable with their own facilities, look after the rest of the party below. It is a flexible plan that suits a family or a group of friends, the twin ready for children or younger guests sharing, every cabin lined in the same pale timber as the main deck and finished to the same considered standard. Spacious, light and attentively crewed, WAVE is a gracious and easy way to charter the western Mediterranean with the whole party kept close.
