Asani, the ninth hull in Benetti’s 165-foot B.Now 50 series, brings a new wave of personalization to the Italian builder’s semi-custom platform. It’s the first yacht with a revised twist on the model’s interior layout, and one of only two B.Now 50s to have a custom outdoor rain shower on the owner’s private balcony. It’s also dripping in custom art, including the only artwork made by a robot to feature on a yacht. Its newly commissioned chase boat is upholstered in matching leather. The main interior difference is a spacious main salon made larger by relocating the bulky and imposing HVAC trunk (the main technical passageway for air that on previous models took up much of the formal dining area) to the exterior. The move makes the yacht’s interior volume, already considerable at 500 gross tons, feel significantly larger. The increased sense of space is enhanced by natural oak and dark..
