Benetti Yachts Launches Superyacht “Checkmate” for U.S. Client

Benetti Yachts just launched the latest Benetti Vision 145′ Superyacht, Checkmate. Her Hull ID BV018 is the 15th megayacht built in the Vision line by Benetti.

After the traditional breaking of the champagne bottle across her bows, the superyacht slipped smoothly into the Mediterranean from a specially built yacht ramp to the notes of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Và Pensiero”.

Present at the ceremony were the owner (a well known yacht owner / surgeon from Washington, D.C.) and his family, together with all the Benetti Yachts yard staff involved in her almost 2 year long construction and fitting out.

CEO of the Mega-yacht division of the the Azimut/Benetti Group, Vincenzo Poerio, declared during the ceremony: “We are particularly proud of our latest launch, the 100th fiberglass yacht built in Viareggio since 1998. This is a further demonstration of Benetti’s ability to listen to the Client and interpret his specific needs; and above all, another example of a perfect blend between timeless design, world class construction, safety and an extremely high quality on-board life, both for the owner and his crew”.