Benetti Clear Waves: the 70 metre concept with a spa under a glass dome
A 400 square metre Glass Dome, an upper deck spa built with The Longevity Suite, and hybrid dual fuel propulsion, designed by Luca Dini
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Benetti’s newest idea puts the spa on the top of the yacht, under glass. Clear Waves is a 70 metre concept, built in steel and aluminium, unveiled at the Monaco Yacht Show in September and designed with Luca Dini Design & Architecture and the wellness specialist The Longevity Suite. At its centre is a 400 square metre Glass Dome spanning two decks. It is still a concept, with no order announced, but it is the yacht from this year’s show we most want to see built, and the one we would most like to step aboard.
The dome
Everything on Clear Waves turns around the dome. It rises through two decks in the middle of the yacht and gives 360 degree views, so daylight reaches the interior from sunrise into the night. More than 60 per cent of its surface is translucent photovoltaic panelling, and the glass is low emissivity, filtering infrared and UV, with a Capacity on Demand air conditioning system and natural ventilation drawn through the geometry of the structure itself.
Inside, the renderings show sofas around a fire table, trees growing beneath the glass and the sea on every side. Luca Dini describes the spaces as a living ecosystem, and his studio’s argument is that a yacht should be judged by the quality of the time spent on it rather than by volume and features. Standing under that geodesic lattice at dusk is the moment we would choose to judge it by.
Wellness on the upper deck
On most yachts the spa lives low down, close to the waterline, with little natural light. Clear Waves moves it to the upper deck and surrounds it with planting. The wellness area brings together relaxation spaces, a food and beverage island, hot and cold water circuits and treatment rooms, with a programme written with The Longevity Suite that begins with personalised assessments.
The recovery equipment reads like a clinic’s: whole body cryotherapy, dry floating, near infrared therapy and hydrogen oxygen therapy. Luigi Caterino, chief executive of The Longevity Suite, frames it as moving beyond the usual idea of onboard wellness, so that time at sea becomes time for prevention, recovery and care.
Five pillars, one brief
Benetti’s head of product, Sebastiano Vida, sets the concept against the shipyard’s own recent history. Its Oasis Deck, he says, changed the relationship between the yacht and the sea, and Clear Waves looks instead to the sky and to the person on board, starting from the principles of longevity. The project is built on five pillars: environment, movement, social connection, mental and spiritual wellbeing, and technology.
The Oasis Deck is still here, in a version with fold down balconies, an infinity pool, a veranda and a cabana. That is the part of the yacht that already exists on Benetti’s B.Now models, and it anchors the concept in something proven.
Under the skin
The engineering has been taken seriously for a concept. Clear Waves has hybrid propulsion with a dual fuel system able to run on HVO biofuel and methanol, developed with Meccano Engineering and validated by Lloyd’s Register. More than 250 square metres of solar panels across the yacht give a stated capacity of up to 120kWh, managed by a system that balances generation, storage and consumption, alongside heat recovery, water treatment and emissions control. Benetti says the project was developed over several months with its technical feasibility in mind.
Why it matters
Benetti has been building yachts in Viareggio since 1873 and is part of the Azimut Benetti Group. Its large yachts have spent the past few years opening up to the sea, with fold down terraces and beach clubs. Clear Waves points the next step upwards and inwards, towards light, health and the way a day on board feels. It is a concept for now. We hope an owner takes it further, because this is the one we would like to review properly at sea.
The details
- Yacht: Benetti Clear Waves, 70 metre concept
- Design: Luca Dini Design & Architecture, with The Longevity Suite
- Construction: steel and aluminium
- Signature feature: 400 square metre Glass Dome across two decks, more than 60 per cent translucent photovoltaic glass
- Wellness: upper deck spa with cryotherapy, dry floating, near infrared and hydrogen oxygen therapy
- Propulsion: hybrid, dual fuel for HVO and methanol, validated by Lloyd’s Register
- Status: concept, unveiled at the Monaco Yacht Show 2026, no order announced
- More: benettiyachts.com
Imagery courtesy of Benetti.