The 55.9-metre Benetti motor yacht Aelia has been sold with Michel Chryssicopoulos and Richard Gray of IYC representing the seller.
Delivered in 2015, Aelia was constructed in steel and aluminium to an in-house design by the Italian yard, originally outfitted with interiors by Central Yacht. In 2024, she was relaunched following a major €4,000,000 interior refit to designs by Studio Vafiadis.
Accommodation on board is provided for a party of 12 guests in eight cabins, including two master cabins on the upper deck, easily accessible thanks to a lift servicing all decks.
Aelia's interior is bathed in natural light, outfitted with a fairly neutral colour palette and sophisticated design elements intended to create an inviting and elegant atmosphere.
The main saloon is open-plan, with a large circular dining table forward of the seating area and a bar aft. Above, there is a further circular dining table in the skylounge.
Other onboard highlights include a massage room, gym and a cinema. Unsurprisingly, her listing brokers previously noted her "impeccable charter record", mostly thanks to a dedicated crew of 14.
Exterior deck spaces are expansive and on the aft part of the top deck is a glass-backed Jacuzzi pool for guests to relax in while watching the wake disappear at 17 knots. At rest, a transom hatch opens to form a beach club area from which tenders and toys can be boarded and guests can swim.
Benetti-Lusben was responsible for the engineering and mechanical aspects of the extensive refit, also completed in 2024. The Lloyd's-classed, MCA-compliant 988GT vessel is powered by twin MTU diesels, "with very low engine hours", giving her a cruising speed of 14 knots and a top speed of 17 knots.
Aelia was last asking €33,000,000.