IJE - a broker's view.

Published 21 September 2021

Senior Partner and Senior Sales Broker Peter Brown talks to Burgess News about IJE, one of nine new additions to our sales fleet.

Watch the IJE video below and take the virtual tour at the bottom.


IJE video



Describe IJE

IJE is a nearly new 108m (354.2ft) full-custom Benetti, delivered in summer 2019. She was commissioned as the ultimate family yacht by a highly experienced owner who has been yachting since birth and knows how yachts should work, both for guests and crew.

The top deck has an intimate and entirely private crow's nest
The top deck has an intimate and entirely private crow's nest

The owner has a dream build team, one that has built several yachts. Each is a remarkable achievement and IJE, it's safe to say, tops them all. She is a tour de force and the longest Benetti ever built.

A dedicated tiered cinema on the lower deck
A dedicated tiered cinema on the lower deck

The briefest glance will tell you that the beautifully balanced exterior lines bear the distinctive signature of sought-after star studio RWD. The owner's team worked very closely with them to perfect the look of decks seeming to float one above the other.

Her exterior design bears the unmistakable hallmark of RWD
Her exterior design bears the unmistakable hallmark of RWD

Inside she has wonderfully informal beach-house style, airy, welcoming and restful, which is perfect for a family yacht. Another stamp of excellence is expert naval architecture by PierLuigi Ausonio.

She has over 1,000sqm (10,764sqft) of guest deck spaces
She has over 1,000sqm (10,764sqft) of guest deck spaces

Most appealing features?

The glass-walled main saloon is an outstanding space
The glass-walled main saloon is an outstanding space

In the main saloon the full-height glass walls can slide back to open the space up. The difference that makes is hard to explain but it completely changes the environment.

The ability to open up the main saloon on three sides is transformative
The ability to open up the main saloon on three sides is transformative

Sound becomes softer and you can hear the sea, the air and light change to make it a shaded outside space. The entire experience is so much more restful. It's a break-through piece of design.

Pool, bar, dining, lounges in sun and shade, TV - it's the complete family set-up
Pool, bar, dining, lounges in sun and shade, TV - it's the complete family set-up

The main deck aft has a good-sized pool, open-air dining, a bar, several different lounge areas including a TV lounge - everything families need to spend the day together. 

You and your guests could spend the entire day here, it has all you need
You and your guests could spend the entire day here, it has all you need
The lower deck gym has palatial scale and an adjacent hammam and dayhead
The lower deck gym has palatial scale and an adjacent hammam and dayhead

There's a fully equipped lower deck gym with one of the largest sea terraces I've seen on a yacht of this size, and opposite is the tender and toy garage, which is packed with the latest kit.

Two 12m tenders allow your guests to explore ashore anywhere in the world
Two 12m tenders allow your guests to explore ashore anywhere in the world

She has two 12m (40ft) tenders on the foredeck to take extended families ashore together. That longer length means they're faster, more comfortable, carry more people and equipment and have better range.

Full-height windows in the owner's suite and direct access to the foredeck helipad
Full-height windows in the owner's suite and direct access to the foredeck helipad

There are eleven cabins for 22 guests, including a private owner's deck with walkaround sidedecks and a bedroom suite with direct access to the foredeck helipad.

The owner's saloon with dining inside and out and multiple lounge areas
The owner's saloon with dining inside and out and multiple lounge areas
Spiral stairs around the steel and glass elevator
Spiral stairs around the steel and glass elevator

An elevator connects lower to bridge decks and there is corridor access from the lower deck lobby to the beach club so that all generations of the family can enjoy step-free time together.

The yacht has its own fully equipped nightclub for totally private parties
The yacht has its own fully equipped nightclub for totally private parties

There's a dedicated cinema, a very private nightclub complete with fully equipped bar, lighting and sound systems and DJ station, and a bridge deck games room with access to the aft deck's firepit lounge.

A mesmerising firepit is the focus of the lounge outside the bridge deck games room
A mesmerising firepit is the focus of the lounge outside the bridge deck games room

The main deck has a beauty treatment room and hair salon and a massage room equipped to double as a hospital. She has everything any family could want or need for extended cruising.

The main deck has a massage room, a hair salon and treatment room
The main deck has a massage room, a hair salon and treatment room

Need to know?

Right from the start, she was intended to be a world-cruising family yacht, one that could take the owner and their family cruising in any part of the world, places where the weather is not always reliable. To keep everyone on board comfortable, underway or at anchor, she has two sets of Naiad stabilisers.

With a range of 6,500nm, she was designed and built to cruise almost anywhere in the world
With a range of 6,500nm, she was designed and built to cruise almost anywhere in the world

In more and more locations anchoring is not allowed to protect reefs and seabeds so she has been fitted with a Rolls-Royce dynamic positioning system to hold position without having to anchor. 

Operating in the Mediterranean, yachts are generally well catered for and there are plenty of diversions ashore. When you get off the beaten track, which IJE was designed and built to be able to do, the infrastructure can become indifferent, distances greater, comfort and entertainment on board more important.

All-electric propulsion and dynamic positioning enable her to cruise in environmentally sensitive areas
All-electric propulsion and dynamic positioning enable her to cruise in environmentally sensitive areas

IJE delivers the same seven-star experience anywhere in the world. She has always been professionally maintained and was designed to facilitate regular maintenance - another benefit of built-in experience. She is a remarkable achievement and her next owner will be the first to appreciate that.


If you missed her at the recent Monaco Yacht Show and would like to find out more or arrange an inspection, do please contact a Burgess broker. We will be very happy to assist.


To find out more about Burgess’ yachts for sale and yachts for charter, please contact a Burgess broker. Alternatively, get in touch with one of our offices directly: London, Monaco, New York, Miami, Singapore or all other locations.

Categories

Sign up to our newsletter

Stay in the loop

Subscribe to our newsletter to keep updated with all things Burgess.

What would you like emails about?

In order to understand how we use and protect your personal information, please read our privacy policy.

Language: en fr

Filter your results