Va Bene (yacht)

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Va Bene (2008)
History
Name: M/Y Va Bene
Owner:
Builder: Kees Cornelissen
Launched: 1992
Acquired: 2005
Identification:
Status: Currently in service
General characteristics
Class & type: Luxury yacht
Length: 156 ft 9 in (47.78 m)
Beam: 30 ft 2 in (9.19 m)
Draft: 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m)
Installed power:
Speed: 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Capacity: 12 passengers
Crew: 13 crew members

M/Y Va Bene is a luxury yacht designed by Richard Hein and built in 1992 by Kees Cornelissen.[1] Since 2005, it has been owned by rock musician Eric Clapton.[2]

History

In 1992, Va Bene was designed by Richard Hein and built by Kees Cornelissen for a Greek citizen in the Netherlands. In 1997, he sold the yacht to Bernie Ecclestone. Ecclestone started looking for a buyer in 2002. Clapton, who had been looking for a new yacht, contacted Ecclestone in 2005, and purchased the ship for £9 million. Clapton had the yacht refitted from 2007 to 2008.[3]

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