Every yacht over 130 feet has a beach club. The Benetti Oasis 42M inverts the ratio: this is a beach club that happens to have a yacht attached. Nearly seventy feet of the 139-foot hull is given to the Oasis Deck — an 8.3-meter pool, a retractable cover that converts it to a flush event terrace, and the sea on three sides.
Who This Boat Is For
The Oasis 42M is for the owner who lives outdoors and entertains at anchor — ten guests in five cabins, eight to nine crew in five cabins, and a layout that treats the waterline as the main address. The second argument is quieter but just as strong: the owner's suite sits on the upper deck, a genuine separation from guest activity that this size class rarely offers. Hosts who also value escape will understand immediately.
The Oasis Deck
The pool, the terraced steps to the water and the convertible cover make the aft half of the main deck the most flexible space on the boat — swim platform in the morning, lunch terrace at noon, event deck at night. It is the largest continuous outdoor space in its segment, and it is the reason this yacht exists.
The Platform
The Oasis 42M measures 139'5" overall on a 27'11" beam and — the sleeper figure — a 6'9" draft. That draft opens Bahamian and other shallow cruising grounds that most 400-GT yachts read about from deeper anchorages. Displacement is 295 tonnes at full load, light for the length, which serves both efficiency and close-quarters handling.
Twin 1,200 hp MAN V12 diesels drive a 16-knot maximum and a 14.5-knot cruise, with the optional Siemens E-Mode hybrid adding silent hotel mode at anchor and reduced consumption at displacement speeds. These are cruising numbers rather than performance numbers, and the boat is better for it: long legs held all day, planned by itinerary rather than fuel stop. Have consumption documented at trial at the speeds your seasons will use.
Within the Range
The Oasis 34M runs the same philosophy at 112 feet with a seven-person crew and simpler operations. The B.NOW 52M scales the outdoor-first idea to 169 feet and twelve guests. The Motopanfilo 45M is the stylistic counterpoint — heritage profile instead of beach-club architecture.
Where to Start
Charter an Oasis if you can, even briefly, and spend one full day at anchor. The 42M's case cannot be made at a boat show dock with the pool covered and the terraces folded; it is made at four in the afternoon with the cover off and half your guests still in the water.