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Prince Albert II visits hybrid Benetti superyacht
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The Prince visited Dagger at the 2026 Monaco Yacht Show after the fourth B.Now 67M joined the fleet of yachts certified by SEA Index®.
Bernard d’Alessandri (General Secretary, YCM), Giovanna Vitelli (Chair, Azimut|Benetti Group) and Prince Albert II of Monaco. Photo: Michael Alesi / Palais Princier
Prince Albert II of Monaco, President of the Yacht Club de Monaco, visited Benetti’s hybrid superyacht Dagger at the 2026 Monaco Yacht Show, as the fourth B.Now 67M was honoured for joining the fleet of yachts certified by the Superyacht Eco Association’s SEA Index®.
Bernard d’Alessandri, General Secretary of Yacht Club de Monaco, was also present as a SEA Index® plaque was presented aboard Dagger to Giovanna Vitelli, Chair of Azimut|Benetti Group. Dagger joins the 67m, custom-built Kasper 7 (2023), which was the first Benetti yacht to obtain SEA Index® certification (3-star) and is owned by a Yacht Club de Monaco member.
Dagger is the fourth B.Now 67M, designed by RWD, and the second of two hybrid versions that were both launched earlier this year. The 67m yacht features a hybrid architecture combining conventional propulsion, electric technologies and latest-generation salt batteries.
The modular configuration enables the yacht’s operation to be adapted to different navigation scenarios and, whenever conditions allow, to prioritise more efficient energy use. The technology also helps reduce noise and vibrations while improving onboard comfort, which all contributed to its SEA Index® certification. More than 130 yachts over 24m are currently certified.
Dagger, Benetti B.Now 67M; Photo: Tom Van Oossanen
Developed by Yacht Club de Monaco and launched in 2020, the SEA Index® is an independent environmental standard certified by Lloyd’s Register for assessing and comparing yachts’ CO₂ emissions, based on measurable data.
Since the beginning of the 2026 season, certification has also been available to boats from 10m, significantly broadening its scope across the global fleet.
Beyond carbon, the scheme was expanded in 2026 with a dedicated Air Quality certification, developed with AtmoSud, covering nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter. A future development could also incorporate the measurement of underwater radiated noise, further broadening the assessment of yachts’ environmental impact.
