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 €17 million. Clapton had the yacht refitted from 2007 to 2008. ==Accouterment==