It's half past seven on a Saturday morning in the Bahamas. You're anchored in clear water, coffee in hand, watching the sun climb. The aft doors slide open and there's no separation between the saloon and the swim platform. Your kids are already in the water. Your partner is setting up breakfast on the flybridge. You're not on vacation. This is just the weekend.
The M7 isn't trying to be a superyacht and it isn't pretending to be a sportfish. It is the boat Prestige builds when the answer to more space is a second hull rather than more length: 58' 10" on a 24' 9" beam, roughly 2,150 square feet of living space, and a draft that lets you tuck into anchorages deeper boats have to look at from outside.
Who It's For
The M7 makes sense for a specific owner. You've likely owned boats before. You understand that more space doesn't always mean more hassle, and you're drawn to what a catamaran platform does at anchor. You want your guests to have actual privacy, not a berth they have to crawl into.
This is an owner-operator boat that includes crew quarters if you decide to bring someone along for longer trips. The twin Volvo D8-550s are reliable and well supported, and the systems are straightforward.
It also appeals to families who've outgrown the 45-foot express but aren't ready for the operational complexity of a 70-footer. Four cabins with four heads means everyone gets space, and the 5' 1" draft means you're exploring places larger yachts can't reach.
Design and Layout: Space That Actually Works
The multihull configuration is the entire point. Roughly 2,150 square feet of living space is the headline, and the way it is spent matters more than the total.
The owner's suite runs to about 215 square feet with a spacious bathroom, copious storage and a full-size desk — a working room, not a berth with a shelf. Aft, an enlarged recessed Pool Terrace opens to the swim platform and a storage locker for water toys, and large sliding glass doors put the saloon and the terrace on speaking terms. The main deck is offered in two arrangements — full-beam living or a central U-shape — so the same hull can be built around entertaining or around a galley-forward routine.
Circulation was clearly a priority. A side door leads straight to the sidedeck and an integrated ladder gives secure access to the flybridge, which can be enclosed with the Skylounge option. Four cabins, four heads and crew quarters sleep eight guests and two crew.
Light displacement is 87,080 lbs and full load 113,443 lbs. Fuel is 766 gallons, fresh water 200, with a 90-gallon holding tank. Air draft is 17' 11".
Performance: Efficiency as Freedom
Cruising speed is 17 knots and maximum is 20. Power is twin Volvo Penta D8-550s at 550 hp each on V-drive shafts, not pods — a straightforward arrangement with well-understood service intervals and a tolerance for grounding that a pod does not have.
The speeds are lower than any monohull in the Prestige range and that is the design working as intended. Narrow hulls at the waterline are what give a power catamaran its easy motion; they are also what cap the top end. Prestige's own position is that the configuration consumes materially less fuel than an equivalent monohull, and a Long Staying pack is offered for owners who want to extend time between fuel stops further.
The shallow draft is the other advantage. At 5' 1" you're reaching anchorages and coastlines that six- and seven-foot boats have to skip. The Bahamas, the Keys, the ICW — these are places where draft decides the itinerary.
At anchor the twin hulls do the thing people buy catamarans for: the boat sits still. Your guests sleep better. An optional Silent Mode covers the nights you would rather not hear a generator.
Seven hundred and sixty-six gallons on a 17-knot boat is a serious cruising tank. Take observed burn at 17 knots in writing at sea trial and work your own range off it — on a catamaran the number moves more with load than most buyers expect.
The Ownership Conversation
The M7 competes in a small, well-defined field. The Aquila 54 Yacht at 54' 2" is the closest on beam at 25' 2", carries 581 gallons and runs a little quicker at 18 to 20 knots cruise. The Horizon PC60 at 61' 7" is the nearest match on length with a similar 24' 6" beam, three en-suite staterooms plus crew, and a much larger 1,200-gallon tank. The Horizon PC65 at 66' 4" is the step up, with four staterooms, four heads and an on-deck master.
Against the Horizons the Prestige is the smaller, lighter boat with a European interior and a shallower draft. Against the Aquila it is the more heavily accommodated one — four cabins and four heads plus crew quarters where the 54 runs three to five cabins on less beam. The certification is the argument that carries furthest: CE Category A on a 59-foot catamaran with a 5' 1" draft.
The practical constraint is beam. Twenty-four feet nine is a wide boat, and slip availability and how your marina bills it are a real part of the ownership decision at this size. Settle that before anything else.
Where to Start
The Prestige M7 is a well-executed power catamaran that delivers space, an easy motion and genuine liveaboard capability. It's not for everyone, but if you value stability, shallow-water access and the ability to keep guests aboard for a week without anyone feeling squeezed, it's worth serious consideration.
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