Prestige F5.7

The F5.7 is the F-Line boat where every couple aboard gets their own head. Length overall is 56' 9" on a 15' 5" beam, drawing 4' 4". Light displacement is 45,012 lbs and full load 58,392 lbs. Fuel is 581 gallons and fresh water 153 gallons, and the boat is certified CE Category B for six guests with an optional crew berth.

Three cabins and three heads at 57 feet is the specification worth pausing on. It is the difference between two couples sharing a compartment and two couples never thinking about it.

The owner's suite sits forward in a semi-main-deck arrangement, one level up from the guest cabins, with a king berth, private bathroom, daybed and a walk-in closet on flush floorboards.

Cruising speed is 23 knots and maximum is 27. Power is twin Volvo Penta IPS 800s, D8 blocks at 600 hp each, on forward-facing pods with joystick control.

That is 1,200 hp against 45,012 lbs light and 58,392 lbs at full load, which is a sensible rather than an aggressive number and it shows in how the boat behaves: 23 knots is a speed the F5.7 will hold rather than a speed it reaches. For an owner-operator that trade is usually the right one, because the boat that cruises comfortably at 23 gets used at 23, while the boat that peaks at 33 mostly runs at 25 anyway.

Fuel is 581 gallons — the same tank as the 61-foot 590, on a lighter boat. Get observed burn at your intended rpm in writing at sea trial and work your own numbers off that tank.

The galley is open to the sea and connected to the cockpit saloon by a bar, which is the hinge the whole main deck turns on: facing bench seating on one side, the cockpit on the other, and two steps down to a wide swim platform. Inside, a C-shaped sofa faces an immense sliding glass door, so the saloon reads as covered outdoor space rather than a room with windows.

The owner's suite is forward in a semi-main-deck arrangement — raised above the guest accommodation and separated from it. King berth, private bathroom, daybed, large walk-in closet, flush floorboards throughout. Two guest cabins and two further heads sit below, and a crew berth is offered as an option.

Forward on deck there is a semi-circular bench seat, a large sunpad with an adjustable backrest and a modular coffee table. The flybridge sits under a hard top and pairs two helm armchairs with sundecks, an exterior saloon and a dining table.

At 56' 9" the F5.7 meets three well-armed rivals. The Galeon 560 FLY at 57' 7" carries an identical 581-gallon tank, three cabins plus a crew cabin and two heads, and runs to 31 knots. The Princess F55 at 57' 9" is the fastest of the group at 33 knots maximum and 26 cruise, on 726 gallons. The Sunseeker Manhattan 55 at 56' 6" is the closest on length and matches the Galeon at three cabins and two heads.

Every one of those boats is quicker than the Prestige, and each of them lists two heads to the F5.7's three. The F5.7 answers with that third head and a forward owner's suite raised off the guest deck, which is a different pitch entirely: it sells the fifth night aboard rather than the first afternoon. If your cruising is a weekend of showing the boat off, buy the speed. If it is a fortnight with another couple, count the heads.

This is the boat for two couples who actually go somewhere together, and for the owner who has learned that privacy below decks outlasts speed on the plane.

Take it seriously if you host regularly. Three cabins and three heads on 57 feet is the specification that stops a good week turning into a negotiation over the shower.

Take it seriously if you want the owner's cabin away from the guests. The semi-main-deck arrangement puts the suite forward and up, with its own level of separation, and that is not something you can option onto a midships-master rival.

Take it seriously if you run the boat yourself. Twin IPS 800s with joystick control make 57 feet a two-person operation on a normal weekend.

Look elsewhere if the top-end number matters to you. This is a 23-knot cruise, 27-knot maximum boat in a class where 31 to 33 knots is available, and the F5.7 spends its displacement on volume and finish instead.