Prestige M7

The M7 is the boat Prestige builds when the answer to more space is a second hull rather than more length. Overall length is 58' 10" on a 24' 9" beam — some nine feet wider than either the 61-foot 590 or the 57-foot F5.7 — and that beam converts directly into roughly 2,150 square feet of living space.

Light displacement is 87,080 lbs, full load 113,443 lbs. Fuel is 766 gallons, fresh water 200 gallons, with a 90-gallon holding tank. Accommodation is four cabins and four heads plus crew quarters, for eight guests and two skippers as standard.

Two numbers separate this boat from the flybridge monohulls in the range. Draft is 5' 1", and certification is CE Category A — the ocean category — for twelve, where the F-Line boats are certified Category B. Air draft is 17' 11".

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 and its efficiency; 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.

766 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.

At anchor the twin hulls do the thing people buy catamarans for: the boat sits still. An optional Silent Mode covers the nights you would rather not hear a generator.

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.

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 is a genuinely unusual pairing, and it is what makes an ocean passage and a Bahamas bank the same boat.

This is the boat for an owner who wants apartment-scale space, a long cruising season and a hull that stays still at anchor — and who is willing to trade fifteen knots of top end to get it.

Take it seriously if you cruise the Bahamas, the Keys or the Intracoastal. A 5' 1" draft on 59 feet of boat opens anchorages that a comparable monohull has to look at from outside.

Take it seriously if guests stay for a week rather than a night. Four cabins, four heads, crew quarters and a 215-square-foot owner's suite is a living arrangement, not a berthing plan.

Take it seriously if you like straight shafts. Twin D8-550s on V-drives are simple to service anywhere and forgiving of the kind of contact that ends a pod's day.

Look elsewhere if you want to run at twenty-five knots or if your marina charges by the foot on beam. 24' 9" is a wide boat, and slip availability and cost are a real part of the ownership decision at this size.