Prestige M8 EVO

The M8 EVO is the new flagship of Prestige's M-Line power catamarans, and it premieres in September 2026. It measures 65' 6" overall on a 29-foot beam, and the beam is the point: two hulls set that far apart give the main deck a footprint a monohull of the same length cannot reach, and they hold the boat flat at anchor.

Prestige builds the EVO on the M8, and the changes are all about how that space is used. The flybridge now runs the full width of the yacht as an open-air lounge, the owner's suite is full beam with independent access from the main deck, and for the first time in the line there is a dedicated space for the captain and crew. Garroni Design and Marc Lombard Yacht Design share the architecture.

Power is twin MAN i6 diesels at 730 hp each on V-drives. Widely separated shafts in twin hulls give differential thrust at the dock that a monohull needs a thruster or a pod package to match.

Fuel is 978 gallons and the yacht is certified CE category A — the ocean category — for eighteen people. Draft is 5' 8", which on a 65-footer carrying this much accommodation is shallow, and it is the practical argument for a catamaran in the Bahamas and the Keys. This is a first-model-year boat, so the numbers that will matter most to you are the ones you generate: get observed burn at your intended cruise rpm in writing at the sea trial, and confirm the delivered engine and tankage configuration on the contract.

The main deck is the reason to buy the boat. The galley has been extended into a gathering space with an integrated bar, and a dining table takes pride of place in the saloon rather than folding out of the cockpit. The full-beam owner's suite has its own access from the main deck and panoramic windows, so the owner's cabin is not sitting in the middle of guest traffic.

Above it, the full-beam flybridge works as a second saloon — light, wide and modular, arranged to the owner's preference. Accommodation runs to eight or ten berths, with two crew berths standard and two more optional. Interior and exterior furnishings, the flybridge layout and the material palette are all specified to order.

Power catamarans in the mid-sixties are a small field and a growing one: the Lagoon Sixty 7, the Fountaine Pajot FPY70 and the Aquila 70 Luxury are the boats a buyer will see alongside this one.

The M8 EVO's argument is that it is a Prestige first and a catamaran second. The fit-out, the material palette and the owner's-suite treatment come from the monohull side of the house, which is where this builder has spent decades. Buyers arriving from a monohull flybridge who want the stability and the deck space without giving up the interior finish they are used to are exactly who this model is aimed at. Buyers chasing maximum berths per foot will find the dedicated catamaran brands more efficient.

The M8 EVO suits the owner stepping across from a 60- to 70-foot monohull flybridge who wants more deck, a flatter boat at anchor and a shallower draft, without a step down in how the interior is finished. Category A certification for eighteen and 978 gallons of fuel put real cruising in range; 5' 8" of draft puts the Bahamas banks in range.

Two crew berths standard and two optional mean you can run it with a captain and a stew, or with nobody but family. Deliveries follow the September 2026 premiere, so the productive move is to get the layout, engine package and tankage you want written into the contract rather than assumed from a configurator.