1 PRESTIGE F4 MOVES UPMARKET
Prestige has released renderings of its next generation flybridge model, the F4, ahead of its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Yachting Festival. Measuring 49ft 9in (15.18m) with a maximum beam of 14ft 9in (4.49m), it is similar in size to the outgoing 520 but features a new Michael Peters hull with a deeper vee and a fuller, higher bow, said to offer ‘unparalleled stability, efficiency and comfort in navigation’.
However, the biggest changes are saved for the interior and exterior spaces, where a number of innovative ideas, layouts and materials are being used to try and lift Prestige further away from its mainstream market origins. This starts at the stern where twin staircases lead up from the optional hydraulic bathing platform to a cockpit with freestanding furniture that can be arranged in a conventional L-shape or facing each other across the beam to enjoy the views out.
Rather more unusual is the decision to replace the regular sliding patio doors with a single hinged glass door to starboard and a large opening window above the aft galley, which is arranged transversely across the beam of the boat at the aft end of the saloon.
It’s hard to tell from the renderings how this will work in practice but it appears that a second full-height sliding window/door on the starboard side of the saloon gives direct access to and from the side deck, enabling guests to reach the foredeck sunpads without tracking back through the
