Heaven help me if my wife ever finds out, but I’m in love with a French girl. She has classic good looks, superb manners and a great sense of fun. She’s bright and sexy and thoughtful and, well, it’s clear I’m just head over heels about her. Oh, did I forget to mention?
She’s a yacht.
Not just any yacht, but the new flagship for the Prestige line of French-built express cruisers and motoryachts. She recently made her debut at North American boat shows, and judging by my infatuation, she’s likely to capture a lot of hearts on these shores. Prestige was originally marketed under Jeanneau, one of the companies under the huge Groupe Beneteau umbrella, but it has been spun off on its own as a luxury brand that will eventually stretch from 38 to 85 feet.
As the current flagship, however, the Prestige 60 is just delightful. This is a yacht that is perfectly suited to the ways that many Americans use their boats. She’s not intended to be a long-range expedition yacht, nor is she a slow-end trawler yacht. And she’s no marina queen.
She’s fast enough at just under 30 knots to get you to the best moorings at the start of the weekend, and allow you to dally until the last daylight at the end. Her accommodations are perfect for two couples plus kids, but, if you don’t want to spend the night, you can entertain a dozen friends for cocktails and dinner. Add to that the fact that she’s designed to be operated easily short-handed, and you’ve got a yacht for all reasons.
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