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Meet the Pearl Yachts 62

The Pearl 62 is the smallest vessel in the builder's flybridge line.
Pearl Yachts 62
The Pearl Yachts 62 is powered with twin Volvo Penta IPS diesels, ranging from 725 hp to 900 hp apiece. Courtesy Pearl Yachts

I stared at the Pearl 62′s image above, switching back and forth between placing my thumb over the flybridge and then removing it. The exercise, to my eye, displays lines that appear inspired by an express cruiser—but with the added function of a flybridge. That flybridge does not distract from her sporty look and instead flows with the yacht’s superstructure.

Bill Dixon, who also penned the builder’s 80- and 95-footers, did the exterior design and naval architecture on the Pearl 62. Dixon drew motion into the yacht’s profile via the raked window forward, the curved glass reaching aft in the superstructure and the fiberglass line between the panes flanking the salon. That line rises up and aft, similar to the look of a wake breaking behind the transom. The flybridge hardtop’s supports lean forward, contrasting the sweptback look and adding sleekness to the yacht’s appearance. Hullside glass extends the profile visually, while adding light and views in the four-stateroom, three-head layout belowdecks.

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The Pearl 62 can be ordered with a crew cabin aft, but most US owners will likely want a tender garage for a PWC. Courtesy Pearl Yachts

There is a full-beam master stateroom amidships with an en suite head, two chairs and a table to starboard, and a private entrance from the salon. This stateroom’s volume is possible because the yacht’s Volvo Penta IPS diesels are farther aft than straight-shaft powerplants, increasing living space. There is a forepeak VIP with an en suite head. Abaft to port and starboard are guest staterooms with double berths.

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The flybridge has a helm console to starboard with a sun pad to port. There is U-shaped seating abaft the sun pad, and two L-shaped seats are far aft.

Power options are IPS950s (725 hp), IPS1050s (800 hp) and IPS1200s (900 hp). Preliminary sea trials showed a reported top hop of 32 knots.

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Interior designer Kelly Hoppen says she went with a neutral color palette for the Pearl Yachts 62, with a focus on “­creating a sense of calm” and “luxury comfort.” The builder says many of the materials, such as the veneers and marbles, were chosen for their aesthetics as well as their weight. Courtesy Pearl Yachts

The Pearl Yachts 62 might be the builder’s smallest model, but it has all the function and flair of her bigger siblings.

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