Boat International – August 2019

varyingsizessurroundthetwinhelmseats,whicharesomewhat

watered-downfromthelowerhelm,butnolesscomfortable–perhaps

swipedfromamereAstonMartin.

Andifyoureallywanttogetawayfromthemaddingcrowdtofinish

thattrashynovel,theforedeckisforyou.Asyoustrollforward,notehow

thebulwarkhasbeencutawaysothosevastcabinwindowshavean

unobstructedview.Onceforward,youhavethechoiceofasunpadwith

backrestsoracurvedsofaforyourreading.Whereveryougo,youhave

greataudio.“We’reveryproudoftheNaimaudiosystemthatwas

acousticallyengineeredintotheS78attheverystartofthedesign

process,”saysKiranHaslam,chiefmarketingofficerofPrincess.

“AllnewPrincessesfeatureNaimasstandard–it’sanotherwaywe’re

raisingthebar,becausetheNaimpackagehasnineindependent

audiozones,allinsyncatthetouchofabutton,forpowerful,clear

anddetailedaudio.”

PowerforthePrincessS78isawhackingpairofMANV121,900hp

dieselsthatmoveheralongat 39 knots,gettingtowhereyouwantto

gowithoutfuss.Surprisingly,theseseemfrugal:youcanbackoffto

1,800rpm,rollalongat 25 knots,anduselessthan 375 litresperhour.

Forthetechies,thesearethemostpowerfulMANenginesproduced,

andtheywerespecificallydesignedforyachtsover 30 metres,but

Princessmanagedtogettheminwithoutcompromisingtheengine

roomspace.With1,900hpandafiercepowercurveacrossabroad

speedrange,youmayfindyourselfracing(andembarrassing)far

smalleryachts.

ButthebestwaytoexperiencethePrincessS78isn’ttopokearound

inside,buttosettleintothoseglove-softhelmseats,facethespace-

shuttledash,wrapyourhandaroundthethrottlesandputthehammers

down.Thisisayachtbuiltforfun.B

Princesshasmadethemostofthespaceonboardwithfurniturethat
slides,convertsandconceals,suchastheunder-cushionstoragein
themainsaloonsofa(above).Everyareaoftheyachthasaccesstothe
Naimsoundsystem,andtheflybridge(top)haswaterproofspeakers

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