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NEW BOATS
Prestige 460
N
ew new new is what
the market seems
to want—indeed,
demand—these days. Aft er
all, last week’s thing is not
going to be the next big
thing. And it’s only become
more pronounced since the
global fi nancial crisis has
turned into a combination of
opportunity and why wait?
Many boatbuilders have kept
a laser-like focus on develop-
ing new models so they’ll
have a shot at creating the
next “next big thing.”
Prestige Yachts is certainly
no diff erent, introduc-
ing a steady fl ow of new
models from a facility in
Les Herbiers, France, on
the campus of a Jeanneau
plant that also produces that
parent company’s sailboats.
So what happens when a
builder grows a brand and
fi lls its market space with
models? Does that mean
there’s nothing new left for
the builder to do?
Hardly. Prestige is following
a path similar to that of some
other builders. It’s making
more hay with the initial
investment in engineeringand design. Th e best part: Th e
management team at Prestige
makes no bones about it—as in,
there is no attempt at deception.
Th ey understand that it just
makes sense not to start from
the ground up every time a new
model is to be produced.
Th e Prestige 460 is a rebirth,
if you will, based on the very
bones of the 450 Fly, a model
introduced in 2013 that got a
lot of things right in her two-
stateroom, two-head layout. Th e
450 ran well and topped out at
around 31 knots in our sea trial.
Her layout had a galley aft , so it
could easily service the cockpit
or saloon. And best of all, the
450 had aspirations (delusions?)
of superyacht grandeur, with a
separate stairway entrance to
the amidships master.Th e 460 builds on the
same hull as the 450, and the
fl ybridge mold is the same,
too. However, the deck mold
changed and with it the liv-
ing space grew a bit, as I was
shown by Adrien Berton, mar-
keting manager for Prestige,
who pointed out the details and
earnestly explained the thought
process. “Th e cockpit is wider,”
he said, showing me where
the space was gained, “and the
L-shaped bench is farther aft .”
Th ere was one surprise, where
the 460 takes the superyacht
aspirations further: crew’s
quarters aft. “Th e crew cabin
was a request from the dealers,”
Berton says, “as was easy access
forward to both side decks.”
In the interior, the saloon
area is longer with a dinette toLOA: 46'10"
BEAM: 13'11"
DRAFT: 3’5”
DISPL.: 27,366 lb.
FUEL: 328 gal.
WATER: 106 gal.
POWER: 2/370-hp Volvo Penta
IPS 500; 2/435-hp Volvo Penta
IPS 600
CRUISING SPEED: 24 knots
TOP SPEED: 32 knots
PRICE: Upon requestport and a loveseat to star-
board, abaft the helm station.
A companionway forward is
slightly off set to starboard.
In the amidships master, the
berth is situated longitudinally,
and off set a bit to port. Best of all,
that new deck mold means there
are no steps in the overhead, as
on the 450. Such a seemingly
small change can in fact alter the
whole feel of that stateroom.
“Th e 460 is more like a small
500 than a larger 450,” Berton
said, citing another successful
model in the Prestige line. And
with loads of features in this
proven hull, many boaters may
discover the 460 will be their
next big thing. —Jason Y. WoodPrestige Yachts, 410-280-9400;
prestige-yachts.com