Trade-A-Boat — February 2018

quick specs

Prestige 750

PRICED FROM POA

MATERIAL GRP infused

TYPE Semi-displacement

monohull

LENGTH 22.58m overall

BEAM 5.46m

ENGINE 2 x 1200hp MAN V8

turbo-diesel

FUEL 4400lt

WATER 840lt

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Prestige 750

PENTHOUSE LIVING

STORY KEVIN SMITH

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F

rench builders

are increasingly

becoming

global in their

collaborations,

which refl ects the varying

market needs and expertise

to service them, so it was

no surprise when Prestige

extended its long-running

relationship with Garroni

Design and chose Trieste.

Italy as the base to build its

fl agship Prestige 750.

“Our aim was to do

something different with

the 750, so the deck-level

cabin was created and it’s

something that gives the

owner privacy in port, while

we wanted a lighter hull so

have used GRP infusion,”

explained Camillo Garroni.

The raked lines of the

74-foot hull and tall, upright

topsides made for an

imposing spectacle on the

Cannes dockside, and that

was saying something when

you consider the fl oating

opulence that surrounded us.

The striking feature of the

Prestige 750 saloon is the

airy and open-plan layout

that leans more towards

apartment in style, rather

than the nautical. The

Prestige maximises sheltered

cockpit space as a dining area

thanks to the aft galley.

The midships lounge is

comfortably laid out with

soft furnishings and bench

seating, tall windows giving

panoramic views. That is with

the exception of forward,

where the deck-level master

cabin requires the main helm

to be elevated.

The interesting feature

chosen for the Prestige 750 is

the positioning of the main

berth forward on deck level.

This allowed a deep-vee to be

incorporated in the GRP hull.

Reached by steps down from

the right of the main helm,

this layout gives privacy to an

owner. Using the full beam

there’s elevated views from

the king island bed through

rectangular portlights.

Access to the guest

accommodation is from the

same corridor as the owner’s.

The three cabins comprise

two twin singles and the VIP

double aft. In addition is

a crew cabin as part of the

engineroom.

Climbing the steps

brings you to the large

fl ybridge where a hardtop

bimini shades the dinette

and wetbar. This helm

was comfortable and the

instrument layout echoes

that below.

Power of choice for the

Prestige 750 were upgraded

1200hp MAN V8 shaftdrives

• and I found I needed all of
  this horsepower.
  This 74-footer weighing
  48t fully loaded is not a
  boat to be handled by the
  inexperienced.
  Helping, though, is
  the Xenta joystick which
  combines the bowthruster,
  gears and propellers, and
  turns them into a single
  manoeuvring system.

The Prestige 750 glided

over calm waters as the revs

rose to a max 2380rpm, which

equated to 27.4kts and 430lt

combined consumption,

before easing back to a fast

cruise of 22kts at 2000rpm

and fuel-burn of 290lt. This

for a range of 334nm.

There was nothing

unconvincing about the

Prestige 750, a comfortable

cruising motoryacht with

a modern and innovative

layout, stylishly packaged in a

seaworthy hull.

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