Yachting USA — January 2018

4 4 YACHTING JANUARY 2018

EXPERIENCE HATTERAS YACHTS M90 PANACERA

the launch of big yachts. In September, Hatteras Yachts hosted

a weekend-long event for VIPs to see a few of its models. Shortly

after sunset the fi rst evening, while a DJ spun tunes, spotlights

highlighted each boat cruising into view. Clients craned their

necks from ashore. When the largest of them all, the new M90

Panacera arrived, the music swelled. Smartphone fl ashbulbs

glittered everywhere, and, right on cue, festive fi reworks shot

into the sky. ¶ For the Hatteras team, the revelry was more than

just show. It was indicative of the bigger story behind the M90

Panacera’s conception and execution. ¶ Certainly, the M90

serves as a step-up model from the M75 Panacera, adding a

transition option before the builder’s 100 Raised Pilothouse. But

to classify the M90 solely as a slot-fi ller sells her, and Hatteras’

eff orts, short. The North Carolina builder is so serious about

keeping traditional motoryacht cruisers in the fold, it’s looking

to signifi cantly larger, fully custom mega-yachts for inspiration.

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