Builder Prestige Yachts

History of the company

The Prestige brand was born in 1989 within the Jeanneau company and marked the beginning of a new direction in motor cruising yachts for this company, which until then had been producing sailing yachts. With Garroni Design's participation, the first Prestige 41 showed a modern style, good seaworthiness and attracted many new clients. In 1995, together with its parent company, the Prestige brand joined the group Beneteau. In 2000, the company launched the production of the Prestige 36 flybridge model, which was a significant success on the market and thus motivated the company to open a new production facility of 22 thousand square meters in Les Erbes, near Nantes. In 2010, Prestige became an independent brand within the Beneteau Group. At the same time the company entered the market for larger yachts with the Prestige 60 model, complete with IPS speakers with pulling screws. The model was recognized as the European Powerboat of the Year and was an unprecedented success, including in China, where 20 yachts were sold in 5 years. The Prestige 750, launched on a new site in Montfalcon, Italy, was named the European Boat of the Year in 2015, and a year later the Motorboat of the Year title was given to the Prestige 680.

Status

It's part of the Beneteau Group.

Production .

During the years of Prestige brand existence more than 4 thousand yachts have been built. The main production base is located in Montfalcon, Italy. The company has more than 100 dealers all over the world. In the U.S. market, for example, this brand traditionally holds one of the top positions in terms of motor yacht registrations of 50-60 feet.

Model range

The company offers its clients gliding motor yachts with flybridge and closed yachts with hardtops in composite hulls 40-75 feet long.

Features

Prestige is one of the first boat manufacturers to develop lighter, more spacious, more reliable and more comfortable yachts, with the introduction of IPS propulsion systems that revolutionized water life by simplifying controls and reducing noise and vibration. Prestige Yachts' interiors are designed to maximize comfort and unity with the environment, thanks to panoramic interior glazing and large portholes in the cabins, for example. Prestige Yachts gives a 7 year warranty on the structural components of the hulls, as well as a 3 and 5 year warranty on the operation of the individual components of the yacht.