The French builder is expanding its multihull M-Line with a 65ft series flagship featuring ?the same on-board space and comfort as an 85ft monohull yacht?.
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Prestige is scheduled to stage the world premiere of its M8 powercat at this year?s Cannes Yachting Festival from September 7-12. The unveiling will come a year after the French builder debuted its M-Line of multihull motor yachts at the same show with the M48, a model set to arrive in this region this year through Asia Yachting.

Designed by Italy?s Garroni Design with naval architecture by Frenchman Marc Lombard and interior decoration by Italian Valentina Militerno De Romedis, the new 65ft flagship of the M-line has a 64ft 6in hull and a beam of 29ft, offering over 2,900sqft of living space across its three levels. 
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Fitted with two 600hp Volvo Penta D8 V-drives, the yacht is expected to reach 20 knots and is particularly economical from eight to 18 knots, consuming just 20 litres/hour at eight knots. As an option, the Silent Boat Pack integrates a large surface area of solar panels on the hard top, flybridge forward overhang and foredeck, as well as a lithium battery bank.

Rosalie Le Gall, Product Manager at Prestige, said: ?The M8 offers the space and luxury equivalent to that of an 85ft mon...