Test / Prestige 460 Dock Sense construction, the power-assisted motor yacht

In addition to a full test drive of the Prestige 460 Flybridge, we tested the Dock Sense system developed in partnership by Raymarine for inexperienced boaters. With its classic and elegant layouts, this Prestige Flybridge is also available in a coupe version.

Towards a more novice clientele

This new Prestige is more classic thanks to more conventional layouts and an even more luxurious finish than its predecessors. The desire to relieve the crew's stress when taking pontoons and even to convince new users who do not dare to take the step is displayed with a new system of invisible fenders that electronically keeps the hull clear of obstacles.

Prestige 460

Coupé or flybridge star?

Prestige 460
Prestige 460

Finding more and more interior space, while preserving a fluid line, has been the brand's main focus for many years and it is doing well for both versions with and without flybridge. The S-Line version has a very large sunroof and you can enjoy the sun from the cockpit and the living room. The Flybridge version can be equipped with a hard top and the Fly combines four essential functions.

A combination of talent

Prestige 460

As usual at the Vendée manufacturer, the design is a team effort between the engineering office on site and Garroni Design, which produces all the brand's interiors from 420 to 750. A third intervener, JP Concepts, is now in charge of the design of the Flybridge. This part of the boat has received a lot of attention. It is a major piece of life.

A very V-shaped hull

Prestige 460
Prestige 460

The site's design office has designed a very V-shaped hull in close cooperation with the Volvo engine manufacturer. The semi-planar background shapes are designed to receive an IPS transmission. Two engines are in the catalogue. D6 of 380 hp with IPS 500 and D6 of 440 hp with IPS 600. The hull side windows are larger than previous versions to allow more light to enter more generously.

Roof cameras connected to a brain

Prestige 460
Prestige 460

A set of cameras is placed all around the roof and transmits the video images to the "Docksense" application itself connected to the electronic management of the Joystick, in order to keep the boat away from an obstacle or the dock. Operating below two knots, whatever your action on the joystick, the boat is stopped and kept at a distance from the dock that can be configured in advance. He can be left 40 cm from the dock and pass his moorings quietly, or resume his manoeuvre in the opposite direction to the obstacles. This allows you to take your quays alone and is very reassuring for those who do not master the manoeuvre well, not helped by strong winds.

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