news release - ancasta prestige 680 uk launch at lbs...

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N e w s R e l e a s e Forimmediaterelease8thJanuary2016Prestige680impressesonUKlaunchatLondonBoatShow2016AncastapresidedovertheUKlaunchofthePrestige680,thenewestluxurymotoryachtfromPrestige,onFriday8thJanuary2016atLondonBoatShow.ThePrestige680hascementedPrestige’spositionasamajorplayerinthemotoryachtmarket.Prestigeisthefastestgrowingmotorboatbrandintheworldandtheimpactitismakingatthisyear’sLondonBoatShowunderlinesthefactthatnow,forthefirsttime,themotorboatbrand‘BigThree’isnotmadeupofsolelyBritishbrands.Ratherthanbeingseenasachallenger,withthelaunchofthePrestige680andpraisefortheflagshipPrestige750,Prestigehascomeofage.TheimportanceoftheUKlaunchwasindicatedbythepresenceofJean-FrancoisdePremorel,DesignManagerforPrestigeMotorYachts.DePremoreltalkedthroughtheconceptofthePrestige680,whichhecameupwithwhilstrecoveringfromasportingaccident,sayingthatthekeywastooffer“lotsoftechnicalinnovationsandasurpriseinside…the680reflectsallthekeyfeaturesofPrestigeboats;acentralgalley,lotsoflightandafrontforwardensuitemastercabin”.DePremorelalsotalkedaboutthebrand’sposition,hesaid“ItisveryemotionalforPrestigetobeheretodayatLondonBoatShow2016witha68-footer…themarketischangingandwearenowoneofthemajorplayersinEurope,WorldwideandintheUS,becomingtheworldleaderin40ft-75ftluxurymotoryachts.”HewentontotalkaboutbeingpartoftheBeneteauGroup,whichallowsPrestigetoinvestmorethananyone.ThePrestige680hasbeenincrediblywellreceivedsinceitsworldlaunchinSeptember2015inCannes.SofarfournewPrestige680’swillbedeliveredtoUKownersin2016,anindicationofhowthePrestige680issettobeunrivalledinthe68footmotorboatmarket.

NickHatfield,PrestigeSalesManageratAncasta,Jean-FrancoisdePremorel,andAntoineChancelierfromPrestige

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AncastaPrestigeSalesManager,NickHatfield,isdelightedwiththeresponsetothenewPrestige680,hesaid“The680waslaunchedtotheworldatCannesinSeptemberandisalreadytakingthemotoryachtmarketbystorm.WhenwelookaroundthehallhereinLondon,thereisquiteclearlyanew“Big3”.”GuestswereservedHerbertHalla‘TraditionalMethod’Englishsparklingwine,madefromlow-yieldchardonnay,pinotnoirandpinotmeuniergrapesgrownorganicallyattheMardenVineyardinKent.NickHall,ownerofHerbertHall,said“OurbrandvaluesechothoseofPrestigesowearedelightedtobeinvolvedinthelaunch;werepresentquality,pleasure,adventureandindividuality,andwithEnglishsparklingwineincreasinglybeingassociatedwithluxury,ourassociationwithAncastaandAncastaYachtsistheidealmixofstyleandelegance.”The21mluxuryflybridgecruiserboastsallthekeyfeaturesthathavemadethePrestigerangesosuccessful,includingelementsfromtheflagshipPrestige750.ComingfromthedrawingboardofGarroniDesignandwithaJ&JDesignhullthePrestige680reflectsthestretchedlinesandlayoutoftheothersuccessfulmotoryachtsinthePrestigerange.PoweredbyTwinVolvoIPS1200engines,providinghigheconomyandeasymanoeuverability,thePrestige680iscapableofatopspeedof30Knots.Theflybridgehasaverylarge,privatespacelinkingtoaloungeareawithgalleybarandalargeforwardsunterrace.TheinteriorofthePrestige680exudescalmandstyle.Thelivingspaceisbathedinnaturallightfromthelargewindowsthatofferpanoramicviews.Thediningareaandloungeboastexceptionalviewsandplentyofspeciallydesignedstoragespace,andtheaftgalleyiscleverlyplannedforcookingorentertaining.ThePrestige680additionallyoffersseparatesidedooraccessfromthehelmpositiontothestarboarddeckwhilethelargeglazedslidingdoorsextendthesaloonareaintothecockpitlikeabalcony.TheinnovativelayoutofthePrestige680,witharaisedandforwardowner’scabin,givesanindependentcabinononelevelthatisbothprivateandverylightduetoitslargewindows.Guestcabinsareonaseparatelevel,withaccessviatheirownstaircase,addingtothesenseofprivacyfortheowner.Themodelisavailablewitha3or4-cabinlayout,pluscrewcabin.Withlinesthatarestilldaringandtimeless,andatopqualityfinishandmaterials,thePrestige680maintainsthehistorictechnicalattributesofthePrestigerangewhilstbenefitingfromthelatestinnovations.ThePrestige680isatLondonBoatShowuntil17thJanuary2016,contactAncastanowtomakeanappointmenttoview,emailNickHatfield(nickhatfield@ancasta.com)orcall+442380450000.Formoreinformationvisithttp://www.ancasta.com/boats-for-sale/new-boats/prestige/prestige-yachts/680/ENDS

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Notestoeditors

• AncastaInternationalBoatSaleshas15officesacrossEurope• AncastaistheUK’slargestPrestigeLuxuryMotorYachtsdealer,theUK’slargestBeneteauPowerandtheUK’s

largestBeneteauSaildealer• AncastaisexclusiveUKdealerforLagoonCatamarans• InadditionAncastaisanewboatdealerforCNBYachtBuildersandMcConaghyYachts• TheAncastaGroupincorporatesHambleYachtServicesRefit&RepairandAdvancedRiggingandHydraulics,

bothoperatingfromPortHamble.• FormoreinformationonAncastavisitwww.ancasta.com

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