PEARL 62
British designer Bill Dixon has scored a major design coup by managing to fit four such stellar cabins plus a crew space aboard the Pearl 62 without any obvious compromises.
This is complemented by a Kelly Hoppen interior that we rate as her best work yet; it’s a design that heightens the occasion from the moment you step on board and works well on a practical level too.
The result is a boat that feels larger and more sophisticated than its dimensions suggest, while Volvo Penta IPS drives deliver the kind of quiet, relaxed cruising which befits a craft of this style.
On deck, the spaces are well balanced and appealing but it’s the spacious flybridge that steals the show thanks to its neatly integrated hard top and sunroof, and a great mix of sociable seating areas. The low-slung sundowner seats at the aft end of the deck are a particular highlight.
But arguably the most impressive aspect of the Pearl 62 is that such a small team of people has managed to produce a stylish, nicely built and well mannered flybridge cruiser and still ensure that it comes in at a price which undercuts its bigger, better-known competitors in the class.