Pershing 8X

Onboard the Pershing 8X

Pershing 8X keeps the low, wide-shouldered lines the yard built its reputation on: a sport yacht profile that sits close to the water rather than towering over it, with an open cockpit and aft lounge that stay connected to the sea air rather than closing guests off inside. Below deck, space is arranged across four cabins, giving Pershing 8X a genuine overnight capacity rather than a day-boat layout stretched thin for the sake of it.

A short evening run out of Port de Saint-Tropez suits this yacht well: leave the Nouveau Port as the light starts to turn, hold a fast line down through the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, and idle back toward town once the sun drops behind the hills. It is a route built for a few hours rather than a full day, and it plays to the 8X's speed instead of asking the boat to sit at anchor all afternoon.

Nine guests and four cabins put this yacht in a specific bracket: not a scale built for large events, and not a stripped-back day boat either. It works for a couple travelling with close friends, a small family taking the boat overnight toward Port Grimaud, or a compact group who want speed on the water without the size of a superyacht. Based in Saint-Tropez, Pershing 8X charters as easily for a half-day run as for a short multi-night hop along the coast.