25–30 m is where the week starts to make sense: four cabins, a proper flybridge for the passage, and a crew that cooks. Saint-Tropez to Corsica, or the Balearics loop out of Ibiza.
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A sport flybridge is a planing motor yacht with a second, open helm deck above the saloon. The hull lifts and runs on top of the water at speed, which is what separates it from the slower displacement class.
The Princess Y85 sits squarely in this band at about 26 metres. It has four guest cabins sleeping eight: a master, a VIP, a double and a twin.
The crew of three live in two cabins of their own. Twin 1,900 hp engines give a top speed of about 31 knots and a cruising speed of 19. At that pace the range is roughly 425 nautical miles.
The flybridge itself is the reason to choose the type. It carries a second helm, dining, a wet bar and sunpads, and can be specified with a spa pool. Guests watch the passage from up there while the saloon below stays cool.
At 19 knots, a hundred-mile passage takes a little over five hours. That is why this is the class for moving between islands rather than staying in one bay. Saint-Tropez to Corsica, or Ibiza round to Formentera and back, both suit it.
The trade-off is fuel. A planing hull burns far more at cruise, so a busy week is planned around one or two fuel stops. A displacement yacht would cross an ocean on its tanks.
An open yacht such as a Pershing is quicker still but gives up the upper deck and much of the shade. For a family sleeping aboard, the flybridge is the more liveable boat. For a single lunch run, the open day boat is the sharper tool. The classic routes for this class start in Ibiza or Saint-Tropez.