NEW YACHTS

THE LATEST 50S TO 70S PREVIEWED BY TOBY HODGES & RUPERT HOLMES

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PEGASUS 67

• LOA 20.46m 67ft 2in • LWL19.50m 64ft 0in • Beam 5.60m 18ft 6in • Draught 3.00m 9ft 10in • Displacement (light) 21,000kg • Price €3.5m ex VAT • pegasus-yachts.com

The Pegasus 50 is one of the standout yachts we have trialled in recent years. It's a brilliant design for both its performance ability in lighter breezes, and its deck and cockpit layout, which will look after shorthanded sailors while sailing serious passages. Having built 18 of these since this Slovenian yard formed in 2019, and after multiple requests for a larger version, Pegasus is now announcing this P67. It gave YW the exclusive.

As you can see, the concept is very much in line with the original yacht, so is again aimed at owner-drivers. It's a platform which offers the performance of a 65ft+ hull with the ease of handling of one 10ft shorter. “We want to build a boat that a couple would not hesitate to take out on a windy day,” designer Marko Pas explains.

Refreshingly, length is not the decisive factor here. Volume and displacement are the controls, built on the desire to keep it to under 25 tonnes loaded – consider that similar length 60-65ft cruising yachts are typically 10-tonnes heavier.

Weight is reduced by minimising hull volume where it's not needed, and max beam is kept comparatively narrow. This helps Pegasus's desire to present the P67 as visually small as possible, so as not to put sailors off by its size.

In terms of internal hull volume, it's more comparable to a 57-59ft yacht. Indeed, the 67 began at 59ft, but Pegasus chose to extend the hull forward rather than add a bowsprit. The company’s view is that this adds more performance and a softer entrance and gives more sail locker space, while doing the same aft created space for a dinghy garage and gangway.