Privilege 580 Signature
- Privilege Signature 580
Launched in 2014, the Privilège Serie 5 was intended to revive the iconic shipyard at Les Sables d’Olonne, France, which had been going through some difficulties. This redesigned and modernized version of the Privilège 515 offers wonderful capabilities for safely transporting a family in great comfort, combined with respectable performance. The Serie 5 is now a great choice for those looking for a high-end catamaran without paying a high-end price.
Six years after the release of the 515, the Serie 5 picked up on that model’s general lines:
It looks to have been a good move, as the Privilège 510, launched in 2020, uses the same hulls as the Serie 5. The model currently in the catalog is therefore still based on the 2009 design, whose characteristics have been revised by architect Marc Lombard, while the interior design has been taken over by Franck Darnet. More specifically, the Serie 5’s rig is more generous, boosted by a square-topped mainsail, movement on deck has been improved and, most significantly, the waterline was lengthened with enlarged sugarscoops, giving it greater stability, speed and elegance, as well as optimized access to the water and the dock. The construction, as always meticulous, is in Divinycel foam/vinylester resin sandwich using, for the first time, the infusion process. As for safety, the hulls include structural reinforcements and substantial crash boxes to withstand any impacts that might occur during long-distance sailing.
To redesign the Serie 5 and, in particular, to make the ergonomics flawless (don’t forget this model is designed for living aboard), the cockpit was redrawn ...
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