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Prestige 500S

• By Chris Caswell
• Updated: November 29, 2011

You can describe the Prestige 500S with four words: Very elegant. Very reasonable.

The luxurious Prestige yachts are built by Groupe Beneteau — the huge French boatbuilding conglomerate whose Beneteau and Jeanneau sailing yachts populate charter fleets worldwide and whose Lagoon catamarans have dominated the cruising catamaran market. Although this cool and stylish yacht is as different from other Groupe Beneteau products as a Rolls-Royce is from a Chevy, the Prestige series still takes advantage of all the industrialization, buying power and building technology of the Groupe Beneteau empire, which keeps the price reasonable and the standards high.

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Really more of a coupe than an express cruiser, the 500S shares the same sweet Michael Peters-designed hull as the 500 Flybridge that was crafted specifically for Volvo Penta IPS pod-drives. The three-strake, hard-chine hull flattens out quickly aft, giving the pods good water flow as well as increasing the stability at rest. The result is a yacht that is comfortable and dry in a chop, fast (at 30 knots) and economical.

My first impression was that the 500S has more big windows than Captain Nemo’s Nautilus , but I was also impressed that the windows in the topsides are subtly recessed so that you won’t be rubbing glass against pilings. The cockpit isn’t particularly large for a 50-footer, but it isn’t wasting space either, and there’s room for a wraparound settee with table. I liked the optional cockpit controls for the engines, which fold out of the starboard house and make handling a cinch for couples. Our test 500 had the optional passerelle (which is mostly useless for Americans). The cockpit and swim platform are planked in teak.

The aft-galley layout is growing in popularity, since it seems to create a natural flow with food and drink going either forward to the salon or aft to the cockpit. It doesn’t make for the most elegant entry into the yacht, especially if you left the breakfast dishes in the sink, but it keeps the cook in the middle of the living areas, both inside and out.

With the galley set to port, the empty area to starboard forces the creation of a buffet counter, but Prestige has handled this nicely by providing stowage for china and glassware underneath and hinged doors for the electrical panels above the counter.

What is particularly impressive about this galley location is that Prestige designed (and patented) an unusual cockpit door that allows the three sliders to be locked into multiple positions. Two of the sliders can open wide for guests to enter the salon on the starboard side, or you can center all three sliders, which allows food and drink to be carried directly from the galley to the cockpit. A slick idea.

The galley is très chic, with a three-burner Schott glass/ceramic cooktop, a Vitrifrigo stand-up refrigerator and a microwave at knee level under the counter. Prestige keeps the price down by skipping the usual marble countertops, and it earns points for the stainless-steel backsplashes and removable sink and stove covers but loses points for the absence of fiddles on the counters. I’d also like to see an automatic cut-off switch so the cooktop is turned off when the resin covers are in place over it.

Otherwise, if you have a power loss while the stove is on and then replace the covers, you’ll torch them inadvertently when the power returns.

One step up from the galley/cockpit level is the salon, with seating for six on two facing settees. The settee to port isn’t really U-shape, since the two end seats have armrests, but you can put four to six people (depending on their beam) around the cocktail table that unfolds for dining. Prestige continues to watch costs by using a stitched leatherlike vinyl on the upholstery. It’s very realistic and soft and doesn’t have the maintenance issues of real leather (which is available as an option).

A pop-up TV hinges up from the dashboard, which seems an uneasy design since only one seat gets to view the TV head-on: Everyone else has to sit sideways on the settees to see it. Better to hide the TV behind the settee to starboard for more comfy viewing, but there may not be enough space.

I saw a lot of great design ideas aboard the 500S, but one that really captured my imagination is the 36-square-foot sunroof, which slides open at the touch of a switch. Starting just behind the brim of the windshield, it opens the area above the helm and dining table to fresh air, and a pair of windows on each side of the salon roll down electrically to add some breeze. What a delight it would be to enjoy a pleasant dinner inside, yet with the stars overhead!

The joinery throughout the Prestige 500S is Alpilignum, which is a reconstituted material with multiple veneers of dyed woods. (And I thought only the gods made wood!) It is absolutely flawless, which is the good news and the bad news. Real wood has flaws, and some people might mistake this as some version of wood-grained Formica. On the positive side, if you take a chunk out of the finish on a locker door, the replacement from Prestige will match exactly.

With only one helm station, it’s no surprise that it is comfortable and thoughtfully arranged. The entire dashboard is finished in a rubbery coating that doesn’t reflect into the steeply raked windshield. Our test 500S had a pair of Raymarine E120/Widescreen displays and the Volvo Penta electronic panel, but for old fuddy-duddies like me, there is a pair of analog tachometers just below the line of sight forward. I also found having a rudder angle indicator to be a thoughtful addition, even with pod-drives.

One dashboard item that surprised me was a bow-thruster joystick just behind the expected joystick for the Volvo Penta IPS pod-drives. But I have to say that, while pod drives are the answer to maneuvering in many cases, there are a few times (strong winds, for example) when you’d like to shove just the bow around. Prestige gets credit for a sort of belt-and-suspenders approach that you will appreciate.

The guest quarters are forward and down from the salon, and the steps on which you descend hinge upward on gas lifts to reveal a wired and plumbed location for an optional washer and dryer. A guest or kids cabin to port has twin singles, with stowage bins under the bunks and a surprisingly large hanging locker. The day-head is opposite, with a Vacuflush MSD toilet and Euro-style vessel sink.

The shower was a puzzlement to me at first, until I realized that Lucite panels hinge from the bulkheads to enfold you, origami-like, in a self-draining stall shower that doesn’t soak the entire head. Vastly better than those dreadful shower curtains that want to stick all over you, it also allows for a larger-than-expected shower area.

Forward, the larger guest cabin is very cleverly designed so that what appears to be a pair of single berths scissors together easily to become a queen-size berth, providing flexibility for couples or kids to use the cabin. There is a private entry to the day-head, and, thanks to the large windows in the hull, every cabin (including the head) has a view.

Something I found particularly appealing about the 500S is the split floor plan. Rather than owner and guests all sharing a common foyer to the cabins, the owner’s stateroom has private access from steps opposite the galley, and it is here that you will find one of the real benefits of the IPS drives. Pod-drives make the boat more maneuverable, but they also move the engines much farther aft, which, in this case, allows for a full-beam master suite with a centerline queen berth. Two immense windows provide a great view and, with opening ports, fresh air. The port side has a pair of seats separated by a table with built-in vanity, and the cabin has an oversize hanging locker. To starboard is a counter with stowage below. The en suite head has a full stall shower.

Pod-drives also move the source of noise away from the living areas, and the Prestige 500S is an extremely quiet boat. Even at full throttle, my decibel meter never tagged 80 and conversations were carried on at normal levels.

The tender garage is reached through the hinged transom. It can hold a 10-foot inflatable complete with outboard. A remote-controlled electric winch and keel rollers make launching and retrieving the tender effortless.

Two hatches from the cockpit lead to the port and starboard sides of this divided engine room, and, though space is tight, there is access to all the usual service points and checkpoints. There are two doors from the engine room into the lazarette, where jack drives from the engines terminate at the pods.

On deck, the Prestige clearly draws on the seamanlike qualities of Beneteau and Jeanneau sailboats, with high stainless-steel rails surrounding the deck, grab rails everywhere, a recessed anchor windlass in the foredeck and a warping winch on the port corner of the stern.

I’m not a fan of sun pads, being of an age where I’m now putting my dermatologist’s kids through Harvard. But the foredeck sun pad on the Prestige 500S was alluring. Its backrests tilt up to form chaises, and it has its own Bimini top. At anchor, with a nice breeze, a cold drink and a hot paperback, this could be my favorite place.

Under way, the 500S gets up to a freckle shy of 30 knots, and planing at 2250 rpm, the speed and fuel consumption curves bend nicely to a comfortable and economical 14.6 knots at exactly one nautical mile per gallon. With the usual 10 percent margin, you’ll run about 310 nautical miles on a tank of fuel.

The Prestige 500S is stylish and comfortable, fast without melting your fuel credit card and unquestionably well built. Equally appealing, she’s priced far below many competitors without her features. And that surely warrants an ooh la-la.

Test Conditions: Speeds were measured by GPS off Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with flat seas and light winds, with ½ load of fuel, no water and two people aboard. Fuel consumption was calculated by the electronic engine-monitoring system. Sound levels were measured at the helm.

RPM Knots GPH dB(A) 600 4.0 .6 62 900 5.5 1.2 62 1200 7.1 2.0 64 1500 8.1 5.3 64 1800 8.5 8.2 66 2100 10.2 12.0 68 2400 17.1 19.0 71 2700 20.0 22.4 73 3000 23.1 26.5 74 3250 26.5 33.0 75 3500 29.8 42.5 79

LOA: 49’10” BEAM: 14’9″ DRAFT: 3’4″ DISPL.: 28,279 lb. FUEL: 344 gal. WATER: 168 gal. ENGINES TESTED: 2 x 435 hp Volvo Penta IPS600 diesels BASE PRICE: $764,740 PRICE AS TESTED: $830,000 Prestige Yachts, 410-280-2775; www.prestige-yachts.com

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50' 2015 Prestige 500

PRICE REDUCED

• YW#: 4127062
• Located in: Miami Beach, FL, United States

WE ARE PLEASED TO OFFER "KNEE DEEP" 2015 PRESTIGE 500

The award winning Prestige 500 is known to check off a lot of boxes and is one of the most popular 50' vessels in its class. From its private master entry, to its massive flybridge, the Prestige 500 provides incredible comfort and style. The salon features very large windows allowing a lot of natural light to come in to make the salon a centerpiece of the Prestige 500. She is powered with very fuel efficient and reliable Volvo diesel engines that have always been serviced and maintained accordingly.

"Knee Deep" has always been privately used and maintained by a full time captain with an open check book. She has the preferred Hydraulic swim platform which allows the option to carry a dinghy, Jetski, or to use as an open entertainment area or beach club. This is a must have option for a vessel of this size! Most of the hours on "Knee Deep" are from seasonal trips between Virginia and Florida. She must be seen to appreciate and will not disappoint.

RECENT NOTABLE WORK & OPTIONS:

• All 8 batteries replaced (October 2020)
• Full exterior detail (August 2023)
• Engine room & bilge detail (August 2023)
• Intercooler & heat exchanger service (July 2023)
• Engine & Generator service (July 2023)
• 1000 hr service performed (August 2022)
• Both IPS PODS have been replaced (2021,2022)
• Air conditioning system serviced and descaled (August 2023)
• NEW Carpets throughout (2022) - Professionally cleaned (August 2023)
• NEW JL Audio/Fusion sound system throughout
• NEW bow and flybridge sun pads
• NEW Bimini top (2021)
• Swim platform hydraulic pack has been rebuilt
• Flybridge and aft deck tables have been custom varnished & refinished
• A Spot Zero RO water system (included) has always been used to maintain exterior finish
• Spare set of props included
• 3rd docking station on aft deck
• Extendable electric shade on aft deck
• Single berth crew quarter aft with separate head
• Electric grill and coolbox on flybridge

Manufacturers provided description

Balanced forms and overall expression affirm power and security.

The Flybridge of the PRESTIGE 500 is the point of pride of the boat, with a unique size for a motor yacht of 50’.

Her interior layout features two concepts that define her personality: an immense living space on a single level, benefitting from a spacious integrated galley that services both the interior and exterior, and her owner’s suite bathed in light by two large panoramic windows, with an independent access and a very large adjoining head and shower compartment.

A great success, and equipped with a propulsion pod, this PRESTIGE has won more awards than any 50-footer in the world!

Electrical Equipment

• Shore Power Inlet ✓
• Generator ✓

Electronics

• Depthsounder ✓
• Navigation Center ✓
• DVD Player ✓
• Autopilot ✓
• CD Player ✓
• Cockpit Speakers ✓

Inside Equipment

• Bow Thruster ✓
• Washing Machine ✓
• Electric Bilge Pump ✓
• Microwave Oven ✓
• Air Conditioning ✓
• Electric Head ✓
• Hot Water ✓
• Refrigerator ✓
• Deep Freezer ✓
• Battery Charger ✓

Outside Equipment

• Teak Cockpit ✓
• Cockpit Shower ✓
• Cockpit Cushions ✓
• Cockpit Table ✓
• Swimming Ladder ✓
• Length Overall: 50ft
• Max Draft: 3.42ft
• Beam: 14.75ft
• Dry Weight: 30,080Lb
• Windlass: Electric Windlass
• Fresh Water Tank: 2 X 84 Gal ()
• Fuel Tank: 2 X 172 Gal ()
• Holding Tank: 1 X 32 Gal ()
• Engine Make: VOLVO
• Engine Model: IPS 600
• Total Power: 435hp
• Engine Hours: 1574
• Engine Type: Inboard
• Drive Type: Pod Drive
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Propeller Type: 4 Blade
• Engine Hours: 1575
• Cruising Speed: 21 knots
• Max Speed: 24 knots
• Range: 250nm

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The offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

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The Unique Burial of a Child of Early Scythian Time at the Cemetery of Saryg-Bulun (Tuva)

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In 1988, the Tuvan Archaeological Expedition (led by M. E. Kilunovskaya and V. A. Semenov) discovered a unique burial of the early Iron Age at Saryg-Bulun in Central Tuva. There are two burial mounds of the Aldy-Bel culture dated by 7th century BC. Within the barrows, which adjoined one another, forming a figure-of-eight, there were discovered 7 burials, from which a representative collection of artifacts was recovered. Burial 5 was the most unique, it was found in a coffin made of a larch trunk, with a tightly closed lid. Due to the preservative properties of larch and lack of air access, the coffin contained a well-preserved mummy of a child with an accompanying set of grave goods. The interred individual retained the skin on his face and had a leather headdress painted with red pigment and a coat, sewn from jerboa fur. The coat was belted with a leather belt with bronze ornaments and buckles. Besides that, a leather quiver with arrows with the shafts decorated with painted ornaments, fully preserved battle pick and a bow were buried in the coffin. Unexpectedly, the full-genomic analysis, showed that the individual was female. This fact opens a new aspect in the study of the social history of the Scythian society and perhaps brings us back to the myth of the Amazons, discussed by Herodotus. Of course, this discovery is unique in its preservation for the Scythian culture of Tuva and requires careful study and conservation.

Keywords: Tuva, Early Iron Age, early Scythian period, Aldy-Bel culture, barrow, burial in the coffin, mummy, full genome sequencing, aDNA

Information about authors: Marina Kilunovskaya (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail: [email protected] Vladimir Semenov (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail: [email protected] Varvara Busova  (Moscow, Russian Federation).  (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences.  Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Kharis Mustafin  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Technical Sciences. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Irina Alborova  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Biological Sciences. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Alina Matzvai  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected]

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Zvenigorod's most famous sight is the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, which was founded in 1398 by the monk Savva from the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra, at the invitation and with the support of Prince Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod. Savva was later canonised as St Sabbas (Savva) of Storozhev. The monastery late flourished under the reign of Tsar Alexis, who chose the monastery as his family church and often went on pilgrimage there and made lots of donations to it. Most of the monastery’s buildings date from this time. The monastery is heavily fortified with thick walls and six towers, the most impressive of which is the Krasny Tower which also serves as the eastern entrance. The monastery was closed in 1918 and only reopened in 1995. In 1998 Patriarch Alexius II took part in a service to return the relics of St Sabbas to the monastery. Today the monastery has the status of a stauropegic monastery, which is second in status to a lavra. In addition to being a working monastery, it also holds the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum.

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Located near the main entrance is the monastery's belfry which is perhaps the calling card of the monastery due to its uniqueness. It was built in the 1650s and the St Sergius of Radonezh’s Church was opened on the middle tier in the mid-17th century, although it was originally dedicated to the Trinity. The belfry's 35-tonne Great Bladgovestny Bell fell in 1941 and was only restored and returned in 2003. Attached to the belfry is a large refectory and the Transfiguration Church, both of which were built on the orders of Tsar Alexis in the 1650s.  

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Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral

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Under the reign of Tsar Alexis the cathedral was decorated with frescoes by Stepan Ryazanets, some of which remain today. Tsar Alexis also presented the cathedral with a five-tier iconostasis, the top row of icons have been preserved.

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