DORIS is a twenty eight metre Pershing from 2012, refreshed in a 2019 refit, a sport motor yacht that pairs the Italian yard’s low, aggressive lines with genuine speed and a crisp, modern charter interior. She looks after eight guests across four cabins with a crew of three, and her appeal is clear: a sleek, quick yacht with real pace and a contemporary main deck, arranged so a party can move easily from a fast coastal run to a long lunch at anchor. For a family or a group of friends who want a stylish, properly crewed yacht with a turn of speed on the French Riviera, she is a sharp and capable choice.
Her point of difference is the Pershing pedigree and the pace that comes with it. The yard built fast, well engineered sport yachts for owners who wanted performance and style in equal measure, and DORIS still shows that character, with a composed, planted ride at speed and an interior of light wood and soft neutral tones. The 2019 work refreshed the finishes and the systems, so a charter aboard her feels current and cared for while the hull underneath carries the reassurance of a yacht built to run. Four cabins for eight guests keep the party close, and a thirty five knot top end turns a run to the next bay into a short, lively passage.
Life in the open air gathers across the decks. The aft deck sets out a shaded seating and dining area a few paces from the water, the foredeck opens into a wide run of sun pads for lying out over the sea, and a sea level beach club folds down onto the water with the tender and a set of toys close at hand for a full day of swimming and exploring the coast. It is an open, sociable layout that keeps the party together through the day and spreads them out across the yacht when a quieter corner is wanted, with the sea always a step away.
Inside, the main deck is bright and contemporary. A comfortable main salon gathers around a pale L shaped sofa with the sea drawn in through large windows and the helm seats forward, and within the same bright space a dining area sits to one side for meals aboard. Forward a well equipped galley serves the main deck, close to the crew, with a bar and a captain’s station nearby. The finish is light and modern throughout, pale timber against soft neutral upholstery with colourful accents, a fresh and uncluttered mood that keeps the focus on the view and the water just beyond the glass.
Accommodation is arranged over four cabins for eight guests. The master stateroom takes a private, full beam position with a wide bed, hull windows, generous storage and its own bathroom, while a guest suite, a double and a further cabin, each quiet and comfortable with their own facilities, look after the rest of the party below deck. It is a flexible plan that suits a family or a group of friends, the smaller cabins ready for children or younger guests sharing, and every cabin finished to the same light, modern standard as the main deck.
Under way she is in her element, a quick, assured planing yacht that holds a fast, dry cruise and feels planted even when pressing on toward a thirty five knot top end. Her natural ground is the French Riviera and the Adriatic, the harbours and clear water of Cannes, Monaco and the Cote d’Azur and the quiet coves of the Croatian and Montenegrin coast all within an easy fast run of one another, exactly the kind of cruising a yacht with her turn of speed was made for.
DORIS suits a family or a group of friends who want a sleek, quick yacht with real pace and a crisp modern interior on the Riviera, rather than the bulk and cost of a larger displacement yacht. Her Pershing lines set the tone, the open decks keep the days sociable, and four cabins keep the party close. Fast, stylish and attentively crewed, she is a lively and good value way to charter the south of France and the Adriatic.
