Pershing 7XItalian performance yacht charter in Mallorca

Pershing is an Italian sport yacht brand within the Ferretti Group, and the 7X belongs to its X range, where lightness and speed shape every decision. She is built largely in carbon fibre, and surface drives put the power down, which is how a yacht of 21 metres with a 5.3 metre beam reaches 50 knots. From above, the silver hull, angled glazing and long, swept hardtop read unmistakably as a Pershing, sharp in profile and quiet in detail. Inside, the same angular lines carry through, and large rectangular portholes bring daylight down to the cabins.

Life on deck centres on the main lounge. A dark glass roof slides back overhead and the forward windows open, so the space stays airy at anchor while the hardtop keeps the sun off lunch. Aft, a broad sun pad sits above the tender garage and steps down to a teak bathing platform close to the water. Forward, a second sun pad runs across the bow, the place to stretch out once the anchor is down. With a cruising speed of 42 knots, more of the day goes on the places themselves: an early swim off Dragonera, lunch at anchor in a quiet bay, and still time for one more cove before the light softens.

Below deck there are three cabins and three heads, enough for guests to change, shower and rest out of the sun, while a crew of three looks after the yacht, the tender and the table. The toy list suits her pace: a Williams jet tender, Seabobs, a wakeboard, a paddle board and snorkelling gear, so the stops are as active or as lazy as the group likes, from a Seabob run along the shore to an hour on the paddle board in flat water at anchor. Day charters set out from Mallorca, the berth is confirmed by the team once your date is fixed, and longer charters are open for discussion.