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Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

If you’ve never been to the Cannes Yachting Festival, you’re missing out (as you probably would have guessed). Have a closer look at what we saw there in 2016.
  • By Jason Y. Wood
  • September 12, 2016

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

The Wider 150 Genesi lay at anchor off the Cannes Yachting Festival, taking on guests from a Wider 32 tender.

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

The Wider 32 served to deliver curious boat-show attendees to the Wider 150 Genesi, anchored off the show in the bay.

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

Bavaria placed the lower helm on its new E40 aft of the open saloon and galley area, a new way of thinking that may work for cruisers who want to entertain guests while underway.

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

The aft galley on the new 50 Fly from Absolute Yachts places the cooktop and oven at an angle to optimize the available space.

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

This lower display from Böning shows forward-thinking design and use of space on the helm of a new Rio Yacht.

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

The 42-meter Overmarine called Namasté is the first displacement design for a new line, known as Oceano, for this builder of speedy, sexy Mangustas. The command center is just one impressive aspect on a yacht full of delightful surprises.

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

The beach club on Namasté, a 42-meter Overmarine Oceano is a sight to behold, with the windows in the transom becoming glass deck inserts in the swim platform.

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

The Outer Reef Trident 620 has a very livable saloon and galley area. The boat is built for comfort because she’ll offer an impressive 1,800 nautical milesfor long-range cruisers who want to chase the far horizon.

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

Fjord’s design has proven resilient and is obviously appealing to this complement of sea-trialers.

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

Man does not live by boats alone. There’s always something good to eat in Cannes! This lamb shank was a delight.

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

The superyacht Ulysses lay at anchor in the Bay, an impressive 300-foot sight to be sure…

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

…But it was her military-grade catamaran tender that really caught my eye.

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

There she is! The new Pershing 5X made her debut at the Cannes Yachting Festival. This one has IPS propulsion but is also available with Pershing’s signature surface drives for 40-knot cruising speeds.

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

With contemporary styling from a one-year-old boatbuilder, the Evo 43 features fold-out decks and a transformer-actuated deck section in the swim platform that makes it a versatile boat for fun on the water.

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

Even on the streets of Cannes everyone’s thinking about being on the water in style as the teak accents on this Riva-themed Agosto motorbike.

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

Fairline managing director Russell Currie shares the British Boatbuilder’s revitalized strategy and announced a partnership with renowned superyacht designer Alberto Mancini, who will be using the skills of his atelier to help develop new models.

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

Greenline Hybrid is back at Cannes with a selection of legacy models employing the company’s unique mix of hybrid technology, creative design, and solar panels. The new ownership group was excited to talk about a new 36-footer that will be at the Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show in November.

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

Be sure to get a look at the Sanlorenzo SL78, the latest launch from the Italian builder.

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

The new Sanlorenzo SL78 takes her leave from the waters in front of the Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc in Cap D’Antibes.

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

Sanlorenzo introduced its new SL78 with an elegant party at the Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc, on the terrace overlooking the Bay. The boat approached under cover of darkness and was illuminated in dramatic style with an impressive light show.

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

Paolo Vitelli and the management team of Azimut-Benetti presented a talk-show-style discussion of the company and plans for future growth.

Cannes Yachting Festival 2016

In Cannes and other European boat shows, it is considered de rigueur to take a sea trial of the new boats, but when everyone does it at the same time, the traffic can get a little… daunting. That’s the brand-new Ferretti 450 just ahead of the Numarine 78 Fly.

See a video of the Cannes traffic jam here ▶

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