15 Launches Making a Splash at the 2025 Cannes Yachting Festival
Cannes Yachting Festival
On September 9, the Cannes Yachting Festival will open its marinas to the world’s yachting elite for the 49th consecutive year. Marking the start of international boat show season, Cannes plays host to world debuts, confirming its role as the industry’s bellwether for the upcoming season. Considering there will be almost 150 launches this year, the yachting sector seems to be in good shape.
The show area extends from Vieux Port, the marina and docks where 360 motoryachts, ranging from 40 to 147 feet, will exhibit, to Port Canto, the dedicated sailing yacht marina, with 125 vessels in the water. The focus this year will be on “innovation and the ecological transition,” show director Sylvie Ernoult told Robb Report. These themes will be underpinned by the introduction of the Innovation Route, a tour that identifies and promotes 42 of yachting’s most promising concepts, from eco-design to alternative forms of propulsion. The best will be celebrated at the all-new Innovation Route Awards.
Other show additions include an expansion of the dedicated Tender Village and the creation of a Power Cat Village. The Power Boat Marina that launched last year is also returning in 2025. “Unlike other trade shows that focus on one or two specific segments, diversity is at the heart of our strategy and an integral part of the show’s DNA,” said Ernoult. “This is exactly what impresses our visitors: finding a variety of models, technologies and concepts in one place.”
By 2028, when the modernization of the Vieux Port is complete, the show will display larger superyachts. “Boats are getting bigger and bigger,” says Ernoult. “This has led us to respond to all requests [for ever-larger yachts] and ensure the exhibition maintains its richness.”
Here are our 15 favorite debuts from this year’s Cannes.
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Sanlorenzo ‘Andiamo’
Image Credit: Sanlorenzo/Guillaume Plisson Sanlorenzo’s 133-foot Andiamo, the first model in its SD132 series, is the largest global debut at Cannes this year. It’s also the largest composite, semidisplacement yacht built by the Italian shipyard. The striking bronze hull is the work of Zuccon International Project, which penned both the exterior and the minimalist interior that twins a natural color palette with plenty of natural light. The jewel of the yacht’s large deck areas and social spaces is the aft beach club with lounge seating, drop-down terraces, and a television-equipped bar for those wanting to catch the big games. Other areas of note include the flydeck plunge pool, a folding balcony on the bridge deck, and a full-beam primary suite with private balconies.
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Nautor Swan 51
At 51 feet LOA, the Swan 51—the successor to the original 1981 Swan 51—may be the smallest model in Nautor Swan’s performance cruiser line, yet it draws on the builder’s experience of producing oceangoing, regatta-worthy sailing yachts. It’s designed for owners who want ease of handling for coastal cruising and performance for extended offshore adventures. Design highlights include the positioning of the mast closer to the keel for improved balance, and responsive steering and sail trim for what the builder describes as “a dinghy feeling.”
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Majesty 100 Terrace
Just one year after Gulf Craft revealed its Majesty 100 Terrace concept, the first completed hull will be shown at Cannes. A defining feature, as its name suggests, is the private forward terrace—a raised bow lounge with 270-degree vistasnin the owner’s suite. It gives the sort of privacy usually reserved for 140-foot yachts. It’s not the only terrace on board. Fold-down cockpit balconies increase the aft footprint by nearly 20 percent. To complete the five-stateroom layout, two double cabins, and two twins are on the lower deck.
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Itama 54
Image Credit: Itama Yachts This new 54-footer is the middle child of the Ferretti brand’s performance-yacht line, just behind the Itama 62RS. It offers the same iconic style and Italian elegance, but with greater comfort in the social areas above and below decks. One of the big innovations is a dual-cockpit layout, creating a space with two C-shaped lounges where there is usually just one. That means 10 people can split into separate groups. The helm station includes a space-age seat and floating dashboard that adds to the vessel’s sense of style. Belowdecks are two cabins, two heads, a galley, and a dinette.
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VanDutch 75
Image Credit: VanDutch Cantiere del Pardo’s all-new VanDutch 75 contains the features the brand is known for: a low-slung profile, clean geometry, and balanced proportions. But on this latest model, the Italian yard has fully redesigned exterior areas for increased comfort and usability. These include a convivial cockpit with a pair of convertible tables and two large sofas that provide enough seating for 10 people. An integrated door in the windshield allows for easy access from the cockpit to the bow, and a carbon-fiber hardtop provides exceptional shade. Among the gee-whiz features are an “invisible anchor” that emerges from the hull, and ribbed seating upholstery inspired by vintage sports cars.
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Prestige M7
Image Credit: Prestige Yachts Despite its name, the new M7 power cat has a length of 58 feet. But its interior volume, according to French builder Prestige, rivals that of a 70-footer, thanks to the wide multi-hull beam. The boat can be configured with up to four cabins (including a full-beam owner’s suite) with space for eight guests, plus crew quarters. Its open-plan living—with panoramic windows and seamless indoor-outdoor flow—is certainly a design highlight. Twin Volvo Penta (D8-550) engines deliver efficient, smooth cruising, with superior fuel economy and stability.
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Riva 112 Dolcevita Super
Image Credit: Riva Yachts The sleek profile of the latest in Riva’s superyacht series is part of the brand’s DNA and quite different from the 110-foot model launched in 2018. But the experience is more about how the designers recreated the space, both inside and out. The 635-foot rear cockpit includes a beach club that encompasses about half of the total area. It can be expanded via bulwarks that create side terraces beyond an already generous 23’5” beam, turning it into a platform near the water. Above, the flybridge measures an even more impressive 660 square feet, and is divided into a rear social area with loose furniture (it can be cleared to make a dance floor), a mid-deck cocktail bar with stools and a retractable television beside a central lounge. The interior has two possible layouts—one with the dining area aft near the cockpit and a lounge in the center, or a more conventional configuration with the dining area in the center. The full-beam owner’s suite has twin walk-in closets along with large wide windows to enhance the natural light. Its twin 16V 2000 MTUs deliver a top end of 25.5 knots.
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Tankoa ‘Singolare’
Image Credit: Tankoa Yachts As the second hull in Tankoa’s 450 series, Singolare enjoys the same exterior styling by Giorgio M. Cassetta as its sistership Go, but with a twist. The South American owner fine-tuned the platform with customized details, such as a fully enclosed, climate-controlled veranda on the sundeck for all-weather cruising (with direct access to the main deck via a glass elevator), and a glass-fronted pool. The upper deck is dedicated to wellness, with a sauna, gym, and forward-facing private cinema, and the primary suite enjoys a walk-in closet the size of a VIP cabin.
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VisionF Superfast 46
Image Credit: VisionF The fastest boat on display this year, aptly named the Superfast 46, reaches an eyewatering 80 knots (92 mph). According to VisionF, the speed comes from a lightweight carbon-composite hull and a pair of Mercury 450 HP Racing Sportmaster engines. There’s also a six-foot electric hydraulic jackplate for precision hydraulic steering, and an optional Mercury Joystick Piloting system that VisionF claims will deliver “fingertip control even at top speed.”
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Maoira Exuma 36
Image Credit: Courtesy Maoira Yachts With its unusual profile, the Maiora 36 Exuma promises to be a head-turner in Cannes. The 121-footer by Italy’s Next Yacht Group flows from bow to stern, with overhangs along the entire superstructure, including the enclosed deck on the bow. Acube Design’s interior delivers plenty of light, thanks to the side windows and light decor. The yacht’s three waterjets deliver a top end over 35 knots. The layout includes five guest staterooms, and crew quarters for five.
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Sirena 60
Image Credit: Sirena Yachts If lounging space, plentiful storage, and a modern aesthetic floats your boat, then the Sirena 60 is worth a visit at Cannes. Replacing the builder’s successful 58, the Sirena 60 has an extended rear swim platform for easy access to water, and a fully redesigned foredeck lounge with larger seating, a folding table and matching sunpad. Smarter use of space has allowed the design team to devote more volume to interior features, with a 20 percent to the lower decks.
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Sanlorenzo SX120
Image Credit: Sanlorenzo Yachts As the new flagship of Sanlorenzo’s groundbreaking SX ‘crossover’ Series, the 121-foot SX120 is the first superyacht to feature Volvo Penta’s IPS Professional Platform—a new, smaller propulsion system that the manufacturer claims will enhance efficiency while reducing fuel consumption by up to 30 percent. The Italian builder has made the most of the engine’s smaller footprint, using the extra space to create a large beach club with fold down sides and a glass swimming pool that can be concealed beneath a sliding sunpad. The sundeck can also be accessed via its own dedicated stairway from the flybridge.
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Bluegame BGF45
Image Credit: Bluegame As the first model in Bluegame’s BGF range, this 45-footer is a game-changing catamaran. Designed by Mario Caponnetto and Francis Hueber, the same team who collaborated with Bluegame on the BGH-HSV, the world’s first hydrogen-powered foiling chase boat for the 37th America’s Cup. This cruising version can also top 50 knots and is fitted with a foil-assisted system located between the twin hulls. It significantly reduces drag, boosts speed and stability, and increases fuel efficiency by more than 40 percent.
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Lagoon Eighty 2
Image Credit: Lagoon As the largest model in the Lagoon range, Eighty 2 is a multihull tailored for long-distance cruising. It’s an evolution of the builder’s Seventy series, with an interior defined by custom woodwork and soft textures, and an exterior that incorporates solar panels on the bimini and coach roof to power onboard equipment. Two key features that are sure to catch attention at Cannes are the hull door that opens to create a private terrace for the owner’s suite, and the catamaran’s configurable cabin layout, including four- and five-cabin versions.
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Silent Yachts SY80
Image Credit: Silent Yachts Silent Yachts is debuting the first unit of its 2-deck solar-electric SY80 catamaran at Cannes. This example has been personalized to the owner’s liking. Customization is key to this design, with owners choosing from two-deck, three-deck open, or four-deck closed layouts, available with either a spacious full-beam primary suite or an open-plan salon with a primary cabin on the lower deck, as seen on the first hull. Three other cabins, including a VIP, are on the lower deck. Other key features include a dedicated helm station with 360-degree views, and a large exterior upper deck area with sunbeds.
