These Eight Ferretti Yachts Are Global Debuts at Cannes Yachting Fest
The Ferretti Group
The Ferretti Group will have eight new yachts showing at next month’s Cannes Yachting Festival. This will be the most launches of any of the larger builders, though it’s in line with Ferretti’s announcement last year at Cannes that it would introduce 25 new models from 2024 to 2026.
The Italian builder is able to host this many world premieres because it has seven very different brands, starting with the stylish and historic Riva marque, which just launched its largest build to date. At Cannes, Riva will have four new models ranging from the 38-foot commemorative Riva Cento edition to its 112 Dolcevita Super, which has one of the most innovative layouts of any superyacht in its class.
Its flybridge line will debut the Ferretti Yachts 800 while also showing the Ferretti Yachts 940 that launched in July at the Venice boat show. The Itama 54 is also a fresh departure for that brand, which has seen a comeback in the last four years after being dormant for a decade, while Pershing is also seeing a new direction with its GTX 70, a family boat with the performance DNA. The Wally brand will also have sailing and motoryachts on display at Cannes, and there will also be a Custom Line on the charming Cannes Vieux Port. The Cannes show will run from September 9 to 14.
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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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Ferretti Yachts 800
Image Credit: Ferretti Yachts This 80-footer will be the culmination of what Ferretti calls the “range renewal” of its flybridge series, which started seven years ago. The 800’s exterior came from Filippo Salvetti’s drawing board, with the interior by IdeaeItalia. The vessel fits in nicely in the middle of a tk-model range, with the Ferretti Yachts 500 at one end and the 100-foot Ferretti Yachts 1000 at the other. The 800 was designed to feel like the larger vessel, with details like a slatted hardtop on the flybridge, large, residence-like salon, and full-beam master suite. The flybridge’s 430 square feet shows that Salvetti squeezed every inch out of the exterior for social spaces. Despite its size, it’s not a slowpoke. With its MAN 1550s, it has a reported top speed of 27 knots, and 24 knots cruise, and with the optional MAN 1800s, those speeds jump to 31 knots, 27 cruise.
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Pershing GTX70
Image Credit: Pershing Yachts Pershing’s entry-level model in its GTX series was created by Vallicelli Design, with strategic input from the Ferretti Group’s engineering department and product strategy committee. The 70-footer is defined by both its looks—a sleek exterior and sporty rounded superstructure—and top speed of 35 knots, thanks to three Volvo Penta D13-IPS1200 engines that produce 2,700 hp. Its three-stateroom design allow owners and guests can enjoy weekend cruising, while the exterior promotes gracious outdoor living in the large beach-club area, or up on the sport bridge. The design team focused specifically on making the social areas larger, so the interior and exterior are, respectively, 10 and 30 percent larger than its competitors’ models. Both the rear cockpit, with its foldout bulwarks, and the sundeck offer exceptional space.
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Itama 54
Image Credit: Itama Yachts This new model 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. The concept and naval architecture come from the Ferretti Group Product Strategy Committee, led by Piero Ferrari, and the Group’s Engineering Department. Tommaso De Luca did the interior design and exterior styling. 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 dinette.
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Ferretti Yachts 940
Image Credit: Ferretti Yachts Officially launched in July at the Venice International Boat Show, this second offering from Ferretti Yachts will have a much larger audience at Cannes. It’s significant since it’s the first wide-body design in this range. Like the Ferretti Yachts 800, the 940’s exterior was designed by Filippo Salvetti and its interior came from IdeaeItalia, with the same upscale residential feel as the smaller sibling. The five-stateroom layout combines large windows and light-colored furniture that are anchored by darker wood paneling and accents. Standard power of twin 2,000 hp MAN V-12 engines deliver a top speed of 25 knots, with a friendly 21-knot cruising speed. The optional 2200 hp MANs push the cruise to 23 knots and top end to 27 knots.
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Riva Aquariva Special
Image Credit: Riva Yachts Calling this a launch is a bit of a stretch, but the latest version of the Aquariva Special will soon be trading on two-and-a-half decades of elegant design, so it’s justifiable that any design modifications are major. And, given that it has a direct connection to the iconic Riva Aquarama, it wouldn’t be an over-reach to call this design “timeless,” since 300 units have been built in 24 years. The modifications include fresh bow navigation lights, a new double-glass spherical windscreen that enhances the Aquariva’s aerodynamic profile, and a larger stern platform for easier access to the water (a nice, modern effect that was missing from the classic Rivas). The latest Special also comes in new colors with more refined “chiaroscuro” effects, as the company calls it, noting that it looks different in multiple light conditions. Powered by a 370hp Yanmar 8LV, the Aquariva Special hits an impressive 41.5 knots, and cruises at 36 knots.
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Riva 58 Capri
Image Credit: Riva Yachts This open sport yacht is a fresh model line for Riva, having evolved from the 56’ Rivale platform but also taking inspiration from the 68 Diable. It has both Riva’s sleek sculpted exterior lines, but adds a fixed hardtop that extends about midway through the cockpit, with a retractable electric bimini that extends to the rear. The stern garage can be configured for either a Williams 325 tender or a smaller Turbojet Williams 285, along with a Seabob. The interior includes three cabins, two for the owner and guests, and one for the crew. The new 58 can be powered by either twin 1000hp or 1200hp MANs, giving it a top speed of 33 or 37 knots, respectively.
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Riva Cento
Image Credit: Riva Yachts This is much more than the typical limited-edition model that many boatbuilders create to celebrate the 100th unit of a model. This Rivamare 38, one of modern Riva’s bestsellers, offers new colors, including interior color choices of a light-colored biscuit or more traditional Riva aquamarine and white. But it also has features such as an electro-hydraulic hatch at the stern that transforms into a beach club, with chaise longues, storage for fenders and Seabobs, and a retractable gangway. In the forward cockpit, the C-shaped sofa turns into a large sunbathing area, thanks to electric table that raises and lowers. In the cabin, the dinette transforms into a double berth for the salon, which is even brighter than the original version with its redesigned skylight and larger side windows. Powered by twin Volvo Penta D6 440 Aquamatic Duoprop DPIs, the Cento hits a top speed of 40 knots.
