This year’s Cannes Yachting Festival line-up is looking particularly strong, with several new arrivals from the world’s biggest yards.
Our round-up starts with the 33.5 metre Amer 110, which was recently launched by Italian yard Permare. Notable for its quadruple 900hp IPS Volvo Penta engine set-up, this all-GRP yacht hit a top speed of 30.5 knots on her sea trials.
Italian yard Arcadia Yachts will be bringing the latest version of its 25.9 metres Arcadia 85 to the Cannes Yachting Festival this year. Designed for owners who want a close relationship with the sea, this all-GRP cruiser features an innovative winter garden that can be completely opened up to the elements via sliding glass windows. Another standout features is her 40 square metre solar panel array, which can deliver 4.5KW of power to the electrical system, thus boosting the eco credentials of the Arcadia 85.
The new flagship of the Azimut range, the Grande 35 Metri stands out from the crowd with her innovative foredeck layout. The trapezoidal bow design was developed in collaboration with Stefano Righini and allows for a spa pool, sunloungers and a separate seating area. What’s more, the entire section can rise up hydraulically to allow the crew to access the storage lockers beneath. Five hulls have been sold since the Azimut Grande 35 Metri was announced at the 2016 Cannes Yachting Festival and we expect a few more will shift at this year’s show too.
Launched in April at the Italian yard, 49.9 metre Elsea marks an exciting new direction for Cantiere Cerri Navali, as she is the first yacht in the fully custom Fuoriserie line. Her sleek styling is courtesy of Studio Bacigalupo and reflects her sporty performance, with a top speed of 27 knots achieved during her recent sea trials. Key features include two saloon areas — a formal space with a dining table on the main deck and a more cosy area on the upper deck, which is ideal for hosting on-board movie nights for all ten guests.
The Ferretti Group will be giving a debut to five new yachts in Cannes, including two from its signature range. The Ferretti Yachts 920 is the larger of the two and features a raised bow design that allows for a wider main-deck master cabin. The Italian yard adds that the foredeck seating area is also the largest it has fitted to a yacht of this size, with two sofas, sunloungers and removable parasols. Propulsion comes from a pair of MTU diesel engines, with the most powerful option making a top speed of 30 knots possible.
Finnish yard Nautor’s Swan will be debuting a new range at this year’s Cannes show. Lot 99 is hull number one in the 28.87 metre Swan 95 series, boasting exterior styling and naval architecture from long-time yard collaborator German Frers. Her semi-raised saloon allows for more internal headroom and better views out to sea, but a flush-deck version will also be made available for those with more sporty ambitions.
Spanish shipyard Astondoa is celebrating its 100th anniversary with the Century range, which began with the launch of the 110 Century Sophye and continues with the 30.45 metre Astondoa 100 Century yacht Ninitas. Built at the yard's Alicante HQ, this 26-knot fast cruising yacht is due to make her public debut at Cannes 2017. The towering superstructure takes the raised pilot house style to new heights, leaving acres of space for a luxurious main-deck master cabin fitted out with a décor by Italian studio Cristiano Gatto Design.
One of the most hotly anticipated new arrivals of 2017, the new series of crossover yachts from Sanlorenzo begins with the SX88. Developed in collaboration with Officina Italiana Design, this 27 metre aims to deliver the outdoor living of a flybridge yacht with the long-range capability of an explorer yacht. A highly flexible interior layout allows for up to six cabins, thanks to Sanlorenzo’s bold decision to do away with the main-deck wheelhouse. Piero Lissoni created the interior concept for hull number one, drawing on the design of New York luxury loft apartments to create an open and light atmosphere on board.
British yard Sunseeker will be giving its popular 131 Yacht a Cannes debut this year. First introduced at the 2016 London Boat Show, this 40.05 metre series has proved to be hugely popular with the eighth and ninth hulls sold at the 2017 London Boat Show. Key features include accommodation for ten guests in five cabins, as well as a large tender garage than can house a six metre tender and a pair of Jet Skis.
Riva’s sleek dayboat, the Rivale 56 is sure to turn heads at Cannes, but superyacht aficionados will also be keen to step on board the new Riva 100 Corsaro. Hull number one Bernardette got her premiere in 2016 at the Hong Kong boat show, and the second hull, Wild One, will give the range its European debut. Her effortlessly cool styling is by Officina Italiana Design with the arrow-shaped bow giving her a distinctive profile.