Cannes Yachting Festival

Review: 2025 Cannes Yachting Festival showcases industry strength amid surge in buyer activity

16 September 2025 • by Gabrielle Lazaridis

The 2025 Cannes Yachting Festival officially wrapped on Sunday 14 September after an eventful six-day run, with a surge in buyer activity reported across Vieux Port and Port Canto.

"We expected a solid number of orders this year due to the energy we felt going into the show, but I must say, we did not expect [this year’s show] to go as well as it has," Sanlorenzo CEO and chairman Massimo Perotti exclusively told BOATPro. "We’ve sold mainly the SL110, SX120 and SD132, so our three new models – but I’ve gotten a chance to speak with some of our competitors as well, and we all agree that the market is performing better than expected."

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