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.
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.
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.