Cannes Yachting Festival preview: Part Two

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Prestige M8

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French builder Prestige will stage two global debuts in the Vieux Port: the F4, a 50-footer kicking off a refresh of its F-Line flybridge range, and the M8 (Review, Issue 72), the new 65ft flagship of its new M-Line of multihulls. Its M48, which debuted last year, will also be on show, along with the X60 and a 520 flybridge model.

Beneteau is debuting the Antares 12 in the Vieux Port in a line-up that includes the Antares 11, Flyer 10, Gran Turismo 41 and 45, Swift Trawler 41 and 48, and flagship Grand Trawler 62.

Jeanneau, also part of Groupe Beneteau, is staging the premieres of the Merry Fisher 895 Serie2 and Cap Camarat 9.0 WA Serie2. Other Merry Fisher models on show comprise the 1095 Fly and 1295 Fly, the Cap Camarat collection includes the 7.5 WA Série3, 9.0 CC, 10.5 CC, 10.5 WA Série2 and 12.5 WA, while the DB/37 IB and DB/43 IB inboard models represent the brand’s new luxury day boat series.

Galeon 560 Fly

Polish builder Galeon will display seven yachts in Vieux Port, comprising the 375 GTO, 405 HTS and five Fly models: 400, 440, 500, 560 and 680. US builder Lazzara is showing a UHV 87, while Turkey’s Sirena is debuting its 48.

Sweden’s Nimbus will unveil its new Weekender 11 (W11) alongside its T11, T9, 305 Drophead and 365 Coupé, Spain’s Tesoro is showing the T-38 Outboard and debuting the T38 Power Cat, while Saxdor’s display includes the premiere of the 400 GTO, the Finnish brand’s new flagship.

Swan, the renowned Finnish sailing boat builder, is debuting the Italy-built OverShadow, a 43ft inboard, gran turismo version of the Shadow, the brand’s first motor yacht. Bekkers – a new shipyard from the Netherlands – is showing its first boat, the Azur 45HT.

Bekkers Azur 45HT

Among RIB builders, Sacs will premiere the Rebel 50 alongside the Rebel 47 and Rebel 55, while the brand’s Strider 10, 11, 13 and 15 will be on show in a separate stand. Sister company Tecnorib will debut the Pirelli 30 alongside the 35, 42 and 50, showing the full range of Pirelli-branded walkaround RIBs designed by Ted Mannerfelt and with planing hulls by Ocke Mannerfelt.

Lomac, which debuted the GranTurismo 12.0 at Boot, will premiere the Turismo 9.5 and upgraded 45ft flagship GranTurismo 14.0.

Among multihulls in Vieux Port, Sunreef is staging world premieres of the 80 Sunreef Power Eco and the 70 Sunreef Power, while Silent-Yachts is showing a solar-electric Silent 60, Stella, having initially hoped to also debut its new 62 3-Deck.

Sunreef 70 Eco will be in Port Canto

Leopard is showing its 40, 46 and 53 Powercat models, Fountaine Pajot has its MY4.S, MY6 and Power 67, Aquila is displaying the 36 Sport and new 42 Yacht (European premiere), while YOT, a new Catana Group brand, is debuting its 36.

Sunreef also has a strong presence in Port Canto, where it’s staging the world premieres of the 60 Eco and 70 Eco sailing catamarans alongside a new hull of the 80 Eco, a model that had its global debut at last year’s show.

Fountaine Pajot will also be a hub of excitement with the world premiere of its ‘New 80’ flagship, which it’s showing alongside its Isla 40, Astréa 42, Elba 45, Tanna 47, Aura 51 and Samana 59.

Port Canto hosts sailing cats and monohulls

Lagoon is showing its 42, 46, 51, 55, Sixty 5 and flagship Seventy 7, while fellow Groupe Beneteau brand Excess is displaying its 11, 14 and 15 models.

Leopard is lining up its 42, 45 and 50 sailing catamarans, Bali is showing its new Catsmart, 4.2, 4.4, 4.8 and 5.4, plus there’s the world premiere of the Windelo 50. The Neel 47 sailing trimaran will show alongside the Leen 56 power trimaran from its

sister brand.

Among sailing monohulls, Beneteau’s six yachts comprise the Oceanis 37.1 world premiere, Oceanis 51.1, Oceanis Yacht 54, Oceanis Yacht 60, First 44 and First 53. The Jeanneau Yachts 55 that debuted at Boot in January is among the brand’s five-strong display, which includes the Jeanneau Yachts 60, flagship Jeanneau Yachts 65, Sun Odyssey 410 and Sun Odyssey 440.

Dufour 41

The Dufour 41 is a notable major world premiere, with the French builder also debuting the Smart Electric edition of the Dufour 530 and showing the Dufour 37, 430 and 470. Grand Soleil, of Italy’s Cantiere del Pardo, is hosting the global debuts of its 65 Long Cruise and 72 Long Cruise, along with its 44 and 52 models, while Swan is showing its 55, 58 and 78.

Meanwhile, the nearby superyacht brokerage section was sold out in early August. Exhibitors include Camper & Nicholsons, which is showing six yachts: the 43.5m Eurocraft Baron Trenck, the 43.1m Italyachts Genesis, the 31.1m Sanlorenzo Taiji, the 29m CNB Grand Bleu Vintage, the 26.8m Sanlorenzo Twin Fish and the 26.4m Kingship Marine Belle Isle.

Ocean Independence is displaying Angra Too, the 38m Castagnola Cantieri Navali del Tigullio, along with the Custom Line Navetta 33 Adelia and Monte Carlo Yachts’ MCY 105 Lady Marisa.

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