Cannes Yachting FestivalPremiere party on the Mediterranean

Ralf Marquard

 · 27.09.2024

The new Power Boat Marina
Photo: Cyril Charpin
The range of boats and yachts on show at this year's In-Water Boat Show in Cannes was huge.

The organiser lists 700 boats on display, 120 of which (sailing and motor boats) were premieres. Visitors to Port Canto in the new Power Boat Marina found motorboats up to a length of around 12 or 13 metres on jetties (around 450 metres long) and 3000 square metres of exhibition space on land. RIBs, flybridge yachts, cabin cruisers, dayboats, weekenders, crossover boats and outboards were all on display here. As last year, water toys could be admired in action in the harbour basin of Port Canto.

55000 visitors

Motorboats and yachts between 10 and 45 metres were still moored in the Vieux Port. Outfitters and service providers also presented themselves there. Ferries and VIP sea shuttles took over the transfer between the two harbours. Other figures: 55,000 visitors (about the same as last year) from more than 130 countries, 120 sailing boats from 10 to 28 metres in length, 45 second-hand yachts, 630 boats in the water, 70 boats on land, 630 monohull boats, 70 multihull boats, 360 boats in Vieux Port, 340 in Port Canto. The dates for next year have already been set: from Tuesday 9 September to Sunday 14 September 2025

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Ralf Marquard

Ralf Marquard

Deputy Editor in Chief BOOTE

Ralf Marquard discovered his enthusiasm for boating on the tranquil Aller, first with inflatable boats and later with a 6-meter cabin cruiser. His electrical engineering studies at HAW Hamburg took him from the southern Heidekreis (Lower Saxony) to the Hanseatic city. Ralf Marquard has been working for the BOOTE editorial team since 1997, where he trained as a test editor. He tests both small inflatable boats and larger yachts. His personal boat is a 4.50 meter long, self-built wooden boat with a 50 hp outboard motor. In 2007, he was appointed deputy editor-in-chief at BOOTE.

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