Cannes Yachting Festival: The Croisette is calling

Vieux Port - the old harbour - has become one of the most important stages in the yachting world in recent years. Here, in the centre of Cannes, below the medieval castle of La Castre and adjacent to the famous promenade and shopping mile of La Croisette, the who's who of the industry meet year after year and at the beginning of September. No brand misses the opportunity to present the world premieres, most of which have been announced for a long time, on the French Riviera. Every shipyard works under high pressure to bring the new products to the jetties of the festival on time and in perfect condition. The organisers are expecting 550 exhibitors and more than 640 (!) boats and yachts for the 44th edition of the open-air fair, which - as last year - will be spread over two harbours. In addition, around 54,000 water sports enthusiasts will find the largest and most up-to-date selection of yachts currently on display in a perfect Mediterranean climate and at a reasonable admission price of 19 euros.

In the Port Canto on the east side of the bay, sailing yachts, multihulls, a variety of water sports equipment and larger brokerage offers are presented adjacent to jetties with a total area of 4,000 square metres, while the manufacturers of motor yachts continue to gather in the Vieux Port. "In my opinion, the Cannes Yachting Festival is by far the most important trade fair when it comes to yachts between 18 and 40 metres in length," says BOOTE EXCLUSIV editor-in-chief Martin Hager enthusiastically. "A huge advantage of the show is that the yachts are in the water and most of the shipyards offer test drives - both for the international yachting press and for potential customers who want to get a detailed picture." Early in the morning before the show opens or after it closes, the new boats leave the harbour basin every day to show what they are made of in the Golfe de la Napoule.

E-mobility is also finding its way into yachting, which is why, in addition to a large selection of e-tenders, large formats are increasingly gaining ground that do not require combustion engines at all. Here are our recommendations for new products (picture gallery at the bottom):