THE 46TH EDITION OF THE CANNES YACHTING FESTIVAL 2023

Since 1977, the Cannes Yachting Festival has been the first international event in the nautical sector. Currently, it is considered the largest boat show in Europe.

The 2023 edition will take place in the Bay of Cannes for six days, where visitors will be able to enjoy from September 12 to 17 the novelties and the various areas that the event offers.

The 46th edition will welcome some 55,000 visitors in the Old Port and in the Canto Port, where they will be able to enjoy an exhibition of more than 700 boats between five and fifty meters. In addition, it will bring together a total of 610 exhibitors who will present their new products.

In the Old Port, one of the oldest on the Côte d’Azur, the most important international shipyards will meet, where motor boats between five and more than 45 meters will be exhibited. In addition, visitors will be able to enjoy various extensions:

• Superyacht area with around thirty yachts over 24 meters.
• Area dedicated to about twenty catamarans.
• An exhibition space for boats between five and ten meters with outboard and inboard engines.
• A wide range of motor yachts and motorboats.
• Eco-sustainable semi-rigid boats between 10 and 20 meters.

While Canto Port will have three different spaces.

• The Sail Space, the world’s largest showcase for new sailboats, will exhibit more than 120 boats between 10 and 26 meters. It will also have an area dedicated to shipyard start-ups, equipment manufacturers and service companies to present their most efficient, responsible and environmentally friendly innovations.
• Space dedicated to yacht brokerage and a selection of used boats of more than 22 meters available both for sale and for rent.
• Area dedicated to nautical toys, where a wide variety of equipment for sports and nautical activities will be exhibited.

On land, visitors will also be able to find exhibition spaces dedicated to nautical accessories, such as electronics, paints and all kinds of boat maintenance products. In addition to shipyards, architects, designers, interior designers, tourist associations and marinas and even a large space dedicated to small Tender units to satisfy all types of public.

In order to experience the world of yachting first-hand, the Cannes Yachting Festival will offer its visitors the opportunity to enjoy sea trials on various motor yachts and luxury yachts. In addition, they will also be able to enjoy an incredible collection of old ships and witness demonstrations of water sports such as paddle surfing, jet skis and flyboarding.