In fifteen days, the Vieux Porto and Port Canto will host the 2021 edition of the Cannes Yachting Festival. This year, professionals and enthusiasts will be able to discover almost 600 boats that have just come out of the most prestigious French and international shipyards. On Tuesday 7 September, the show will be the first international nautical event to reopen its doors since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. To the delight of visitors, the jewels of the most beautiful seas, the latest nautical equipment and top-of-the-range services will be unveiled under the French Riviera sun for 6 days.
An unmissable event in luxury yachting for over 40 years, the Yachting Festival brings together over 50,000 visitors from all over the world and almost 550 exhibitors every year. The show, which offers a very eclectic offer, welcomes almost 600 boats, from the smallest to the largest, sailboats (more than 110 monohull and multihull units), motor boats, monohulls and multihulls, new units and large yachts offered from brokerage firms that touch fifty meters. The Yachting Festival brings together all the main players in yachting who come to exhibit a preview of almost 140 world innovations. Visitors will therefore be able to enjoy a salon with a rich, varied content and enlivened by numerous innovations
For the second consecutive edition, and after the successful launch of the Spazio Vela in 2019, the show will be organized by type of boat: the motor units will be exhibited at the Vieux Port while the sailing boats will be docked at Port Canto. Regular visitors will find the Luxury Gallery, a sector dedicated to luxury and the art of living, at the Vieux Port and the “Yacht Brokerage & Charter” space that gathers the largest yachts in the show and its “Toys” space dedicated to nautical toys. on the other side of the Croisette, at Port Canto.
100% Online Ticket Office
For the first year, the Yachting Festival ticket office will be 100% digital; there will therefore be no ticket sales at the entrances to the show. Visitors, professionals and journalists are encouraged to pre-register before arriving at the Yachting Festival. They will have to present a valid e-ticket with QR code, printed or on their smartphone.
A visit in complete serenity
During the Yachting Festival, a series of measures will be adopted that aim to counter the spread of Covid-19. One of these provides that access to the salon is conditional on the presentation of a valid Health Pass and the use of the mask in the salon spaces (both outside and inside). Whenever possible, a double sense of circulation will be established in some areas of the salon.
Exceptional partners
For the 2021 edition, the Yachting Festival is pleased to welcome prestigious partners: the Bentley car manufacturer through its new Bentley Mougins dealership will ensure the courtesy car service, the Roche Bobois company will sign the furnishings of the VIP Club of the Vieux Port while The Floating Penthouse will host the Port Canto VIP Club. Pixelight will supply bespoke LED screens. These new brands reach the Dalloyau and Champagne Louis Roederer companies who have been signing the VIP Clubs and bistronomic restaurant cards of the salon for many years. The partners Marinepool, Wajer Yachts, Azur Hélicoptère, Suzuki and Yamaha have been equally loyal for many years, bringing impeccable expertise and high value-added services.
The combination of these actors, often internationally renowned, enriches the incomparable luxury and yachting experience offered to visitors.
Free shuttles between the two ports
A free maritime shuttle service ensures the connection between the two ports and is accessible to all visitors and exhibitors.
Free admission Please note
that also this year access to the sailing area is free every day from 10 to 11 through the entrance to the sailing area at Port Canto.
