Cannes Yachting Festival 2025 – 9 Catamarans to See
Overview
Running from September 9 to 14, 2025, the prestigious Cannes Yachting Festival will fill both the Vieux Port and Port Canto with more than 700 luxury vessels, drawing tens of thousands of marine enthusiasts across Europe’s largest in-water boat show.
Held each September, it’s an annual highlight for owners, designers, and sailors.
Featured Catamarans
C-Cat 65 (World Premiere)
Comar Yachts will unveil the all-new C-Cat 65 as a world premiere at Cannes. This high-performance sailing catamaran stems from a collaboration between Comar, Enrico Contreas, Amadio & Partners, and Naval Design—designed using advanced FEM and CFD analysis.
Its all-carbon, double-cut Corecell sandwich construction, achieved via vacuum infusion, ensures strength, lightness, and durability. Interior furnishings are custom-made and structural, adding both luxury and integrity.
Lagoon EIGHTY 2 (World Premiere)
The flagship of Lagoon’s 41-year legacy, the EIGHTY 2, makes its global debut in Cannes. At 25 m (82 ft) long with an 11 m beam, it elevates volumes and fluidity between interior and exterior.
Notable for its use of 40% natural or recycled resin materials, it signals Lagoon’s progress toward sustainable luxury and thoughtful craftsmanship.
Balance 580 (European Premiere)
South African shipyard Balance brings the Balance 580 “Swann”, debuting its European premiere in Cannes. Notably, it completed a maiden 7,353-nautical-mile voyage from Cape Town to Canet-en-Roussillon in 36 days, showcasing its blue-water capabilities and seaworthiness. Design highlights: 17.78 m hull, 8.60 m beam.
Vision 444 (European Debut)
Vision Yachts will display the award-winning Vision 444 at Cannes. With exclusive Mediterranean sea trials aboard “Jubilee” happening later in September 15–17, she makes her debut at Port Canto.
Bali 5.2 (World Premiere)
The Bali 5.2—the 15th Bali model—makes its global debut at Cannes.
A re-imagination of live-aboard cruising, it features up to 16 berths across multiple cabin layouts (3 to 6 cabins), radical modularity, open-salon configuration, tilt-and-turn ramp, lithium battery system, full-surface solar panels, and 48 V DC systems for a true ready-to-cruise vessel.
O-Yachts Class 6
O-Yachts returns with its new Class 6 at Cannes. This 19.5 m (64 ft) performance yacht cuts down weight to just 15 tonnes light—or as low as 13.5 tonnes in full carbon—as a swift yet safe long-term cruiser for sailors and families. A true carbon-built blue-water cat.
Dragonfly 36
Dragonfly will show the Dragonfly 36 Performance amid the trimaran parade in Port Canto. Celebrated for its swing-wing design, it delivers speed, innovation, and easy handling in a compact, performance-trimarans package.
Kinetic KC54 (European Debut)
The Kinetic KC54, a 54-ft carbon cruiser, will make its European debut in Cannes. Built for long-distance cruising with a lightweight, high-performance design, its configurator is now live—letting prospective owners customise sails, hull colors, layouts, and more.
Fountaine Pajot 41 (World Premiere)
Fountaine Pajot will host premier appearances of their New 41 and New 44 models at the festival’s multihull zone—making it a likely highlight for lovers of modern sailing design and living space innovation
Quick Reference Table
| Model | Highlights at Cannes 2025 |
|---|---|
| C-Cat 65 | World premiere; all-carbon high-performance yacht by Comar Yachts |
| Lagoon EIGHTY 2 | Global debut; 40% eco resin; flagship, 25 m length, elegant design |
| Balance 580 | European premiere; proven blue-water long-range cruiser |
| Vision 444 | On display; performance and comfort crossover; sea trial demonstrations |
| Bali 5.2 | World premiere; highly modular live-aboard catamaran with solar and electric features |
| O-Yachts Class 6 | New Version; lightweight carbon build, long-distance cruiser |
| Dragonfly 36 | Performance trimaran; compact, innovative swing-wing platform |
| Kinetic KC54 | European debut; carbon cruiser highly customizable via online configurator |
| Fountaine Pajot 41 | Likely display; modern sailing cat with optimized space and hybrid potential |