Cannes Yachting Festival 2019 opened all its gates on September 10 and will end on the 15th. It is by far the biggest yachting event of the year, following very close by the Monaco Yacht Show at the end of the month. It is not the first time I have mentioned this festival here, but now, a few things are improving the show. As you can read on the banner, the sailing boats are moved now to Port Canto, and the motor boats stay in Vieux Port as before. The great novelty compared with my previous review of the show is The Luxury Gallery, dedicated to luxury, crafts and lifestyle, which is located inside the Palais des Festivals.
The Cannes Yachting Festival 2019 banner
[source of all pics: https://www.cannesyachtingfestival.com/en/]
The Luxury Gallery
This prestigious area is dedicated exclusively to luxury players in the sectors including: watchmaking, jewellery, spirits, fashion and accessories, household linen, decoration, furniture, design, art, high-tech products, services, etc.
Luxury Gallery banner
The luxurious exhibitors are the following: Abyssworld, Acqua Dell’Elba, Alan Walsh Gallery, Any Di Munich, Atelier Passe Partout, Bodyfriend, Carter & White, Cattin Porcellane d’Arte, Caudwell Collection, Cristal de Sèvres, D-Madera, Domino, Eight You, Fred, Gault Parfums, Gioielleria Vintage, Goemai, Hanbury Tenison, Itas Planisferi, I Volpini, K-Over, Latitude Kinsale, Maglificio Mora, Marmi Strada, Matrix Fitness, Maurizio Vicini, Mia Zia, MissoniHome, Monalison, Nautilus, Nio Cocktails, Nypa by Giuseppe Mattia, Philippe Heim, PMP Firenze, Quagliotti, Verteramo Art Designer, and Waterrower.
Concours d’Élégance
For its 5th edition, the Concours d’Élégance will take place on Saturday, 14 September 2019 at 4 pm. This is a contest exclusively for motor boats and day boats of less than 12 meters which combines the presentation of an elegant crew with at least one female member, and a boat with incontestably elegant lines. This parade is an occasion to see vintage and modern day boats on show and pay tribute to the rich history of yachting in the heart of the French Riviera.
Hacker Craft Triple Cockpit 1935, winners last year.
There are two categories in the parade, one withe boats built before 1980, and one with boats built after that year. Above are the 2018 winners in the pre-1980 category, with an American mahogany boat built in 1935.
Cannes Yachting Festival 2019 Events
It used to be called Festival de la plaisance de Cannes especially because the exposed products and boats are luxurious par excellence. 542 exhibitors with 638 boats are announced. Between them there are 219 new items of which 122 are world premieres. The program is the following:
From Tuesday 10th to Sunday 15th September 2019
From Tuesday 10th and Thursday 12th: from 10 am to 7pm
Friday 13: from 10am to 10pm
Saturday 14: from 10am to 7pm
Sunday 15: from 10am to 6pm
Access is forbidden to all suitcases, all travel bags and larger backpacks in A3 size (approximately 40x30cm)
Tickets starts at €15, for children under 12 is free. Between 10-11 am the tickets are free for everybody if they use only the entrance to the Sailing Area at Port Canto. If they proceed like that, they can benefit to have a free access to the hole show. I forgot to say that the elegant parade is a VIP show which is included in the VIP packages (starting from € 225.50 per day), but the ticket for general public is €60.
The Oyster 675, one of the boats exhibited in Port Canto
Over or almost 51,000 visitors are expected at the Cannes Yachting Festival 2019. There is a Sailing Area inside Port Canto where a lot of activities can happen, most of them only if you order yourself.
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