The 10 Largest Superyachts at the Cannes Yachting Festival 2026

The Cannes Yachting Festival returns to Cannes from 8 to 13 September 2026 with the Vieux Port and Port Canto again becoming one of the Mediterranean's largest concentrations of new yachts and brokerage vessels. At the top of the fleet is the 55-metre AFTER YOU, while the revised Top 10 now includes the 43.8-metre ORION ONE in fourth place.

That addition strengthens the concentration around the 40-to-46-metre market, with eight of the ten largest yachts now measuring 46 metres or less. The lineup ranges from established brokerage yachts to brand-new Italian launches and long-range designs, creating a useful cross-section of the sector rather than a simple parade of ever-larger vessels.

The ten largest yachts confirmed for Cannes 2026

The ranking below covers yachts currently confirmed as being displayed as part of the Cannes Yachting Festival rather than larger vessels that may simply be anchored off Cannes during the show. The attendance list remains subject to change before opening day, so late additions or withdrawals could alter the order.

Fraser now explicitly lists ORION ONE among its yachts on display at the Cannes Yachting Festival from 8 to 13 September 2026. The yacht's own Fraser listing gives her exact length as 43.8 metres, placing her ahead of the 43.60-metre SHABBY in the revised ranking.

Ranking current as of 26 August 2026. ORION ONE's addition moves SHABBY to fifth place and pushes the previous tenth-place yacht ALEGRE out of the Top 10.

After You gives Cannes its 55-metre headline yacht

At 55 metres, AFTER YOU is comfortably the largest yacht currently confirmed in the Cannes lineup and gives Heesen the top position. She is followed by the 49.85-metre RENEGADE from Lloyds Ships, creating a clear gap between the two largest yachts and the rest of the field.

Third place goes to the 46-metre PICK UP from Sanlorenzo, bringing the ranking into the size band that dominates the remainder of the Top 10. From fourth place onward every yacht in the revised ranking measures less than 44 metres, illustrating how strongly the Cannes fleet is concentrated around the 40-to-45-metre market.

Orion One enters fourth ahead of Shabby

At 43.8 metres, ORION ONE enters the ranking in fourth place after Fraser explicitly added her to its in-show Cannes display list. The 2026 motor yacht therefore slots between the 46-metre PICK UP and the 43.60-metre SHABBY.

SHABBY moves from fourth to fifth, with EVEN FURTHER shifting to sixth and LADY SARAH to seventh. The change continues through the lower half of the table and removes ALEGRE from the Top 10.

Just over one metre separates sixth from tenth

The lower half of the revised ranking remains tightly grouped, with 1.07 metres separating the 41.45-metre EVEN FURTHER in sixth from the 40.38-metre LORI in tenth. LADY SARAH, SD132/194 and ATTITUDE sit between them, leaving relatively little separation when length alone is considered.

This makes the Cannes display particularly useful for buyers because nominal LOA tells only part of the story. Beam, gross tonnage, layout, construction material, machinery, crew requirements and the way exterior space is distributed can make yachts of similar length feel substantially different in use.

Cannes highlights the importance of the 40–60m market

The most striking feature of the ranking is not simply that the show reaches 55 metres, but that the entire Top 10 sits inside the 40–60m sector. Seven yachts are below 46 metres and eight are at or below 46 metres, reinforcing the importance of this size range for owners who want substantial superyacht capability without moving into the operating scale associated with much larger vessels.

For visitors, the result is a concentrated comparison that would be difficult to reproduce outside a major yacht show. A buyer can move from AFTER YOU and RENEGADE to yachts from Sanlorenzo, ORION, Azimut, Amer, Benetti and Baglietto while comparing how different builders use a relatively narrow envelope of length.

The Cannes fleet may still change

The Cannes Yachting Festival 2026 opens on 8 September, leaving time for brokers and builders to add yachts or amend their display plans. Any additional in-show yacht longer than the current 40.38-metre tenth-place threshold could affect the Top 10, while a withdrawal could move another yacht into the ranking.

Superyacht Guide will continue tracking the confirmed Cannes fleet through opening day and will update the ranking when a substantive change occurs. The list deliberately excludes substantially larger yachts promoted only for private viewings at anchor or elsewhere in the Cannes area, keeping the ranking focused on yachts participating in the festival itself.

The 26 August update uses Fraser's first-party Cannes display listing to establish ORION ONE as an in-show participant rather than a yacht merely visiting the surrounding area. Fraser's individual ORION ONE listing independently confirms the yacht's 43.8-metre length and the same 8–13 September Cannes display dates.