26.2m Azimut Magellano 27M Makes World Premiere at Cannes 2026

Azimut has brought the new Magellano 27M to Cannes Yachting Festival 2026 for its world premiere, placing the latest development of its Voyager range in front of an international audience as the Mediterranean autumn show season opens. The 26.2-metre yacht sits above the established Magellano 25M and introduces a new design language shaped around long-distance cruising, architectural calm and a closer visual relationship with the sea.

The premiere also gives Azimut another significant new model at Cannes alongside the Grande 44M and Seadeck 9. While those yachts approach the market from different directions, the Magellano 27M is positioned specifically around the builder’s Voyager philosophy, combining a semi-planing Dual Mode hull with five-cabin accommodation and a layout intended to support extended periods aboard.

A new chapter for the Magellano range

Azimut describes the Magellano 27M as the third chapter in the evolution of the series. The concept continues the crossover approach that has long defined the Magellano line, bringing together the seakeeping and cruising character associated with long-range yachts and the styling, space planning and finish expected from a contemporary Italian motor yacht.

At 26.2 metres overall with a 6.85-metre beam, the yacht is large enough to provide a full five-cabin guest arrangement without moving into the volume or operating profile of a substantially larger displacement superyacht. Azimut lists accommodation for ten guests plus three crew, with six guest head compartments and two additional crew heads. GRP construction and CE Category A certification place the yacht within a production-oriented technical framework while the interior and exterior design give the model a more individual architectural identity.

Jarkko Jämsén shapes the exterior

Exterior design is by Finnish designer Jarkko Jämsén of Navia Design. Azimut presents the profile as an exercise in reducing unnecessary visual elements, allowing the hull and superstructure to respond more directly to the surrounding light, sky and water. The result is deliberately restrained rather than aggressive, giving the yacht a lower-key character than many contemporary performance-led motor yachts in the same length range.

That approach is particularly relevant to a model built around travel rather than short-distance speed. The broad glazing, clean surfaces and long visual lines are intended to maintain a connection with the environment while the underlying proportions support the practical requirements of a five-cabin yacht. The design therefore treats the exterior not simply as a stylistic shell, but as part of the Magellano 27M’s wider cruising identity.

A Mediterranean loggia defines the interior

The most distinctive interior feature is the main-deck loggia developed by AMDL CIRCLE and Michele De Lucchi, who make their yacht-interior debut on the project. Azimut describes the space as an architectural interpretation of Mediterranean pergolas and patios, using large glazed areas, natural light and wooden elements to soften the boundary between the saloon and the outside environment.

Rather than treating the saloon as a conventional enclosed room, the layout is designed to create a gradual transition from interior to exterior. The approach gives the main deck a more residential character and reflects De Lucchi’s broader architectural interest in materials, light and the way people move through spaces. For Azimut, that makes the interior concept an important part of the model’s identity rather than simply a decorative treatment applied to an established yacht platform.

Dual Mode hull and two MAN power options

Naval architecture combines work by P.L. Ausonio Naval Architecture with Azimut’s own research and development department. The yacht uses the builder’s semi-planing Dual Mode hull, a concept developed to support efficient operation across a broader range of speeds than a conventional planing hull and to suit owners who expect to alternate between relaxed cruising and faster passages.

Two MAN engine packages are listed. The standard installation uses twin 1,400 MHP engines and gives a published maximum speed of up to 21 knots. An optional pair of 1,650 MHP engines raises maximum speed to a stated 23 to 24 knots, while Azimut gives a cruising-speed range of up to 16 to 18 knots depending on configuration and operating conditions. Fuel capacity is 10,500 litres, with 2,200 litres of fresh water carried aboard.

Five cabins for longer periods aboard

The accommodation plan reinforces the long-distance role of the yacht. Five guest cabins provide berths for ten, while two crew cabins accommodate three crew members. That arrangement gives the Magellano 27M enough sleeping capacity for an owner to cruise with family or guests for extended periods without pushing the yacht into a substantially larger size category.

The layout also reflects the practical side of the Voyager concept. Longer trips place different demands on storage, crew separation, fuel and water capacity, privacy and the ability to use interior spaces comfortably throughout the day. By combining those requirements with the large glazed areas and open architectural treatment of the main deck, Azimut is attempting to make extended cruising feel less enclosed and more closely connected to the surrounding environment.

Cannes provides the first public test

The Cannes Yachting Festival gives the Magellano 27M its first international public platform as a completed model. Azimut’s official 2026 Cannes presentation identifies the yacht as one of the builder’s world premieres alongside the Seadeck 9, Grande 44M and Fly 70, creating an unusually broad new-model display across several different parts of its range.

For buyers, the significance of the debut is that the Magellano 27M can now be assessed as a finished yacht rather than through renderings, technical specifications and design presentations alone. The relationship between the loggia, glazing, deck proportions and guest accommodation is central to the concept, making an in-person inspection particularly important for a yacht whose selling point depends as much on spatial experience as on dimensions or performance figures.

The Magellano 27M therefore arrives at Cannes as a different proposition from Azimut’s larger Grande flagship or its more sustainability-focused Seadeck models. Its emphasis is on the voyage itself: a 26.2-metre platform designed to combine long-range character, moderate performance, substantial accommodation and an interior architecture intended to make time aboard as important as the destination.