36m Sirena 118 Flagship IKIGAI Unveiled at Cannes 2026

Sirena Yachts has unveiled the first Sirena 118, IKIGAI, at Cannes Yachting Festival 2026, bringing the Turkish builder's new 36-metre flagship into public view after launch and commissioning. The Cannes presentation marks the culmination of a multi-year programme involving Sirena's in-house teams alongside naval architect Germán Frers and interior designer Cor D. Rover.

For completed hull number one, Sirena's September 2026 release gives an overall length of 36 metres and a beam of 7.8 metres, creating substantial volume without losing the recognisable proportions of the wider range. IKIGAI combines the brand's rectangular hull windows, purposeful axe bow and aft-leaning fashion plates with a generous beach club, drop-down sea balconies and expansive foredeck spaces.

Germán Frers develops the fast-displacement platform

Naval architecture is by Germán Frers, while Sirena's own design team developed the exterior styling. Sirena's September material for IKIGAI describes glass-fibre construction with carbon fibre used in the upper decks and resin-infusion techniques intended to control weight and maintenance demands, while the underlying hull programme remains focused on efficient, comfortable long-range cruising.

For IKIGAI, Sirena states that twin 1,550hp MAN diesels provide a 10-knot cruising speed and a 16-knot maximum, with a more powerful pair of 1,990hp MAN V12 engines available to raise maximum speed to 18 knots. These are the launch-specific figures supplied for hull number one and are therefore used here in preference to earlier generic model specifications.

Cor D. Rover shapes a flexible owner-focused interior

One of IKIGAI's defining features is the way the owner's accommodation connects private interior and exterior space. Sirena describes an owner's suite with its own foredeck terrace, while the broader Sirena 118 platform also allows a two-level owner arrangement that can extend towards a private waterside retreat, giving the flagship a level of separation and direct sea access more normally associated with larger custom yachts.

Hull number one is also deliberately bespoke rather than simply a larger version of an established production model. Cor D. Rover's interior concept is combined with owner-specific choices in colour, material and texture, while Sirena's own interior team has translated that concept into the completed yacht; large windows and the yacht's substantial beam are used to keep the main living spaces visually connected with the water.

The interior design concept is by Cor D. Rover, with Sirena Marine's own interior design team developing the finished yacht around the owner's preferences. Accommodation is arranged for 12 guests in a five-plus-one cabin configuration, with extensive glazing and flexible living spaces intended to preserve the brand's emphasis on natural light as the platform moves into the 36-metre category.

The owner receives one of the yacht's most distinctive features: a private two-level environment linking the main-deck stateroom with a lower-level study and lounge that opens directly towards the sea. The arrangement creates an owner's zone with greater separation from the main guest circulation while also giving the suite a direct relationship with the water.

265 GT supports substantial volume at 36 metres

At 265 GT, the Sirena 118 is designed to deliver significant internal and external volume while remaining within a 36-metre overall length. Folding aft balconies extend the main-deck exterior area when the yacht is at anchor, while a hydraulic platform serves both as a waterside terrace and as a practical launch point for the tender and water toys.

The upper deck and sun deck continue the emphasis on flexible exterior living, with spaces intended to shift between dining, relaxation and entertainment rather than being tied to a single function. Large windows, long sightlines and connected outdoor zones carry familiar Sirena design themes into the larger platform while the tri-deck arrangement provides the separation required for guest, crew and technical circulation.

The flagship moves Sirena further into the superyacht market

The move to 36 metres places Sirena in a market where owners can choose among fast-displacement, semi-displacement and crossover yachts from a growing number of international builders. Rather than relying on outright speed, the 118 combines moderate-speed efficiency, substantial volume, a flexible accommodation plan and a highly developed owner area to create a cruising proposition built around time aboard and longer passages.

The technical specification also reflects the operating demands of the larger platform. Sirena lists accommodation for five crew in three cabins, and the wider machinery, service and circulation arrangement marks a clear step up from the builder's smaller production yachts even where the exterior design retains recognisable family characteristics.

Cannes gives the Sirena 118 its international public debut

The Cannes appearance follows the yacht's launch and final commissioning and gives the wider market its first opportunity to assess the completed flagship. Sirena's official launch announcement identifies the festival as the Sirena 118's world and public debut, placing the yacht among the significant new-model introductions arriving on the French Riviera at the start of the European autumn show season.

For Sirena Yachts, the debut is also a statement about the direction of the brand. The combination of Germán Frers naval architecture, Cor D. Rover's interior concept, Sirena Marine's own design work and a 265 GT fast-displacement platform positions the Sirena 118 as more than an enlarged production model, establishing a flagship intended to compete directly within the international superyacht market.

Cannes is particularly significant for Sirena because the 118 is not merely another addition to the company's established sub-30-metre range. It places the builder firmly into composite superyacht territory, where buyers expect greater freedom over accommodation, materials and exterior use while still demanding the build repeatability and engineering discipline associated with a developed model platform. IKIGAI is therefore both a finished yacht and a demonstration of how far Sirena intends to stretch that semi-custom approach.

The stern and foredeck illustrate that change in scale especially clearly. Folding sea balconies expand the aft platform into a broader waterside living area, while the private forward terrace gives the owner a separate outdoor zone away from the principal guest circulation routes. Together with the upper-deck and sun-deck spaces, these features allow different groups on board to use the yacht simultaneously without concentrating every activity around a single exterior lounge.