With 80,000 m2 of exhibition space on land and in water, and more than 500 boats on display, the Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes is Europe’s leading in-water boat and yacht show and no doubt the world’s most prestigious. It attracts more than 54,000 visitors from the four corners of the globe, to discover close to 200 new international models, presented in their world debut.
This extraordinary event is being held in Cannes from 6th – 11th September, a favourite spot where glamour and luxury meet!
Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes 2011 – The Cannes International Boat & Yacht Show
CHANGE OF DATES
Initially planned to be held from 7th to 12th September, the 34th Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes is now being held from Tuesday 6th to Sunday 11th September 2011, along the quays of the Vieux Port and Port Pierre Canto and in the Espace Riviera.
This change of dates is the direct consequence of the G20 summit being held in the city of Cannes impacting all scheduled events held before it, in particular the Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes, but also MIPCOM and Tax Free. The scope of the G20 security measures in fact involve requisitioning the city’s entire seafront, from the Vieux Port to Port Pierre Canto starting October making it necessary to move up the dates of all the scheduled events
NEW FACILITIES
The Festival continues to grow. Further improvements have been carried out to make a visit to the show even more homogeneous and ensure that it corresponds better to current developments in the boating industry.
THE PANTIERO TERRACE: BETTER CIRCULATION
The Pantiero terrace traditionally welcomes exhibitors offering deck fittings, services, engines…
To develop this section, the direction of the flow of visitors has been studied. Now, visitors will move along a single path to discover these well-known exhibitors.
Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes 2011 – The Cannes International Boat & Yacht Show
THE MULTIHULL SECTION: EVEN MORE DYNAMIC
With an in-water exhibition area that grows bigger from year to year, the Multihull Section is a must for all those who love Multihull cruisers both sail and motor. The largest shipyards in Europe and worldwide come here to officially unveil their new models. This year again, the Multihull Section is being set up right in the heart of the Vieux Port on the central pontoon accessible from both the Esplanade de la Pantiero and the Quai Saint-Pierre footbridge which has been moved slightly to ensure maximum space in the Multihull Section.
This is a unique exhibition gathering the world’s largest concentration of multihulls, with a very wide range of vessels from 10 to 36 metres, both sail and motor.
CREATION OF A NEW EXHIBITION AREA DEDICATED TO INFLATABLE CRAFT AND RIBS
This year sees the creation of a new area for Inflatable Crafts (Espace Pneumatique) set up at the junction of the swing bridge (Traversante) and Quai Max Laubeuf. An area totally dedicated to all forms of inflatable craft and rigid inflatable boats (RIB).
Numerous French, Italian, and other European makes responded immediately to this initiative which recognizes the popularity of this type of boat among a public of loyal connoisseurs. In addition to the display on land which occupies the entire tip of Quai Max Laubeuf and a large part of the esplanade behind it, lovers of inflatable craft will enjoy discovering a number of the new models displayed in water.
A UNIQUE SHOWCASE FOR PLEASURE BOATS AND LUXURY YACHTS WORLDWIDE
Thanks to a particularly rich offering of products and services and high quality of visitor, the Festival enjoys a reputation which now goes beyond European borders. With 87% exhibitors foreign, coming from 34 countries, the Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes has established itself as a resolutely international event. While European countries still are the exhibitors most represented, through the presence of French, Italian, British, Spanish and German shipyards, the show welcomes the growing number of exhibitors coming from the United States, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Asia, with the emergence of Turkey which is offering vessels built and finished to a very high standard.
Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes 2011 – The Cannes International Boat & Yacht Show
THE MAJOR PLAYERS IN PLEASURE BOATINGWORLDWIDE ARE LOYAL TO THE CANNES SHOW
The major names in international yachting have already heeded the call. Around the pontoons, visitors will thus once again be able to see Azimut Benetti, Bénéteau, CRN, Ferretti Group, Jeanneau, Peri Yachts, Pershing, Princess, Riva, Rodriguez Group, Sunseeker, Heesen Yachts, Wally Yachts and others…, symbols of an entirely exceptional knowhow.
The will also be able to discover “newcomers”, like Nisi Yachts or the amazing Wider… The 34th Festival retains, of course, the important features that made it so successful to begin with, namely a particularly exhaustive offer of both small and large vessels, sailing and motor boats, 95% of which will be displayed in water and able to be tested at sea.
THE BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY
All the branches of the boat industry are represented at the Festival: Deck fittings, Publishing, Service providers(insurance, financing…), Interior boat design, Electronic equipment, decoration Parts manufacturers, Clothing, Motor boats, Institutions, Sailing boats, Brokerage, Engine builders.
THE KEY FIGURES
Close to 54 000 visitors, 50% come from abroad — 520 boats in water (Vieux Port and Port Canto) 87% from abroad — 200 new models — 470 new boats neufs, 10 to 50 meters in water — 441 exhibitors from 34 countries — 80 000 m2 net exhibition space
THE TRENDS FOR 2011 GET ON BOARD…
Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes 2011 – The Cannes International Boat & Yacht Show
STANDARD OR CUSTOM-MADE: SAME HIGH REQUIREMENTS
Whether buying a 24-metre yacht (minimum size for the luxury yacht category) or a vessel over 45 metres, the owners desire the same degree of excellence. Increasingly, the main shipyards set the same standards of quality for their production and semi-custom models as for their custom-made models. Thus, identical in their line (hull, deckhouse), it is by their interiors that these boats are distinct from each other. If the shipyard’s designers propose standard decoration and furnishings, an increasing number of customers want to customise their boat. Furniture, lighting, carpeting, wood, taps, tableware, linens…everything can be done according to their specific requirements and no detail is left to chance.
DESIGN INVITES ITSELF ON BOARD
The idea of design has been inseparable from pleasure boating for many years and the
Festival has always been used by all the shipyards and parts manufacturers present to officially unveil their innovations in the field. With close to 200 new models on display in water each year, the Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes is without question the event you won’t want to miss.
Thus, in successive stages, design has taken precedence over tradition and technological advances have made it possible to discover on our pontoons the very best in a market that covers all the sailing boats and motor boats from 10 to 50 metres.
Closer to the seaside villa, or even the urban loft in the way we think about it and use it, the world of yachting has discovered the joys of design and with it the notion of floating furniture, pieces we move around at will according to our mood or go from one yacht to another. There is also the possibility, unthinkable until recently, to remodel your main lounge completely in days. Table, chairs, sofas, carpeting, lamps, fabric covered walls can all be changed in only a few days and thus dramatically transform your yacht. A trend today that makes yachts the favoured target of designers and new owners who no longer want to succumb to the weight of traditions and immobility when it comes to decoration. The Festival pontoons are a reflection of these trends since they touch with more or less intensity every size vessel and Cannes is today the only show to present such a large range of vessels, both sail and motor.
Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes 2011 – BOATS ARE GOING GREEN!
BOATS ARE GOING GREEN!
The Festival is the showcase of a worldwide industry that has been concerned for a long time now about its impact on the environment. To one degree or another, each of us strives to display the most virtuous behaviour possible. Parts manufacturers, engine builders and boat builders have all undertaken initiatives in this direction.
Like purchasing a car, the decision to buy a boat, regardless of its size, should be accompanied by thoughts of the future, about one’s true commitment to sustainable development and protecting the environment. Just having a solar generator is no longer enough. We need to look more long term.
Whether sail or motor, every boat has a lifecycle which starts with its conception through its long period of use to its eventual destruction. In other words, throughout this cycle like any manufactured article it generates forms of pollution; for all that, according to Greenpeace, less than 1% of ocean pollution is due to pleasure boating.
So at each stage in the lifecycle of a boat, the shipyards actively do many things, from building the boat, through maintaining it during the long period it is in use, to recycling all the material when it comes to the end of its life.
If all the cycles are respected, the environmental impact of yachting on nature will be reduced. Whether sail or motor, the new generation of boats, as well as their owners, must first and foremost adopt an eco-responsible attitude.
Just having a solar generator is no longer enough. We need to look more long term.
THE EXHIBITION AREAS
THE VIEUX PORT — THE EXHIBITION AREAS & EXHIBITORS
With close to 470 new boats on display in water, the Vieux Port knows just how to debut the finest new models by major international shipyards in a sumptuous setting. The quality and density of the Festival stands out through a mixed offer of motor boats and sailing boats from 10 to 50 metres on the water and the presence on land of numerous exhibitors dedicated to services and equipment for increasingly sophisticated boats.
In water 470 boats registered with more than 200 new models making their world debut
On land 80 boats under 10 metres
The largest yacht: Westport 50 metres
THE VIEUX PORT IS ORGANISED AROUND 5 AREAS IDEAL FOR SEEING WHAT’S ON OFFER AT THE SHOW.
THE VIEUX PORT IS ORGANISED AROUND 5 AREAS IDEAL FOR SEEING WHAT’S ON OFFER AT THE SHOW.
1 Jetées Albert Edouard
– Superyacht Extension
– Traversante (Swing Bridge)
Vessels 24 to 50 metres
➝ Highly coveted by the largest international shipyards, this pier gathers vessels 24 to 50 metres, presenting the best there is in yachts and super yachts. On land, the major plays in equipment (engines, propellers and thrusters, etc.), insurance, financing, press publications,…
2 Pantiero – Gare maritime Vessels 10 to 37 metres
➝ In water : smaller top-ofthe-range motor boats. An offer composed of open, sport, fly and day fishing boats.On land: activities related to yachting (deck fittings, paints, engines, ports and marinas, service companies, safety equipment, clothing, press publications, etc.)
3 Quai Saint-Pierre Allée du Poussiat Vessels 10 to 26.31 metres
➝ In water: a wide range of sailing and motor yachts (tradition, open, fly, etc.). On land: electronics and computer technology, sailing boat equipment, engine builders, finance and insurance companies, etc.
4 Multihulls Section Vessels 10 to 35 metres
➝ An unprecedented gathering of multihulled craft, both sail and motor
5 Quai Max Laubeuf Vessels 10 to 22 metres
➝ In water : sailing boats and motor boats. On land: vessels under 10 metres including RIBs on show in the newextension, and specialist parts manufacturers in the world of sailing boats.
THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS SHIPYARDS, LOYAL TO THE FESTIVAL
MOTOR BOATS
Absolute, Apreamare, Arcadia, Azimut, Bénéteau, Benetti, Canados, Cantieri Di Baia, CRN, Custom Line, Dominator, Fairline, Falcon Yachts, Ferretti Group, Fiartmare, Grand Banks, Itama, Jeanneau, Leopard, Marquis Yachts, Mochi Craft, Monte Carlo Yachts, Moonen Shipyards, Numarine, Otam, Overmarine, Peri Yachts, Permare, Pershing, Prestige, Princess, Rhea Marine, Riva, Rodriguez Group, Rodman Polyships, Sanlorenzo, Sealine, Sessa Marine, Sunrise, Sunseeker, Uniesse Marine, Vicem Yachts, Wally, Westport, …
Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes 2011 – The Cannes International Boat & Yacht Show
SAILING BOATS
Bavaria, Bénéteau, Chantiers Amel, Chantiers Jeanneau, CNB, Dufour Yachts, Firros Yachts, Hanse Yachts, Latitude 46, Oyster Marine, Wauquiez, X-Yachts…
MULTIHULLS
Alliaura Marine, Chantier Catana, Cnb – Lagoon, Fountaine Pajot Catamarans, Isara Yachts, Mattira, Nautitech, Outremer Yachting, Sunreef Yachts, Swiss Catamarans …
THE NEW SHIPYARDS FOR 2011
Abate, Adriatic Marine Group, Arimar Spa, Azur Dream France, Bilgin Yachts, Bluegame, Brunswick Netherlands, Bsw Design, Cantiere Delle Marche, Cervigon Yachts, Dalla Pietà Yachts, Dinamica Yachts, Emotor, Filippetti Yacht, Frauscher, Mattia, Nisi Yachts, Outer Reef Yachts, Overmarine Group, Performance Marine, Saniboat, Sasga Yachts, Pearl Motor Yachts, Snip Yachting, Solemar, Starmarine, Tecnoresin, Tornado Marine, Volterra Marine, Wider…
PORT PIERRE CANTO THE BROKERS GATHER TO OFFER THE FINEST SHOW
Since 2006, Port Pierre Canto has been hosting along its pontoons the best players in the second-hand market for pleasure boats and luxury yachts. Vessels 22 to 50 metres are on show there presented by European and American brokers, thus topping off the Festival’s already rich offer of products and services; an opportunity to discover a vast overview of the world’ finest yachts.
This year the exhibiting brokers will benefit from a lounge in the shape of gazebos.
Crown Pavilions, makers of these gazebos, is the proud partner of this space where brokers will be able to host clients for meeting and enjoy meals as the restaurant tent will be right next to them.
THE ESPACE RIVIERA
THE EXCELLENCE OF LUXURY YACHTING
THE ESPACE RIVIERA, DEDICATED TO ALL THE PLAYERS IN LUXURY YACHTING AND ALL THOSE WHO LOVE LUXURY THE MAJOR PLAYERS THE NEWCOMERS
The Espace Riviera, a first-rate place to connect The ‘showcase’ of the Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes, this prestige exhibition hall strengthens the show’s position in the luxury yacht sector by making an upmarket exhibition space available to the largest shipyards, just a stone’s throw from the Croisette. The Espace Riviera, an excellent consumer exhibition venue, enables you to welcome the most demanding visitors in exceptional conditions that combine calm, comfort and discretion.
Located in the heart of the show, overlooking the Jetée Albert Edouard where the large vessels are on display in water this prestige 2,000 m2 air-conditioned exhibition hall is host to exceptional trademarks specialising in Luxury Yachting and its environment, such as prestige shipyards, parts manufacturers and engine builders, service companies, design firms and custom interior companies.
It is a magical place for the world’s most prestigious makes and brands. From dream to reality, from tradition to modernity, from extreme sophistication to the most highly specialised innovation, the most famous trademarks come to the Espace Riviera offering the unexpected.
EXHIBITORS FROM DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF THE YACHTING INDUSTRY
Interior installations: video, audio and home automation, furniture, fine tableware, textiles, kitchens, bathrooms, decoration accessories and fitness
Architects and designers
Luxury yacht builders
Equipment and technologies
Service companies: financing, insurance, press publications, institutions, etc.
Luxury yacht tenders and ship’s boats
Tourism and marinas
66 EXHIBITORS, INCLUDING 16 NEWCOMERS
Alumarine, Azimut Benetti Spa, Banque Populaire, CIC, Ferretti Group, Kiade, Musto, Ocea, Rodriguez Group, Williams Performance Tenders. Atron, Caves du Palais, Evolution Light, Frauscher, Interni on Board – Mondadori Pubblicità, Maquettes de bateaux de prestige par Dutartre, Moravia, Riviera Radio, Sealift 2 International Limited, U Spa Barrière, Yacht Concept, Yachts Turkyie – Dogan Burda Dergi Yaya…
Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes 2011 – The Cannes International Boat & Yacht Show
OFFICIAL PARTNERS
With a boutique situated in town along the Croisette, a 400 m² laboratory and two chefs, Effigy combines excellence and quality to satisfy the most discerning palate. Fine food, catering, pastries, chocolates, caviar, foie gras, fine wines, champagnes and spirits… the refinement of the dishes, the subtlety of the culinary arts, and the experienced personnel are all assets that make Effigy the perfect partner for your private or business events.
Schweppes reaffirms its commitment to participating in stylish, elegant and luxurious partnerships like the Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes. On this occasion, the visitors will be able to savour the flavours of Schweppes Agrum, Lemon and Indian Tonic while strolling past the show’s magnificent luxury yachts and pleasure boats.
Conceived and designed by Keith Musto, 1964 Olympic Flying Dutchman champion, the MUSTO clothing brand is internationally renowned today for its performance, from ocean racing to the world of superyachts. MUSTO has quite naturally become a Festival de la Plaisance partner, clothing all the members of our team. Wearing MUSTO in town is to embody the elegance of the boating world.
La Maison du Chocolat is proud to be a partner of this year’s Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes. From an important Parisian craftsman to international maker of fine chocolate, La Maison du Chocolat carries on great chocolate making traditions, as well as developing ephemeral creations for your enjoyment.
Goodwill Partner
The Festival de la Plaisance would like to honour the Théodora Association “Clowns for Our Children in Hospital” and its network of associations and foundations. Spanning
8 countries today, the Théodora Association and its network is currently active in 120 hospitals. Its 148 ‘clown’ doctors make some 250,000 paediatric visits a year.
Official Provider
Azur Hélicoptère, a specialist in photographing and filming boats from the air, offers you daily flights from the Cannes heliport to Nice, Monaco, Saint-Tropez and any other destination on request.
U SPA Barrière by Star Wellness, the well-being moment of the Festival de la Plaisance
The Hôtel Majestic Barrière and the company Star Wellness are pleased to present you the U Spa Barrière experience at the Festival de la Plaisance.
On the agenda: an elegant decor, the expertise of our therapists, and treatments tailored to your well-being. Through this relaxation area, discover top-of-the-line fitness/ wellness equipment, a sauna, a steam room, and spa and fitness equipment!
BASIC INFORMATION & CONTACTS
For all the information visit www.salonanutiquecannes.com – plaisance@reedexpo.fr
The Festival de la Plaisance de Cannes is organised by Reed Expositions France, under the aegis of the French Nautical Industries Federation (FIN), with the collaboration of the Alpes-Maritimes Departmental Council, the Nice-Côte d’Azur Chamber of Commerce and Industries, and the City of Cannes.
Place: Cannes, Vieux Port and Port Pierre Canto
Dates: 6 – 11 September 2011
Hours: 10 am to 7 pm, every day except Sunday until 6 pm
Late Evening: Friday 9th open until 10 pm
Admission: 18 euros in September
17 euros in August by pre-registration
Sea shuttle service between Vieux Port & Port Canto included
Free for children under 12 years old
Entrances: Espace Riviera, Quai Max Laubeuf Car Park, and Port Pierre Canto
Accommodation: Reed MIDEM
