The 35th Monaco Yacht Show opened on Wednesday, September 23, with a full day of press conferences and world premieres, bringing around 120 superyachts to Port Hercule. Among them are 43 vessels newly delivered this year, as the show runs through Saturday, September 26.
Shipyards used the opening day to unveil their latest builds to the press. Polish yard Sunreef gave the world premiere of the first Sunreef 100 Eco, a fully electric sailing catamaran named Ipharra II.
The roughly 29-metre multihull combines solar panels built directly into its structure with an electric drivetrain, and was shown berthed alongside the shipyard’s 100 Sunreef Power, part of a growing number of large catamarans on display at this year’s show.
Turkish builder Sirena Superyachts also staged a world debut, unveiling its 42-metre flagship, the yard’s first step into full superyacht territory, already sold through the group’s in-house sales team ahead of its Monaco showing.
Italian shipbuilders featured heavily among this year’s debuts. Baglietto presented world premieres of both its Fast50 and the 60.6-metre T60, while Overmarine unveiled the Mangusta 165 REV and Tankoa introduced its 45-metre Singolare.
Riva brought its new 54.84-metre Riva 54 Metri, set to become the brand’s flagship, while Benetti showed its B.Now 50M. Gulf Craft’s 45.25-metre Majesty 145 and GX Superyachts’ first GX42, named Merinos, also made their debuts.
Sailing yachts retained a meaningful presence too, with seven on display, including four fresh deliveries. Among them was Ares Yachts’ 62-metre Simena, the largest sailing yacht confirmed for this year’s show, alongside Nautor Swan’s second Swan 128, named Raijin.
The show also placed considerable emphasis on the refit and brokerage side of the industry, with 38 of the confirmed vessels being presented by brokerage and charter companies, offering buyers the chance to purchase, manage or charter yachts already in service. Standout refit projects on display included Oceanco’s Draak, Feadship’s Double Haven and Benetti’s Galaxy, all recently overhauled.
Toby Moore, CEO of Informa Prestige, organiser of the Monaco Yacht Show, said the fleet on display offers something unmatched anywhere else in the world, giving visitors the chance to walk the decks of forty-three yachts delivered this year, alongside the yards that built them and the brokers who will go on to charter, manage or resell them, all within a single harbour over four days.
Altogether, organisers counted 43 world premieres across the fleet this year, all vessels delivered in 2026, at a time when order books at the world’s leading shipyards already stretch years into the future.
Image courtesy of Monaco Yacht Show – ImagIN Agency