120 Reasons to Attend the Monaco Yacht Show 2026
The 35th edition sails into Port Hercule from 23–26 September with a fleet building to 120 yachts, 43 of them delivering this very year. Here are the world premieres and showstoppers making the case.
The Monaco Yacht Show has published its first official fleet list. The headline number says it all: 120 yachts confirmed, and 43 of them deliver in 2026. Right now, a fresh commission at a leading yard means waiting until 2028 or beyond. As a result, that concentration of near-term tonnage in a single harbour is the show’s most concrete draw.
“What this fleet offers a client exists nowhere else in the world,” says Toby Moore, CEO of Informa Prestige, the show’s organiser. “In four days and in a single harbour, you can walk the decks of forty-three yachts delivering this year.” In other words, near-term fleet, builders and brokerage expertise gather in one place, once a year. For clients, that’s the first concrete benefit the show delivers.
Below, we walk the quays bracket by bracket. Along the way, we pick out the premieres worth planning your route around.
The showstoppers
Start at the top. Lürssen’s NIXIE (102m) sits at Quai Rainier Ier. Moreover, she is the largest 2026 delivery on the list, 102 metres of German-built statement. Overall, she is outscaled only by Oceanco’s LEVIATHAN (111m). LEVIATHAN is a 2025 delivery making her first Monaco showing, and she is the single largest yacht at the show. So if you see one hull this year, make it one of these two.
Between them sit several genuine flagships. For instance, Sanlorenzo displays the SILVER FOX (73.4m), the yard’s newest large-format thinking. Meanwhile, Damen Yachting flexes production muscle no rival matches this year. In fact, the yard delivers two, the 80m PANGEA and the 60m QU2. In addition, Isa Yachts’ SEA RAIDER X (66.4m) brings some of the most aggressive proportion on the quays.
For the wind-powered crowd, Ares Yachts’ SIMENA (62m) is the largest sailing yacht on the confirmed list. She is also a genuine head-turner under rig.
The 40–60m core: where the show does its business
The densest bracket of the fleet is also the one the 2026 class dominates. Here, semi-custom series production meets charter economics. As a result, this is where deals get done.
The emotional premiere is Riva’s new Riva 54 Metri (54.84m). With it, the storied marque steps firmly into superyacht territory. Around it sits a masterclass in the 50-metre space. Consider Benetti’s B.Now 50m, Overmarine’s Mangusta 165 REV (49.9m), Baglietto’s Fast50 (50m) and The Italian Sea Group’s 606 (50m). In addition, the bracket includes Tankoa’s SINGOLARE (45m), Mengi Yay’s GRAY WOLF(52.4m), Gulf Craft’s Majesty 145 (45.25m), Amer Yachts’ EVEN FURTHER (41.45m), GX Superyachts’ MERINOS (42.05m) and Sirena Marine’s Sirena Superyacht 42 Metre (42.23m). Notably, every one is a 2026 delivery.
Two in-service benchmarks anchor the bracket. These are Sanlorenzo’s 58Steel (58.25m, 2024) and Heesen’s PA’LANTE (55m, 2025). To understand the commercial heart of the market, walk this stretch of quay slowly.
30–40 metres: the 2026 class runs just as deep
Down a bracket, the delivery story holds. For example, AB Yachts’ AB110 (33.7m), Sirena Marine’s Sirena 118 (36m), Maiora’s M 38 (37.1m) and Moonen’s LOLLIPOP (37.4m) cluster around Appontement Jules Soccal. In addition, Palumbo Superyachts adds depth here. Specifically, it fields Columbus Yachts’ PRINCIPESSA CAPRICCIOSA (38m) and Isa Yachts’ Viper 130 (38.8m).
Italian production leads the overall hull count. This matches the Global Order Book 2026, where Italian builders account for 52 per cent of global production. Ferretti Group concentrates its line-up around mid-range models. These include the Custom Line 35 (34.5m), Pershing GTX116 (35.33m) and Riva Bellissima 130. Meanwhile, Benetti extends upward with the B.Now 67m at Quai des États-Unis. Finally, Azimut fields the debut of the Azimut 44 Metri (43.85m).
Sub-30 metres: almost entirely a 2026 story
The smallest bracket is the freshest of all. Wally’s Wallywhy200 (27m) brings unmistakable geometry in a compact package. Meanwhile, Princess Yachts stages a rare double debut with the X90 (27.11m) and Y95 (29.1m). In addition, AVA Yachts’ V (25.9m) and Arcadia’s A96 (29m) and A80 (24m) all carry 2026 dates. The A80, at 23.98m, marks the shortest hull of the entire class. Furthermore, Wight Shipyard’s Arksen 85 (27.4m) brings ocean-crossing explorer capability to the bracket. In short, this year’s deliveries span the full breadth of the fleet, not just its upper tiers.
Multihulls and sail hold their ground
The multihull format’s momentum now rides on new tonnage. Indeed, two of the four multihulls on display are 2026 deliveries, Sunreef’s IPHARRA II (29.37m) and Lagoon’s Eighty 3 (24.97m). In addition, Silveryachts showcases one of its flagships at Appontement Jules Soccal.
Under sail, four of the seven yachts are recent deliveries. Alongside the flagship SIMENA sit Cantiere del Pardo’s Grand Soleil 80 (26.2m), Nautor Swan’s RAIJIN (38.98m) and Vitters’ MAGIC (44.3m, 2025).
Monaco Yacht Show 2026: the class of 2025 and the refit fleet
Beyond this year’s launches, the 2025 class makes its first Monaco showing led by Leviathan and running through CRN’s AMOR A VIDA (67.55m), Horizon’s FD100 (31m), the Cantiere delle Marche Flexplorer 146 (44.33m) and Sunseeker’s trio at Quai Louis II, the 82 Ocean Enclosed (25m), 90 Ocean (27m) and 100 Yacht (29.94m).
For buyers whose priority is availability over waiting list, the refit contingent answers what the order book cannot. Oceanco’s DRAAK (91.5m, 2014, refitted 2026) berths at Quai Rainier III fresh from a refit completed this year, joined by the Feadship DOUBLE HAVEN (51m, refitted 2024) and Benetti’s GALAXY (56m, refitted 2025), three consecutive refit vintages that bring the repair-and-maintenance sector itself onto the quays.
Why the Monaco Yacht Show 2026 is the year’s key event
The scarcity story is real. BOAT International‘s Global Order Book 2026 shows the order book contracting in unit count for a second consecutive year, even as average length and tonnage under construction hit record highs and build slots at leading yards fill through 2028–2029. That makes yachts delivering in 2026 among the scarcest commodities in the market, and Monaco has 43 of them in one harbour.
Then there’s the market beyond the premieres. As of publication, 38 of the confirmed yachts arrive not with their builders but with brokerage and charter houses, an in-service fleet averaging close to 49 metres, with an average launch year of 2016 and lengths running from 27 to 78 metres. It covers every stage of the ownership lifecycle: charter, management and resale. The read for clients is simple: Monaco is not only where the next fleet is sold, but where the existing fleet changes hands.
Monaco Yacht Show 2026: the market in one harbour
With additional yachts announced weekly toward the full 120-strong fleet, the Monaco Yacht Show 2026 is shaping into one of the most delivery-rich editions on record. Forty-three new hulls, the yards that built them, the brokers who’ll trade them, and a refit fleet ready to sail now, all in a single harbour, once a year. That’s the real headline, and the reason to be at Port Hercule this September.
The Monaco Yacht Show runs 23–26 September 2026 at Port Hercule, Monaco. The complete directory is available via the MYS fleet list.
