The 35th Monaco Yacht Show opens on Wednesday, 23 September, and runs through Saturday 26 September in Port Hercule. Around 120 superyachts will be in the water with 553 exhibitors ashore, and the organiser, Informa Prestige, counts 43 yachts delivered in 2026 among the fleet: this is the year the order book's recent bounty finally reaches the docks.
The debuts to see
Lurssen's 102-metre Nixie makes her public debut, one of six Lurssen deliveries in the first seven months of 2026. Sanlorenzo shows the first 74Steel, the 73.4-metre Silver Fox. Damen Yachting presents the world debut of the first Amels 80, Pangea, alongside the Amels 60 QU2. Benetti brings the B.Now 67M Dagger, the largest model yet with the Oasis Deck, and Baglietto shows its first T60, Kinda II. GX Superyachts debuts the 42-metre GX42, a hybrid with solar assistance and a claimed 100 nautical miles of electric range.
The market behind the fleet
Informa Prestige CEO Toby Moore notes that new commissions at the leading yards mean waiting until 2028 or beyond for a build slot. BOAT International's Global Order Book 2026 puts numbers on the squeeze: the count of yachts on order fell for the second consecutive year, while average length and tonnage reached record levels. Fewer boats, bigger boats, longer waits: the fleet in Port Hercule this week is the physical evidence.
Practical notes
- The show runs 23 to 26 September 2026 at Port Hercule, Monaco.
- Ticket and accreditation details are on the official show website.
- Yacht & Ocean will report the notable launches from the docks.
For the industry, the show is the autumn's launch platform. This year's debuts tell the market's direction: the first Sanlorenzo 74Steel, the 73.4-metre Silver Fox; the world debut of the first Amels 80, Pangea, shown by Damen Yachting alongside the Amels 60 QU2; Benetti's B.Now 67M Dagger, the largest model yet with the Oasis Deck; Baglietto's first T60, Kinda II; and the hybrid GX42 from GX Superyachts, a 42-metre with solar assistance and a claimed 100 nautical miles of electric range.
The context is a sellers' market for build slots. Organiser Informa Prestige notes that new commissions at the leading yards mean waiting until 2028 or beyond, and BOAT International's Global Order Book 2026 reports the number of yachts on order falling for the second consecutive year while average length and tonnage hit records. The fleet in Port Hercule this week is the order book of 2022 made visible.
What to watch
Watch the 43 yachts delivered in 2026: they are the show's real substance, the new-build market made walkable. The debuts cluster at the top end, Nixie at 102 metres, Silver Fox at 73.4, Pangea as the first Amels 80, but the middle of the fleet is where the brokerage business gets done. With 553 exhibitors ashore, the show is also the year's largest gathering of the industry's service side, from designers and naval architects to the refit yards pitching for the winter work.
The show runs 23 to 26 September at Port Hercule, and the dates are confirmed by Monegasque government decree, which is the kind of administrative solidity the yachting calendar is built on. Yacht and Ocean will report the notable launches from the docks.
For owners, the show is also the most efficient four days of the year to compare new builds side by side: the 2026 fleet puts the order book's recent bounty on the docks, from 100-metre-plus flagships to the 24-metre entry point of the superyacht fleet. Ticket and accreditation details are on the official show website.
Photography: Mike is Michi via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
