Arcadia Yachts showcases its vision of Arcadian Living at Cannes 2026, highlighting space, light, privacy, and bespoke owner customization.
At Cannes, Arcadia Yachts showcases its approach to life on the water through the A and Sherpa series. Though different in size and intended use, A80, A96, Sherpa 60 and Sherpa 80 convey a vision founded on space, privacy, natural light and continuity with the environment.
Space, light, privacy and a sense of continuity with the water are the elements through which Arcadia Yachts interprets Arcadian Living: an approach that focuses on the pleasure of natural living aboard, in settings that are open, sheltered and with deep connections to the surrounding environment. The four boats on show at the Cannes Yachting Festival 2026 illustrate this vision from different perspectives, emphasising the common thread running through both the A and Sherpa series and pointing up the company’s connection with the Gulf of Naples and the Sorrento Peninsula.
The differences between the models go deeper than their lines and sizes, touching each boat’s individual identity, which is shaped by an ongoing dialogue with the owner based on listening, expertise and shared vision. It is in the space created by this face-to-face interaction that a truly bespoke project comes to life, one in which Arcadia’s know-how takes on board the owner’s tastes, habits and personal sensibilities, transforming every yacht into an authentic expression of the people who call it home. The boats exhibited, many of them heavily customised, will take on an even more special meaning at the Cannes event, offering guests the opportunity to see firsthand how the company translates different on-board lifestyles into tangible, consistent and deeply personal solutions, based on an approach in which personalisation is driven primarily by the company’s relationship with its customers.
This vision is front and centre in the four models on show in Cannes: A80 and A96 in the A series, and Sherpa 60 and Sherpa 80 in the Sherpa series. In them, the company founded by Ugo Pellegrino in 2008 presents four complementary interpretations of the same idea of yachting: boats that share the desire to create places of wellbeing and freedom on the water – as the name Arcadia suggests – but that have different sizes, materials, design details and performance. An evolutionary journey without losing brand recognition.
Part of the story will be how guests are welcomed at the new stand, which is more spacious than the previous one and designed to receive owners, customers, dealers, journalists and partners in a multi-sensory space: a familiar and immersive environment in which materials, light, proportions and construction details work together to create a full-scale installation. Not just a showcase for the boats but somewhere designed to give visitors a taste of Arcadian Living and reaffirm Arcadia Yachts’ connection with art, beauty and a design culture that transforms hospitality into an all-embracing experience.
