Chartering a Yacht next to the Palais des Festivals in Cannes is one of the best ways to make an impact at the Cannes Film Festival. If you’re looking to charter a yacht this year berthed in the Old Port of Cannes for the Film Festival, the submission deadline is drawing near (November 12, 2007). You will need to sign a charter contract, and submit the full application (there’s quite a lot of paperwork, but your broker can do it all for you) by this date or chances are you will not get a berth. Click here if you would like to know more about chartering for the Cannes Film Festival, and how it all works!
After that date, there are still plenty of ways to charter yachts at the Cannes Film festival, such as renting one to sleep on (instead of an overpriced and distant hotel) or anchoring one in the bay and hosting a party.
Our hats off to Lagoon for this fantastic yacht that for the first time adds the hybrid engine principles pioneered in the auto industry to reduce carbon emissions. The Lagoon 420 hybrid has two electric motors, propelled by batteries. These batteries, which recharge from the turning props while sailing, can run the engines for 2 hours for completely eco-friendly cruising. There is an onboard diesel generator that kicks in if the batteries get too low so that you can motor for more than two hours if necessary.
We were fortunate to be invited aboard the marvelous