We reminisce about 2021's edition of the Cannes Yachting Festival.
, Starship Yachts, Farfalla Marine and Asia Yacht Services, insurance firm Voyager Risk Solutions and Delta Marina.
However, masks were mandatory in public transport, airports and planes. Flights within Europe were packed, marking another contrast to Asia, where outbound and inbound long-haul flights were so quiet that all economy passengers could have a row of three or four seats to themselves.
Crowds felt similar in scale to recent editions, which was confirmed when show organiser RX revealed attendance figures of 54,400 described as both a record and record-equalling figure, while 50 per cent were from abroad. Sylvie Ernoult, Director of the Cannes Yachting Festival, said: “Our ambitious aim for the Festival — which was prepared during Covid — was to do as well as the 2019 edition in terms of the number of exhibitors, boats and visitors.
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