Anvera has used the 2026 Cannes Yachting Festival to unveil the first Anvera 200 Racing, the most powerful expression of its new 19.97-metre platform. The Italian builder describes the model as the technological manifesto of its range, combining a full-carbon structure with unusually high power and a layout intended to work either as an owner’s yacht or as a high-performance chase boat.

The Racing version is the most extreme of three propulsion configurations announced for the Anvera 200 family. It arrives in Cannes with twin MAN V12 engines rated at 2,200 hp each and surface drives, while the same hull and deck concept is also offered in lower-output 200 and 200-S forms for owners who prioritise a different balance of speed, range and comfort.

A 19.97-metre full-carbon platform

The official specification gives an overall length of 19.97 metres and a maximum beam of 5.96 metres, expanding to 6.85 metres when the side terraces are open. Carbon fibre is used throughout the construction, an approach Anvera says allows the boat to combine large usable volumes with the low weight needed for its performance targets.

That beam is central to the onboard concept rather than simply a technical dimension. With the terraces lowered, the aft living area opens laterally toward the sea, while the main deck is arranged to preserve broad circulation around the central social spaces and the large T-top.

Three propulsion identities

The standard Anvera 200 pairs twin 1,300 hp MAN V8 diesels with Top System surface drives, with the yard quoting a 40-knot cruise and a maximum speed above 50 knots. The 200-S steps up to twin 1,800 hp MAN V12s and is intended to exceed 60 knots while retaining the same underlying platform.

At the top of the range, the Racing configuration increases output to 4,400 hp in total. Anvera states that this version is capable of more than 70 knots, making the first Cannes yacht a deliberate demonstration of the performance potential enabled by the carbon structure and surface-drive installation.

Layouts can change with the owner’s brief

Anvera says the interior can be arranged with as many as three cabins, while the main deck includes a large lounge and dining area below the T-top. A separate crew cabin with independent access is also part of the available layout strategy, allowing the boat to function as a self-contained yacht rather than only as a day boat.

The builder is producing the model in a highly limited series and says each unit can be extensively customised inside and out. That approach is particularly relevant at this size, where the same 20-metre platform may be asked to serve very different roles, from fast Mediterranean cruising to supporting a much larger mothership.

The first Racing unit leads the launch

The yacht shown at Cannes is the first Anvera 200 Racing and is scheduled to continue to the Monaco Yacht Show after its French debut. Anvera also says two further units are already in construction with different configurations, with delivery planned for the following season.

That early production spread matters because it shows the platform is not being presented only as a one-off technology demonstrator. The three-engineering-package strategy gives the yard a way to address owners who like the same architecture but do not all need the 70-knot-plus capability of the Racing version.

A new flagship below the 24-metre threshold

At 19.97 metres, the Anvera 200 sits comfortably within Luxury Yacht Guide’s under-24-metre remit while bringing propulsion and materials more commonly associated with specialist performance craft. The combination of carbon construction, large opening terraces and several propulsion levels gives it a distinctive position among high-end yachts around the 20-metre mark.

Cannes provides the first public test of how owners respond to that formula. The launch is therefore about more than maximum speed: it shows Anvera applying its lightweight performance philosophy to a larger platform with greater accommodation, crew separation and customisation than its smaller models.

What the launch says about the 20-metre performance market

The Anvera 200 arrives at a point where owners of fast yachts are asking for more than acceleration and top speed. Opening terraces, proper overnight accommodation and a separate crew area mean a 20-metre performance boat is increasingly expected to function as a complete private yacht, even when its engineering has been driven by carbon construction and surface-drive performance.

That makes the three-version strategy commercially important. An owner can choose the same basic architecture with a 50-knot-plus, 60-knot-plus or 70-knot-plus performance character, allowing the yard to sell the design around lifestyle as well as outright speed. Cannes will show whether buyers see that flexibility as more valuable than a single extreme flagship specification.