Pearl Yachts is presenting the new Pearl 73 in its world debut at the Cannes Yachting Festival 2026, introducing the latest evolution of the British builder's 72-foot platform. At 21.99 metres overall, the new model remains firmly within the sub-24-metre market while bringing revised exterior styling, a new aft-deck arrangement and a fresh Kelly Hoppen interior concept.
The design develops the formula established by the Pearl 72 rather than replacing its owner-focused layout. Dixon Yacht Design has sharpened the exterior profile and expanded the glazing, while Kelly Hoppen Interiors has introduced a Monochrome décor that uses tonal contrasts, layered textures and sculptural forms to give the interior a more contemporary character.
A Riviera-style aft deck with folding balconies
The most visible exterior change is the Riviera-inspired aft deck, where fold-down balconies extend the usable space at water level and open the cockpit towards the sea. A hydraulic bathing platform sits below, while the yacht also retains a dedicated garage designed to carry both a tender and a jet ski without using the principal guest areas for stowage.
Further forward, the deck plan includes a separate foredeck lounge and a hardtop with a tilt-and-slide sunroof system over the flybridge. The combination gives the 73 several distinct exterior zones, allowing the aft deck, foredeck and upper deck to be used independently when different groups are aboard.
Four ensuite cabins include two owner-style suites
Below deck, Pearl lists four ensuite double guest cabins plus a separate crew cabin. The arrangement preserves one of the most unusual features of the previous 72: a forward master cabin with its own entrance and a second full-beam master cabin amidships, giving owners two genuinely substantial suites within a 21.99-metre hull.
The hull length is 20.73 metres, maximum beam is 5.75 metres and draft is 1.70 metres. Pearl publishes a lightship displacement of 50 tonnes, together with 4,340 litres of fuel and 950 litres of fresh water, figures that place the yacht firmly in the long-weekend and coastal-cruising end of the luxury motor-yacht market.
Twin MAN V12 propulsion with a 250-nautical-mile range
Standard propulsion is provided by two MAN V12 engines rated at 1,400hp each, with a pair of 1,550hp V12s available as the higher-output option. Pearl quotes a range of up to 250 nautical miles at cruising speed, matching the yacht's emphasis on fast Mediterranean-style cruising rather than long-range displacement operation.
The engineering package supports an exterior designed around practical owner operation as much as appearance. The tender and jet-ski garage, hydraulic bathing platform and multiple social zones reduce the compromises normally created by carrying toys and equipment on a yacht of this length, while the twin-engine installation keeps the machinery arrangement conventional for the class.
Dixon and Hoppen evolve a long-running collaboration
Pearl has again divided the design work between Dixon Yacht Design for naval architecture and exterior styling and Kelly Hoppen Interiors for the accommodation. The Cannes presentation highlights that long-running collaboration, with the sharper glasshouse and aft-deck geometry outside paired with the new Monochrome treatment inside rather than treating the 73 as a simple cosmetic update.
The Pearl 73 is making its world debut during the Cannes Yachting Festival from September 8 to 13. Its arrival gives Pearl a new flagship below the 24-metre threshold, while the larger Pearl 82 remains outside Luxury Yacht Guide's coverage because its published length reaches 25 metres.