Pardo Yachts is closing the loop on its GT range. The GT65 will have its world premiere at the Cannes Yachting Festival from 8 to 13 September 2026, slotting between the GT52, launched in 2022, and the flagship GT75, which made its world debut at Cannes in 2024.
The last gap in the range
The GT concept has always borrowed its logic from the automotive world it's named after: a grand tourer is meant to do everything, cross a continent at speed then look the part parked outside a marina bar. The GT52 proved the format worked. The GT75 took it to superyacht scale. That left a 65 foot hole in the middle, and the GT65 is the boat designed to fill it.
Reverse bow, real bite
Naval architecture comes from Zuccheri Yacht Design, with Nauta Design handling the exterior and interior. The result carries Pardo's now-signature reverse bow and a lightened superstructure with continuous glazing around the perimeter, using fewer mullions than you'd expect for near 360 degree views. It's a walkaround layout front to back, so there's no scrambling over furniture to get forward. A bottom-hinged aft window folds the cockpit and saloon into one open space when you want it, and closes it off when you don't.
What's under the glass
Below deck, the GT65 runs three cabins and three bathrooms, with one standard layout for now, sleeping six across two double beds and two singles. The standout is a full-beam owner's suite forward, set up with a transverse bed and a walk-in wardrobe, which Pardo says is a first for the brand. A raised galley on the lower deck frees up the main living space and keeps service areas separate from guest areas, backed by a crew cabin with its own cockpit access. Materials have moved up a notch too: ultra-compact engineered stone in place of acrylic, and parquet-effect wood flooring throughout.
The numbers
Standard power is twin Volvo IPS 1200 pod drives, with twin IPS 1350s available as an option. Fuel capacity sits at 3,350 litres, water at 1,100 litres, and the boat is rated for up to 16 people on board.
| Spec | Pardo GT65 |
|---|---|
| LOA | 20.14m / 66.08ft |
| Hull length | 19.98m / 65.55ft |
| Max beam | 5.65m / 18.54ft |
| Displacement | 34.5t |
| Draft | 1.53m / 5.02ft |
| Standard engines | 2x Volvo IPS 1200 |
| Optional engines | 2x Volvo IPS 1350 |
| Fuel / water | 3,350l / 1,100l |
| Layout | 3 cabins, 3 bathrooms, 6 berths |
| Capacity | B12 / C16 |
On the water at Cannes
The GT65 goes public at the Cannes Yachting Festival from 8 to 13 September, as the show takes over Vieux Port and Port Canto. For Pardo, though, this one isn't just another new model on the stand. It's the boat that finishes a three model plan.
