Yacht charter in France
139 yachts and boats for charter in France
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Port du Crouesty, Arzon · Sailboat
6 people · 34.78 feet · 2008
Excl. mandatory extras
Deposit 3 750 EUR (refundable)
Les Marines de Cogolin · Catamaran
8 people · 59.74 feet · 2022
✓ Skipper included – you don't drive
Includes 5 250 EUR in mandatory extras
Deposit 3 000 EUR (refundable)
Port du Crouesty, Arzon · Sailboat
6 people · 25 feet · 15 hp · 2020
Excl. mandatory extras
Deposit 2 250 EUR (refundable)
Port Tino Rossi, Ajaccio · Catamaran
16 people · 32.35 feet · 600 hp · 2026
Excl. mandatory extras
Deposit 5 000 EUR (refundable)
Les Marines de Cogolin · Sailboat
8 people · 39.8 feet · 2026
Includes 550 EUR in mandatory extras
Deposit 4 000 EUR (refundable)
Port du Crouesty, Arzon · Sailboat
8 people · 37.73 feet · 30 hp · 2021
Excl. mandatory extras
Deposit 3 750 EUR (refundable)
Les Marines de Cogolin · Catamaran
9 people · 44.23 feet · 114 hp · 2023
Excl. mandatory extras
Deposit 8 000 EUR (refundable)
Port of Propriano · Sailboat
6 people · 33.73 feet · 19 hp · 2013
Excl. mandatory extras
Deposit 2 500 EUR (refundable)
Port Pin Rolland, Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer · Catamaran
10 people · 40 feet · 80 hp · 2027
Excl. mandatory extras
Deposit 5 500 EUR (refundable)
Port du Crouesty, Arzon · Sailboat
8 people · 36.91 feet · 40 hp · 2016
Excl. mandatory extras
Deposit 3 750 EUR (refundable)
Port Canet-en-Roussillon · Catamaran
8 people · 45.83 feet · 114 hp · 2024
Excl. mandatory extras
Deposit 6 500 EUR (refundable)
Port of Propriano · Sailboat
8 people · 41.86 feet · 45 hp · 2018
Excl. mandatory extras
Port du Crouesty, Arzon · Sailboat
4 people · 25.92 feet · 14 hp · 2006
Excl. mandatory extras
Deposit 2 250 EUR (refundable)
Port Grimaud · Catamaran
8 people · 38.48 feet · 40 hp · 2019
Includes 550 EUR in mandatory extras
Deposit 5 000 EUR (refundable)
Port du Crouesty, Arzon · Sailboat
7 people · 38.19 feet · 40 hp · 2008
Excl. mandatory extras
Deposit 3 750 EUR (refundable)
Les Marines de Cogolin · Catamaran
14 people · 52.2 feet · 2026
Includes 600 EUR in mandatory extras
Deposit 8 000 EUR (refundable)
Port Tino Rossi, Ajaccio · Catamaran
12 people · 45.9 feet · 114 hp
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Port de Bormes-les-Mimosas · Catamaran
10 people · 38.52 feet · 58 hp · 2021
Includes 720 EUR in mandatory extras
Les Marines de Cogolin · Catamaran
6 people · 46.29 feet · 544 hp · 2025
Excl. mandatory extras
Deposit 5 000 EUR (refundable)
St. Tropez, Saint Tropez · Sailboat
8 people · 40.03 feet · 40 hp · 2005
Excl. mandatory extras
Deposit 2 000 EUR (refundable)
Port de Bonifacio · Catamaran
10 people · 38.52 feet · 2024
Excl. mandatory extras
Deposit 6 000 EUR (refundable)
Corbieres Port, Marseille · Catamaran
12 people · 45.8 feet · 108 hp · 2012
Excl. mandatory extras
Deposit 5 000 EUR (refundable)
Port Charles Ornano, Ajaccio
10 people · 52.49 feet · 110 hp · 2017
✓ Skipper included – you don't drive
Excl. mandatory extras
Port Pin Rolland, Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer · Catamaran
10 people · 38 feet · 60 hp · 2026
Excl. mandatory extras
Deposit 3 000 EUR (refundable)
Charter a yacht in France, from the Côte d'Azur, Provence and Languedoc to Corsica and southern Brittany. This page brings every French charter base together. Compare sailboats, catamarans and motor yachts, bareboat or with a skipper, and see the price for your week before you book.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the best place to charter a yacht in France?
Do I need a licence to sail a yacht in France?
When is the best time for a yacht charter in France?
Where can you charter a yacht in France?
France has three very different charter areas, and this page lists them all together: the Mediterranean coast of the mainland, the island of Corsica and the Atlantic coast of Brittany.
The biggest single base is Port du Crouesty in Arzon, at the entrance to the Gulf of Morbihan in southern Brittany. On the Côte d'Azur, the yachts sail from Cogolin, Grimaud (Port Grimaud) and Saint-Tropez in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, from Bormes-les-Mimosas, from Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer near Toulon and from Cannes. Further west there are bases in Marseille, Sète, La Grande-Motte and Canet-en-Roussillon. In Corsica, you start from Ajaccio, Propriano, Bonifacio, Pianottoli-Caldarello or Porto-Vecchio.
Côte d'Azur, Corsica or Brittany?
The Côte d'Azur suits a week of short hops between elegant harbours and the islands of Hyères; see yacht charter on the French Riviera. Corsica is wilder, with granite coves, marine reserves and Sardinia just across the Strait of Bonifacio; see yacht charter in Corsica. Brittany is tidal sailing: the Gulf of Morbihan is full of islands and strong currents, and Belle-Île, Houat and Hoëdic lie just offshore. On the Mediterranean the season runs from about May to October, in Brittany mainly from June to September.
Do you need a licence to charter a yacht in France?
In France you need no licence to skipper a sailing boat at sea, but a motorboat over 6 hp (4.5 kW) requires a boat licence such as the French permis plaisance. For a bareboat charter, the charter companies usually ask for an ICC or proof of sailing experience. If you have neither, book a skipper; some yachts also come fully crewed. Most charters run Saturday to Saturday. More destinations: the Mediterranean, Italy and Croatia.
Things to do by boat
Sailing in France: the sailing areas and where to start
Where to sail in France: Corsica, the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, the Hyères islands, Marseille and the Calanques, and Brittany compared, with bases, 7-day routes, winds, rules and season.
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Sailing Brittany: Gulf of Morbihan, Quiberon and Belle-Île
A sailing week in south Brittany from Port du Crouesty: the Gulf of Morbihan, Houat and Hoëdic, Belle-Île and Quiberon Bay, with legs in nautical miles, tides, rules and the best months.
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Calanques by boat: sailing Marseille, Cassis and Frioul
A 7-day sailing plan from Marseille through the Frioul islands, the Calanques National Park, Cassis and La Ciotat, with the anchoring rules that apply today.
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The mistral and sailing rules in the South of France
What the mistral is, where it blows and how to read the French marine forecast, plus the anchoring, posidonia, 300 m strip and national park rules for sailing in the South of France.
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