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BUYER’S GUIDE · MOORING & MARINAS

Mooring & Marinas

Your yacht’s home port deserves its own shortlist.

Choose your base. Shape your season.

Consider travel from home, yacht dimensions, marina services and preferred cruising grounds before committing to a purchase. A berth should fit the way you will use your yacht.

01

Choose the coastline you will use.

Cannes suits plans around the Lérins Islands; Antibes and Golfe-Juan offer a central Riviera location. Nice and the coast towards Monaco suit an eastern focus, while Saint-Tropez offers a western base. Compare shore access and travel time.

02

Match exact yacht dimensions.

Give the harbour office overall length, beam, draft and technical needs. Check manoeuvring space, depth, shore power and restrictions. A berth described by length alone may not fit your yacht.

03

Understand the written agreement.

Ask about visitor, seasonal and annual stays, waiting lists and a complete quote. Check utilities, service charges, deposits, renewal and cancellation terms. Do not assume a seller’s berth transfers with the yacht; confirm rights directly with the port and a legal adviser.

04

Plan services and alternatives.

Consider security, maintenance access, lifting, provisioning and crew needs. Check current local anchoring restrictions, including protected seagrass areas. Weather and demand can change plans, so confirm availability and keep alternative ports in mind.

BEFORE YOU COMMIT

Your conversation
checklist.

  • Does the berth fit the yacht’s exact dimensions and technical needs?
  • Is availability confirmed in writing for my dates?
  • What is included in the quote and charged separately?
  • Are renewal, cancellation and transfer conditions clear?
  • Which services and alternative ports will I need?

A CONSIDERED STARTING POINT

Locations are planning references, not partner marinas or available berth offers. Prices, terms and rules may change. Contact harbour offices for current information; this page does not reserve or guarantee a berth.

FROM THE BUYER’S LOGBOOK

Before contacting harbour offices, read Mooring on the Riviera: the waiting lists. Planning the purchase too? Start with How to buy a yacht on the French Riviera.

PORT DIRECTORY

Harbour offices
along the Riviera.

57 harbour offices between Menton and the Hyères islands, grouped by coast. Open a region for the address, the published telephone number, the office contact and the port’s website.

BEFORE YOU CONTACT A PORT

Contacts are taken from public municipal and regional harbour directories. Listed ports are planning references, not partner marinas or available berth offers. Telephone numbers, terms and rules change; confirm them directly with the harbour office.

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