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Saint-Tropez seen from the water.

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Yacht charter in Saint-Tropez

The great run west, and the harbour that still earns its reputation: two hours at a proper pace, and worth every one of them.

The port

Saint-Tropez

  • Boats from here06
  • Up to12 guests
  • Days from€1,000
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Saint-Tropez is the far end of the coast from Beaulieu and the run is half the pleasure of it. The captain picks the glassiest day of your stay and you take the offshore line past the Esterel with nothing either side of you.

The old port is small enough to walk in ten minutes and the Pampelonne beaches are a short hop around the headland. Most days here are a long lunch and a swim, and back along the coast with the light going.

It is the one destination worth planning the week around rather than fitting into it.

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Vieux Port de Saint-Tropez, Quai Suffren. Boarding is at the pontoon rather than a desk, and the day starts the moment you step aboard.

The ochre façades of the old port of Saint-Tropez in late afternoon light.

Where the day goes

The bays off Saint-Tropez.

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Pampelonne20 min

Five kilometres of pale sand and shallow warm water, and the best of it is the part you can only reach by boat.

Cap Camarat & l’Escalet30 min

The wild end of the Saint-Tropez peninsula, where the sand gives out and the rock begins.

Villefranche-sur-Mer10 min

The deepest, calmest bay on the coast, five minutes from the home berth.

Cap Ferrat15 min

The villa tour only the sea allows, and a table you arrive at by tender.

How far is everything

From the quay at Saint-Tropez.

  • Villefranche & Cap Ferrat12 min
  • Monaco20 min
  • Villefranche20 min
  • Cap Ferrat30 min
  • Lérins Islands45 min
  • Saint-Tropez75 min

Lunch by sea

  • Club 55, Pampelonne
  • La Réserve à la Plage
  • Le Girelier, Vieux Port

Always included

  • Your own captain on every charter
  • Towels, snorkeling gear and shade
  • A complimentary rosé, chilled and waiting
  • Free date changes up to fourteen days before.

Passage times are the quickest boat in the fleet on a flat morning. Your captain will tell you honestly what the sea is doing before you commit to a long run.

The practical half

Getting aboard.

Where you board
Vieux Port de Saint-Tropez, Quai Suffren.
Parking
Parking du Port, Saint-Tropez.
From the airport
Nice Côte d’Azur, 90 minutes by road; Toulon-Hyères, 60.
Season
April to the end of October, with the quiet weeks either side of the summer.
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Before you book

Questions about a day from Saint-Tropez.

How much does it cost to hire a boat in Saint-Tropez?
From €1,400 a day for the boat, captain included, and fuel at cost for the route. Boarding in Saint-Tropez itself, at the Quai Suffren, keeps the fuel to the day you actually spend on the water; running out from Nice or Cannes is a longer, fuller day and priced as one.
How long does it take to get to Saint-Tropez by boat from Nice or Cannes?
About two hours at a proper pace from Nice or Beaulieu, and a little over an hour from Cannes. Plenty of guests make the passage the point of the day, with Pampelonne and a long lunch at the far end; the rest board in Saint-Tropez and stay in the gulf.
Do I need a licence to hire a boat in Saint-Tropez?
No. A captain comes with every boat, so nobody in your party needs a licence or any experience. You pick the beach and the table; the captain does the rest.
Can we go to Pampelonne and Club 55 by boat?
That is the classic Saint-Tropez day. Anchor off Pampelonne, a short hop round the headland, tender in to Club 55 or whichever beach club holds your table, and swim in the afternoon while the boat waits. Ask the crew to hold the table when you book.

The fleet

Boats that run Saint-Tropez days.

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the bays either side

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Further along the coast

A day from Saint-Tropez.

Pick a date and see every boat that is open, or tell us what you have in mind and we will build the day around it. The port is where the day begins, not where it has to stay.

The standard every day is built to

Free date changes up to fourteen days before.

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