The right guide, the right area, the right information
Pointers for preparing a boat trip: places, safety, anchoring and swimming rules, ports and fuel stations. The official charts and PING remain the reference for boundaries and the day’s notices.
Preparing your trip, wherever you are heading
Renting licence-free
6 hp, 2 nautical miles from shelter, mandatory equipment, the rental company’s obligations.
Open the guideFirst-trip checklist
Papers, equipment, briefing, right of way, buoys and emergency actions.
Open the guideReading the marine forecast
Coastal bulletins, VHF channels, Beaufort, mistral, levant, breezes and storms.
Open the guideCoves and anchorages
The possible stops area by area, and the places where you do not stop.
Open the guideAnchoring without damaging the Posidonia
What the law says, finding sand, raising the anchor, penalties.
Open the guideFind the guides and the listed stations
Click an orange dot to open the directory and a blue dot to open the related guide. The map shows where the ports are; it does not replace nautical charts, depths, channels or regulatory boundaries.
Approximate position only. Before your approach, open the nautical chart and the port’s instructions.
Open PINGChoose according to the trip you have in mind
Rent a boat
The registered rental companies, their boats with or without a licence, prices and online booking.
See the rental companiesÎles de Lérins
Navigation pointers, ZMEL (organised mooring buoys), swimming, heritage and water sports.
Open the guideCap d’Antibes
Garoupe, Croûton, anchoring zones, swimming and rules to prepare.
Open the guideGolfe de Mandelieu
Port entrances, heavy traffic, maritime zones and safety decisions.
Open the guideThe Siagne
Bridges, clearances, rowing, paddleboarding and constraints specific to the river.
Open the guideLicence-free safety
Who steers, how to prepare the crew, 196, VHF 16, night navigation and events.
Open the safety guideGolfe de Saint-Tropez
Ports, beaches, anchoring, speed and vigilance in a very busy gulf.
Open the guideFréjus & Saint-Raphaël
Port approaches, Agay bay, beaches and the transition towards the Estérel.
Open the guideThe Estérel
Agay, Dramont, calanques, shallows, snorkelling and coastal hazards.
Open the guideCannes & Golfe-Juan
Ports, beaches, islands, channels and temporary rules to read before departure.
Open the guideBaie des Anges & Nice
Traffic, airport, coastal strip, swimming and preparing your approach.
Open the guideVillefranche & Cap-Ferrat
ZMEL (organised mooring buoys), underwater activities, ports and protected areas.
Open the guideCap-d’Ail & Monaco
Heliport, local constraints, bays, mooring buoys and port entrances.
Open the guideFind a station, contact the harbour office
Each entry gives the stated position, the link to the station or the harbour office and the published opening hours where they exist. Always confirm opening hours and fuel types before setting off.
Saint-Tropez
Green lighthouse jetty · card payment stated 24/7; seasonal staffed hours.
Station, contact and mapSaint-Raphaël
Vieux-Port, Kennedy basin · card payment stated 24/7.
Station, contact and mapCannes
Vieux-Port and Pierre Canto · check access and operation with the port.
Stations, contacts and mapGolfe-Juan & Antibes
Shared Golfe-Juan / Camille Rayon station and fuel berth at Port Vauban.
Stations, contacts and mapMonaco
Port Hercule · hours published according to the season.
Station, harbour office and mapFull directory
Working list, gradually completed from port sources.
Open the directory