French Riviera Bareboat Yachts

This is where you meet the rich, the famous, the hangers-on and the wannabees. Bareboat starting locations are usually in the Hyeres region and your charter can run coastwise to Nice and Monaco or across the 80 mile stretch to Corsica and Sardinia although this latter destination is more suitable for 10 days or more. Lovely area to travel in, a lot of local traffic, mostly mega-yachts and lots of sailboat racing, lovely beaches and lovely people.

Can get quite windy in summer,  so don’t expect dead calm especially in mid-summer.  In spite of the classic destination cities of St. Tropez, Nice and Monaco, there are plenty of small villages along the way where you can tie up or anchor out. If you eat ashore in the evenings, the food is quite remarkable.