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Yacht Charter Cannes
Yacht charter at Cannes — the Îles de Lérins, the Estérel and the Bay of Cannes.
Cannes is the practical heart of the Riviera: two working harbours, the best provisioning between Marseille and Italy, and — fifteen minutes offshore — a pair of wooded islands that most visitors never reach. It is also the easiest place on the coast to start a week from.
The Îles de Lérins
Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Honorat sit directly opposite the Croisette. Sainte-Marguerite is pine forest, clear water and a fort that held the Man in the Iron Mask; Saint-Honorat is still a working monastery that makes its own wine.
The channel between them is the standard lunch anchorage for the Bay of Cannes, and it is where the yachts move to when the bay itself gets busy.
West along the Estérel
Théoule, Cap Roux and Agay are within an hour, and the red rock against the water is the most striking stretch of the French coast. Far quieter than anything east of Cannes.
Practical notes
- Vieux Port and Port Canto both in the centre; Nice airport thirty minutes away
- The Lérins channel is the standard lunch anchorage
- The Film Festival (May) and Yachting Festival (September) fill every berth months ahead
- Excellent provisioning — a good place to begin a full week
Reached from: Cannes, Golfe-Juan and Antibes
Where to dine
A table by the water
La Guérite
Île Sainte-MargueriteOn the island, reached by tender, and lunch runs long by design. Book it before the week starts.
Astoux et Brun
CannesA shellfish counter that has been shucking since 1953, three minutes from the Vieux Port.
Le Maschou
Le SuquetUp in the old town, with one thing on the menu and a room cut into the rock.
What to do
Anchorages & excursions
The Îles de Lérins
Twenty minutes off the Croisette: Sainte-Marguerite with its fort, Saint-Honorat with a working monastery and a vineyard. The anchorage between them is the reason to be here.
The Estérel
Red porphyry cliffs going into blue water west of the bay, with calanques the coast road looks down on and cannot reach.
Théoule and Cap Roux
Anchorages under the red rock, sheltered from the easterly and empty on the same afternoon the Croisette is not.
Cap d'Antibes
Half an hour east, with the Baie des Milliardaires on its sheltered side and a coastal path round the point.
The fleet
Yachts available for Cannes
Vessels that operate here, from flagship motor yachts to smaller crewed boats. Every rate is quoted on enquiry.
Itineraries
Yacht charter itineraries at Cannes
What a week here actually looks like, day by day.
Good to know
Questions we are asked about Cannes
- Is Cannes a good place to start a charter?
- One of the best on the coast: two harbours, real provisioning, an airport thirty minutes away, and the Lérins islands as a first anchorage fifteen minutes out.
- Can we charter during the Film Festival or the Yachting Festival?
- Yes, but berths and yachts are committed months in advance and priced accordingly. For those weeks the conversation needs to start the winter before.
Destinations
Nearby destinations
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