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Yacht Charter Saint-Tropez
Yacht charter at Saint-Tropez — Pampelonne, the Gulf and the Estérel coast.
Saint-Tropez has two entirely separate existences and a yacht gives you both. By day it is the Pampelonne anchorages and the beach clubs that only really work if you arrive by tender. In the evening, once the coaches have gone, it becomes a small Provençal port again — and you are already moored in it.
The Gulf and Pampelonne
The Pampelonne shoreline runs five kilometres and every one of the famous clubs has a tender service. Arriving from the water skips the car park, the queue and the walk.
Across the Gulf, the anchorages under Sainte-Maxime and around the Baie des Canoubiers are calmer and better for swimming.
West to the Estérel
An hour east, the Estérel massif drops into the sea in red rock. Cala d'Agay and the coves under Cap Roux are the best swimming on this part of the coast and see a fraction of Pampelonne's traffic.
Practical notes
- Berths in the old port are limited and expensive — most charters anchor in the Gulf
- Every Pampelonne beach club runs a tender service from the anchorage
- Nice and Toulon airports are both about ninety minutes by road
- May, June and September are the months worth planning around
Reached from: Saint-Tropez, Golfe-Juan and Antibes
Where to dine
A table by the water
Club 55
PampelonneOn the beach since the film crews of 1955, and it still runs on the same idea: lunch, sand, and no hurry.
Le Girelier
Saint-Tropez portOn the old port, doing grilled fish for people who came off boats rather than out of cars.
La Ponche
Saint-TropezIn the fishermen's quarter behind the port, which is what the town was before it was anything else.
What to do
Anchorages & excursions
Pampelonne
Five kilometres of sand facing east, so the anchorage is calm in the prevailing westerly and the tenders run all afternoon.
Cap Camarat
The headland at the southern end, with a lighthouse and coves under it that the road does not reach.
Port Grimaud
A 1960s lagoon town built on canals, which sounds worse than it looks and is best entered by tender.
The Îles d'Hyères
Porquerolles and Port-Cros, a national park two hours west, and the quietest water on this coast.
The fleet
Yachts available for Saint-Tropez
Vessels that operate here, from flagship motor yachts to smaller crewed boats. Every rate is quoted on enquiry.
Itineraries
Yacht charter itineraries at Saint-Tropez
What a week here actually looks like, day by day.
Good to know
Questions we are asked about Saint-Tropez
- Can we get a berth in Saint-Tropez harbour?
- Sometimes, and never cheaply in season. Most charters anchor in the Gulf and use the tender, which also saves the walk back through the town at midnight.
- How do the beach clubs work from a yacht?
- You anchor off Pampelonne and the club sends a tender, or you take your own. Booking ahead is essential in July and August.
Destinations
Nearby destinations
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