PROVENCE
YACHT CHARTER
Provence offer all the types of yacht charter such as bareboat charter (monohull, catamaran), crewed yacht charter (monohull, catamaran, motoryacht), luxury yacht charter and corporate yacht charter.
Seasons
Low season : from October to April
High season : from July to August
Medium season : May, June & September
Climate
The south of France has a warm Mediterranean climate with cool winters and mild summers characterised by exceptional sunshine almost 300 days a year.
Strong winds, known as la Mistral, can occur in the Cote d'Azur, Provence and in the Rhone valley particularly over the winter and during the spring.
Airport
Toulon-Hyeres (TLN) - Marseille (MRS) - Nice (NCE)
Bareboat qualification
To charter a sailing yacht it is only necessary for one crew member to have a valid skipper resume.
Bareboat qualification level : 3/5
Currency : Euro
Language : French
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Marseille was founded by Greeks, in about 600 BC, as the city of Phocea. Marseille has the oldest chamber of commerce in France. It was established in 1599. The city boasts of mosques and synagogues and many varieties of Christian churches. Its bars and brothels have been a magnet for dishonest dealings, and its waterfront still evokes the romance of a gateway to distant lands.
Toulon is both a Provencal town and a seaport on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the Dpt of Var. It is also one of France's principal naval bases, possessing the most important of the Mediterranean dry-docks and shipbuilding yards. Toulon's fine bay opens to the east. The most sheltered part, the Petite Rade and the Darse Vieille, in the west, is largely under control of the French Navy. Here, the navy is provided with a well-protected anchorage. The Faron Mountains form an imposing backdrop to the town.
Porquerolles is the biggest of the three Iles d'Or in the Hyères gulf. Seven km long and 3km wide, Porquerolles is the most popular, with the largest population. It is situated at the same latitude as Cap Corse, and therefore shares the same pleasant climate - almost daily sunshine (more than 300 sunny days a year), mild winters (rarely below 0°C) and hot summers with a delightfully cool seabreeze.Almost the same size as it's neighbour, Porquerolles, from the air Levant appears like a long rocky outcrop 8 kms long and only 2 kms wide. Only a tenth of its territory is open to the public. Covered by superb and luxurious vegetation, as you approach Levant it reveals all the charms of a true paradise. Port Cros is located between Porquerolles and Levant islands. It's the smallest of the three islands which make up the "îles d'Or" in the golf of Hyères. 4 km long and 3 km wide the island extends over 690 hectares. The island has five forts which bear witness to it's past as defense for Port Cros. The oldest fort dates from François 1st reign (Fort du Moulin). Only two of the forts are open to the public: the Fort de l'Eminence (30 mn by foot from the port) and the Fort de l'Estissac (15 mn by foot from the port). The latter is an ideal vantage point to view the island.
Yacht charter in Marseille
Sailing yachts and Crewed luxury yachts.
20 minutes away from Marseille Airport.
Yacht Charter in St Mandrier - Hyeres (Toulon)
Sailing yachts and Crewed luxury yachts.
20-30 minutes away from Toulon-Hyeres Airport.
| Windward islands specializes in the charter of sailing boat and crewed boat charters worldwide (monohull, catamaran and motoryacht).
We offer our services (over 3500 boats and yachts in 40 destinations) out of our agencies based in :
| London | + 44 207 016 2154
| | Fort Lauderdale | + 1 305 433 4818
| | San Francisco | + 1 650 343 0717
| | Montreal | + 1 514 312 8534
| | Geneva | + 41 7 65 65 32 45
| | Hong Kong | + 852 3481 2373
| | Barcelona | + 34 93 636 01 48
| | Paris | + 33 1 45 22 26 52
| | West Indies | + 596 696 73 37 39
| | Karlsruhe | + 49 721 483 99954
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LONDON
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SAN FRANCISCO
: + 1 650 343 0717