Mandelieu-la-Napoule

Cannes → Mandelieu-la-Napoule: about 4 nautical miles in a straight line from the Vieux-Port, i.e. 10 min at 20 knots in a motor yacht (great-circle distance computed from the coordinates; the real coastal route is a little longer; reference cruising speed: day-charter.fr).

Chartering a yacht in Cannes to Mandelieu-la-Napoule costs from €1,500 a day (day-boat ~11 m, excluding fuel) and from €25,000 a week (motor yacht 20–30 m), plus APA 25–35% and 20% VAT — public 2026 references for the Côte d’Azur, not a tariff: every Yacht Cannes quote is worked out for your date, your group and your boat.

How do you get from Cannes to Mandelieu-la-Napoule by yacht?

Mandelieu-la-Napoule lies at the western edge of the Bay of Cannes, where the red porphyry of the Esterel massif drops to the water. The seafront Château de la Napoule guards the harbour, and the town's marinas make it a quiet, practical base just minutes from Cannes.

For a yacht the appeal is the Esterel coast itself: a shoreline of deep-red rock, hidden calanques and clear water, dramatically different from the rest of the Riviera. A westward run from Cannes along this coast — toward Théoule and the red cliffs — is one of the most scenic short cruises on the whole Côte d'Azur.

From here the day naturally heads west into the Esterel, away from the busier eastern anchorages. It is the quietest practical base on the Bay of Cannes, and the gateway to a stretch of red-rock coast that most charter guests, drawn east to the glamour, never actually see.

How much does a yacht charter in Cannes to Mandelieu-la-Napoule cost?

Chartering a yacht in Cannes to Mandelieu-la-Napoule costs from €1,500 a day (day-boat ~11 m, excluding fuel) and from €25,000 a week (motor yacht 20–30 m), plus APA 25–35% and 20% VAT — public 2026 references for the Côte d’Azur, not a tariff: every Yacht Cannes quote is worked out for your date, your group and your boat.

On top of the rate: the APA (Advance Provisioning Allowance), 25 to 35% of the base price — fuel, food, drinks and harbour dues, reconciled against receipts at the end of the charter (median across surveyed MYBA listings: 35%) — and French VAT at 20%, in principle due on the whole charter fee since 1 November 2020 for a charter in French waters. The crew gratuity recommended by the MYBA is 5 to 15% of the charter fee.

Sources — retrieved 5 September 2026: Monaco Boats (The S Collection) — Yacht charter prices on the Riviera, day rates; International Yachts Charter & Brokerage — French Riviera weekly charter rates (Monaco Yacht Show 2026 page); Vital Charters — What's included in a yacht charter fee: MYBA contract (2026), survey of MYBA listings; service-public.gouv.fr — Taux de TVA (fiche F23567, "Vérifié le 18 juin 2025"); Mathez Compliance — Fiscalité du yachting, TVA charter.