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At Port Vauban in Antibes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, yacht brokers Port Vauban from European Yacht Brokers can act for you as the seller, as the buyer or, by written agreement, for both. Tell us which service you want, and our Cannes head office will connect you with the local broker, who can visit your boat quickly and give a no-cost valuation. Our commission is just 5%, and your yacht is advertised on over 20 international platforms, including YachtWorld, by brokers who speak six languages.
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Which yacht broker do you need at Port Vauban?
Brokers do not all do the same job. On the selling side, the broker lists, advertises and presents offers. For buyers, the broker searches, compares and negotiates on the buyer’s behalf. And a full-service broker can take charge of the transaction from start to finish, representing both parties only where this is agreed in writing and explained openly. Which one suits you at Port Vauban depends on your plans.
Brokerage is what we do, and we make it easy: a no-cost valuation, a commission of just 5%, over 20 international platforms including YachtWorld, six languages and a local broker who can reach any French marina, including Port Vauban, inside an hour. Tell us whether you want to sell, buy or have one broker for both, and we will take it from there.
Owners at Port Vauban who want to sell can appoint European Yacht Brokers as their seller’s broker. The local broker visits your boat, we value it free of charge, and then we put the yacht in front of buyers across Europe in six languages. Commission is just 5%, and we set out the scope of the service in writing.
Bringing a yacht to market is the listing broker’s job, and the owner makes the appointment. The broker may help set the asking price, collect specifications and photographs, prepare the listing, advertise the yacht, respond to enquiries and arrange viewings. Check that the listing agreement explains whether it is exclusive or open, how long it runs, what commission applies and which services are included.
Not every seller wants a full service. Some ask only for listing and marketing: the broker advertises the yacht, passes any offer to the owner and does not take responsibility for negotiating or managing the rest of the sale. That can be a properly defined service, but it does not describe every seller’s broker. Sale guidance often covers the work after an offer too: Horizon Yachts International describes the deposit, survey and sea-trial stages, and YachtWorld notes that a broker may arrange a survey and sea trial.
A seller should know exactly what the broker will and will not do. The questions to ask: will the broker negotiate price and conditions; help prepare or explain the paperwork; track deadlines and contingencies; arrange access for a survey or sea trial; coordinate closing, payment and transfer documents? Where the answer is no, arrange separate professional help to complete those tasks.
The listing broker acts for the seller. If you are a buyer contacting that broker directly, ask whom the broker represents and whether you should have your own representative. Another broker can bring a buyer through a co-brokerage arrangement, in which firms may share commission under their agreement, and the seller should check what that means for fee and service in their contract. This is why the profile is best read as a seller’s listing broker with limited scope rather than a definition of yacht brokerage. It holds equally at Port Vauban.
Sources: Horizon Yachts International: Guide to Selling Your Yacht; YachtWorld: Buying from a Yacht Broker
You do not need to find the right yacht alone. European Yacht Brokers helps buyers at Port Vauban shortlist boats, ask the right questions of listing brokers, negotiate, and organise the survey and sea trial, with a local broker nearby and a team that speaks your language.
A buyer’s broker is engaged to represent the purchaser throughout the search and purchase. The first step can be a discussion of what the buyer wants: yacht type, size, budget, location and priorities. The broker can then study the market, pick out possible boats, gather information from the listing brokers, check the available records and help the buyer weigh up the choices. Some also preview yachts or set up remote viewings, so the client can shortlist before making a journey.
After a yacht is chosen, the broker’s role is to help prepare and negotiate an offer, make the steps and deadlines clear and stay in touch with the seller’s listing broker. The transaction may include a purchase agreement, deposit and escrow, an independent marine survey, specialist inspections, a sea trial and talks after the inspections. The broker can help coordinate all this and keep people communicating; the assessment of the yacht itself belongs to the surveyor, because a broker does not replace an independent technical inspection.
Buyer services at yacht brokerages typically take in research, negotiation, survey coordination, sea-trial arrangements and assistance with closing documents. Examples: Curtis Stokes & Associates helps buyers research and preview yachts, prepare offers, negotiate and find surveyors and documentation support, and HMY coordinates the survey and sea-trial stages, post-survey discussions and closing. The service on offer varies, which is why the buyer should ask what the broker handles and what is left to the buyer.
Payment varies. A buyer’s broker may be paid an agreed share of the commission through a cooperating listing broker, or the buyer may owe a fee under a separate representation agreement. Before the search begins, the buyer should have the fee, duration, scope of authority and any exclusivity in writing. The result is a dedicated representative across a wider search, even when the yacht you choose is listed by another brokerage. Buyers looking at yachts around Port Vauban should ask these questions before appointing anyone.
Sources: Curtis Stokes & Associates: Buyer Brokerage Service; HMY: How Brokers De-Risk a Used Yacht Purchase
Prefer one broker to manage everything? At Port Vauban our full-service broker handles the sale from assessing the yacht to closing and, if the parties agree in writing, represents both buyer and seller. The arrangement is written down so that each side knows whom the broker acts for.
The full-service yacht broker takes a sale from the owner’s first conversation through to completion. Typical tasks: assessing the yacht and its asking price, photographs and particulars, advertising, enquiries, viewings, communicating offers, and helping the parties through the contract, deposit, survey, sea trial and closing of an accepted offer. The broker may also coordinate documentation, escrow arrangements, delivery or other details. The listing and sale documents should record exactly what service is provided.
In this profile the broker also deals directly with the buyer and represents both buyer and seller, which the Yacht Brokers Association of America calls dual agency: one broker acting for both parties in the same transaction. A listing broker who merely helps a buyer with the sale, while still appointed by the seller, is a different thing. Before making an offer, a buyer should ask the broker to explain the relationship.
A broker for both sides faces two sets of interests. Sellers generally want the strongest price and terms; buyers want a suitable yacht at a fair price and need to make informed decisions on its condition. Private negotiation for each side, as two independent representatives would do, is not possible for one broker. The YBAA discussion therefore stresses transparency about the arrangement and careful handling of confidential information, and the parties should rely on the written agreement and applicable local advice, since the legal rules and permitted arrangements vary by jurisdiction.
Payment arrangements vary, though the seller’s listing agreement often addresses the commission. The buyer should check whether they owe any separate fee. Two terms are easily confused: full-service describes the range of work, and dual agency describes whom the broker represents. A broker can give extensive transaction support while representing only one side.
Our French operations are coordinated from the Cannes head office, with brokers covering the coastal regions and many marinas across France. You speak first to the Cannes team, who put you in touch with the broker responsible for your area. Thanks to the regional network, a broker can reach any French marina in less than an hour, arrange a visit to your boat and provide a complimentary valuation.
Our people are where your boat is. Delegates and agents work across every coastal region of France, namely Brittany, Normandy, Hauts-de-France, Pays de la Loire, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and Corsica, so a client at Port Vauban in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur can have the local broker visit the boat and talk things through quickly, while the Cannes head office stays your single point of contact.
Start a valuation by downloading our Sales Mandate and Evaluation Sheet. From the boat’s details and condition we can study the market and produce a precise, evidence-based valuation, drawing on the sales data we hold for boats worldwide over the past three years. Remember that a valuation assesses likely market value; it does not guarantee the eventual sale price.
After appointment, your regional broker handles finding a buyer, or the right boat for you, and guides you through the transaction to completion and the successful transfer of funds. We advertise across over 20 platforms throughout Europe so boats are seen beyond the French market, and reaching international buyers can often help secure a stronger price than relying on local demand alone. Six languages are spoken between our brokers, so someone can talk to you in yours.
Buyers rarely look only at the boat. They look at where it is kept, and at Port Vauban that means Antibes, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. The notes below cover the marina, the town and the area around it, drawn from the marina’s own information and from local sources.
Port Vauban provides 1,501 berths accommodating boats up to 165 metres, with infrastructure noted for vessels up to 150 metres. The tourism office details additional port services including fishing, shipyards for careening and repairs, sailing clubs, and crew agencies. The operator also mentions around 1,500 berths within the marina. Lifting, launching, and technical support facilities are present on site.
Antibes is located in Alpes-Maritimes within the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Port Vauban, the town’s old port, extends from Porte Marine to Bastion Saint-Jaume. Historical sources trace the bay of Saint-Roch back to Phoenician times when it was used for commercial and naval purposes. The current layout of Port Vauban was established in the 1970s, maintaining its longstanding maritime function. The old port retains significant heritage value and is closely tied to the history and character of Antibes as a coastal town.
Port Vauban merges its maritime heritage with an active cosmopolitan old-town district. The port accommodates around 1,500 berths and infrastructure suitable for vessels up to 150 metres in length, with the tourism office noting a total of 1,501 places for boats ranging from 4 to 165 metres. The location supports varied activities, including fishing, sailing clubs, and yachting, while shipyards provide careening and repair services. Crew agencies also operate locally, catering to the needs associated with the port.
Boats for sale Port Vauban are published in the European Yacht Brokers archive as local brokers add and verify them. Buyers who want more choice can ask the broker for the area to search beyond the published list, while an owner can have a boat shown to buyers searching in this area and in nearby ports.
Port Vauban covers a water area of about 62 acres and offers approximately 4,200 linear metres of berthing. Its infrastructure supports vessels up to 150 metres, and since 1986, the Quai Camille Rayon has accommodated up to 19 superyachts ranging from 70 to 165 metres. The port operates environmental certifications that include pollution-prevention and biodiversity measures.
The marina hosts a variety of boats, from local 4-metre fishing vessels to very large yachts. The operator manages an Events & Activities programme throughout the season, featuring cultural celebrations, sporting events, food experiences, social gatherings and guided tours.
Call or WhatsApp the Cannes team on +33 6 0999 2657 and ask for the broker covering Antibes: a free valuation for sellers, a search for buyers and one point of contact for both.
Official references
Reviews from European Yacht Brokers clients, as published on Google (5.0, European Yacht Brokers) and on our client pages.
Sometimes, but not always. Some sellers take a limited service in which the broker advertises the yacht and passes offers to the owner, while other agreements also cover negotiation, survey, sea trial and closing. Ask before you sign.
It varies. The broker may receive an agreed share of the commission through a cooperating listing broker, or the buyer may owe a fee under a separate representation agreement.
Full-service is about the range of work, while dual agency describes whom the broker represents. A broker can offer extensive transaction support without representing both sides.
Our regional network means we can arrange for a broker to reach any French marina in less than an hour, coordinated from the Cannes head office.
You can terminate the contract at any time. If a buyer we introduced during the mandate buys the boat later, we are still entitled to our commission.
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Owners or buyers interested in yachts around Port Vauban are invited to contact the European Yacht Brokers Cannes team, who will connect them with the broker responsible for the area. Please provide details such as model, year, location and condition for an owner, or size, budget and type of yacht sought for a buyer; for example: for an owner a 2015 sailing yacht of about 12 metres, and for a buyer a sailing yacht of about 40 feet with a budget of up to 150,000 euros.
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Enquiries are handled by European Yacht Brokers, who cover any port in the Mediterranean. Call or WhatsApp +33 6 0999 2657.
Sara Mattey, Yacht Broker · English, French, Spanish, German and Italian
Cannes office: 93 La Croisette, 06400 Cannes, France
Open Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 18:00
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