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Compare boats for sale Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël against a brief that reflects your plans. We help you define the type, size and budget that suit your intended use, then find boats that fit those requirements. This gives you a clear search framework before you spend time arranging visits.

We organise viewings and review purchase documentation, so you have less administration to manage. We also negotiate the price, coordinate the independent survey and handle paperwork to completion. You deal with one contact from first enquiry to signing. If you ask, we can widen your search to nearby ports and contacts in the boating trade.

Boats for sale Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël, France: Rosario Cefalu, Yacht Broker

Your local contact

Rosario Cefalu

Yacht Broker

92 La Croisette
Cannes, France

+33 6 09 99 26 57

IN BRIEF

Boats for sale Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël

Before looking at boats for sale Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël, it helps to define the requirements precisely.

Match your preferred type and size to intended use before you start comparing boats. Include running budget, berthing constraints, acceptable condition and willingness to take on work. Checking papers and commissioning an independent survey help you assess the purchase; a sea trial, where the boat’s type or age calls for it, adds practical evidence.

Boats for sale Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël

The boats below are listed across France. Listings of boats for sale Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël are published in the European Yacht Brokers archive as local brokers add and verify them. If you cannot yet find the boat you want, state the type, size, budget and intended use: the search extends to nearby ports and to professional off-market contacts.

Available

2009 |

South of France

EUR

1750000

28.27 m Length

4 Cabins

6.6 m Beam

Available

2025 |

South of France

EUR

3000000

21.11 m Length

3 Cabins

5.36 m Beam

Available

2020 |

South of France

EUR

4950000

28.5 m Length

5 Cabins

6.78 m Beam

Buying a boat in Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël

Define what you need before comparing boats for sale, starting with how you plan to cruise. Include crew size, accommodation, budget and willingness to undertake maintenance. A written brief helps you distinguish essential requirements from features you would simply like to have.

Look beyond photographs when comparing candidates: condition, equipment, maintenance history and documentation deserve careful consideration. Judge the evidence against the same brief for every boat, so an attractive presentation does not distract you from the practical requirements you have already set.

We find boats that fit your requirements and arrange viewings so you have less to organise. Before each visit, prepare questions about the candidate and allow time to inspect it. Visits planned around your practical requirements give you a stronger basis for deciding what to investigate further.

Consider the people sailing with you before visiting boats around Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël: crew size and accommodation should shape your buying brief. Add intended cruising, draught or berth limitations and the maintenance you are willing to undertake. Include a refit reserve and annual running costs when setting your budget. This gives you consistent criteria for comparisons and helps prevent visits to boats that do not fit, so you can use viewing time productively.

Boats for sale Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël, France: Broker meeting a buyer on the pontoon

Choose the type of boat

Boats for sale Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël, France: Sailing boat on her mooring

Sailing boats

Match draught and crew handling requirements to your sailing plans before pursuing a purchase. Look at the rig, sails and deck gear alongside the auxiliary engine, considering condition rather than appearance alone. An independent survey helps you assess the boat technically, while a sea trial lets you assess handling under sail with the intended crew in mind. Keep your intended cruising and crew needs central.

Boats for sale Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël, France: Motor boat under way

Motor boats

Include the generator and onboard systems when assessing a motor boat, as well as propulsion, documented engine hours and servicing. Match realistic fuel use to your cruising plans before pursuing a purchase. Commission an independent survey and arrange a sea trial, using them to assess condition, manoeuvring and operation so you can judge practical suitability. Judge the boat against your planned cruising requirements.

Boats for sale Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël, France: Sailing catamaran

Catamarans

Assess twin propulsion systems as part of a sailing or motor catamaran’s overall suitability, alongside prior private or charter use. Commission an independent surveyor with relevant expertise to inspect structure and bridge-deck. Check beam against your berthing plans, and arrange a sea trial to assess practical handling. This gives your comparison more than visual impressions alone. Keep your intended use central to the assessment.

How we check a boat

Review maintenance evidence before committing to a boat around Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël, using it to frame your inspection questions. Commission an independent survey, with haul-out where the boat’s type or age calls for it, and a sea trial to assess practical operation.

Check seller identity and authority to sell alongside title and registration documents. Ownership evidence needs to be considered in the context of the transaction rather than in isolation. Your exact checks depend on the boat, the flag, the ownership history and the transaction, so use a proportionate approach.

Where ownership, VAT, customs or registration is unclear, you need advice from a qualified adviser before proceeding. We coordinate the independent survey and handle purchase paperwork to completion, giving you less to organise. Use the technical assessment and document checks to evaluate whether to proceed under the agreed conditions.

Distinguish overdue maintenance from safety-critical defects before judging what the survey means for your purchase. Keep cosmetic work and optional improvements in separate categories, and obtain estimates where necessary. Material findings can inform whether you proceed, renegotiate or withdraw under the agreed contractual conditions. Take advice from a qualified adviser to evaluate the contractual position before committing to the proposed purchase and plan your response to the findings.

Boats for sale Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël, France: Hull survey before purchase

The checking process

01

Documents

Provenance, ownership and encumbrances.

02

Inspection and survey

Independent technical inspection.

03

Sea trial

Systems and performance.

04

Offer and negotiation

Terms and completion.

Costs, documents and transfer of ownership

Separate survey and inspection expenses from ownership costs when assessing a purchase. Allow for haul-out where required, then include insurance, berth or storage, delivery, immediate maintenance and a refit reserve. This helps you build a practical purchase budget before committing to an asking price that represents only part of the acquisition.

Review registration documents and title evidence, and assess the VAT or customs position where relevant. Requirements and costs vary with the boat, the flag, the ownership structure and the jurisdiction. Where ownership, VAT, customs or registration is unclear, obtain qualified professional advice before proceeding with the transaction.

Keep a budget for the transfer itself alongside the arrangements and work needed after purchase. Considering each category separately helps you assess the overall financial commitment against your plans. We handle paperwork to completion, leaving you less administration to manage while you evaluate delivery, storage, maintenance and your refit reserve.

Buyer's checklist

  • Set your total budget and buying brief before arranging viewings.
  • List accommodation needs and technical requirements for your planned use.
  • Examine ownership and title documentation before progressing the proposed purchase.
  • Assess maintenance history alongside the boat’s condition and your plans.
  • Appoint an independent surveyor to assess the boat’s technical condition.
  • Organise a sea trial to assess operation and practical handling.
  • Put completion conditions in writing before progressing the transaction.

The boating market in Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël

Boats for sale Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël, France: boats moored in the marina

Keep your search for boats for sale Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël flexible when considering the market around Saint-Raphaël. Advertised stock changes, and opportunities can arise through contacts in the boating trade. We can extend your search beyond the marina to nearby ports, helping you compare a wider area against your buying brief. Your priorities should remain consistent when you compare different candidates.

Assess each advertised boat’s age and specification alongside its ownership and documentation history, condition, likely refit and delivery implications. These factors give you a fuller comparison than asking prices alone. Consider how the likely work and delivery arrangements fit your plans, so your assessment reflects the overall acquisition commitment as well as the boat’s advertised presentation.

in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

Look at realistic refit requirements before comparing a boat around Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël with alternatives in nearby ports on asking price alone when assessing suitability. Survey findings, equipment, maintenance evidence and document completeness need a structured assessment. Add travel for repeat inspections and delivery to total acquisition cost, then judge total suitability against your plans for a practical comparison.

Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël and the search area

Consider nearby ports alongside Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël when defining a search area around Saint-Raphaël. Widening the radius can improve your choice, with the marina remaining the centre of the search rather than its boundary. Your intended use, preferred size and budget provide consistent comparison criteria as you assess candidates across the wider area.

That wider area increases the need to coordinate visits, surveyors, haul-out, documentation and delivery. We handle the coordination for you, leaving you less to organise. You deal with one contact from your first enquiry to signing, so coordinating different locations remains work we handle for you. Send us a brief describing the boat you want to buy.

Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël is a marina in Saint-Raphaël. The port lists 275 places, a fuel service, careening area, toilets, passenger terminal, launching slips and a fish-sale stand. It holds Pavillon Bleu and Ports Propres labels.

Saint-Raphaël is in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Saint-Raphaël’s Vieux-Port sits in the town centre and retains traditional pointus alongside leisure yachts.

Getting to Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël and who is close by

Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël is in Saint-Raphaël, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.

The nearest airport is Nice Côte d’Azur Airport (NCE), 63 km away, about 55 minutes by car. The nearest station is Saint-Raphaël Valescure railway station 1 km.

Port Santa Lucia technical area 2 km; travel lift 45 t

Chantier Naval Esterel at Port Santa Lucia 2 km

WHAT CLIENTS SAY

Stories from those who have already chosen to sail with us

“I cannot emphasize enough how pleased I am with the services provided. In particular, with Sara, a true professional. She will diligently work with you to find the best alternative for your request and the follow-up is incredible. At all times she is engaged and find useful solutions to any of your requests. I am particularly impressed with her response time. No matter what time or what day she will get back to you immediately. I wish the scale of stars will allow for more than 5 for those exceptional cases that exceed expectations, this will definitely be one. I strongly recommend her.”

Ricardo Ernst

Google review

“I cannot speak more highly of the service provided by Sara and Peter at European Yacht Brokers. They were pro active and professional and arranged the sale of my yacht exceptionally well. I would give them 6 stars if I could.”

Neil Burton

Client review

“This is only the second time I’ve ever written a review. But European Yacht Brokers truly deserve it for their comprehensive service. They guided us step-by-step through the entire purchase process abroad. Sara, in particular, provided us with expert feedback at all times and guided us through the boat buying experience. Whether our future boat needed an inspection, maintenance, or technical modifications, Sara and her team on-site handled everything efficiently and without unnecessary bureaucracy. We found European Yacht Brokers to be open and honest brokers. They offer everything from a single source, and we would gladly use their services again if needed.”

Thomas Knorr

Google review (translated from German)

“Sara was amazing from start to finish and went way above and beyond to get my yacht sold. I couldn’t recommend her enough.”

Paul Sweeney

Google review

“We have nothing but good things to say about Peter and Sara and European Yacht Brokers. We have felt really safe and well taken care of all the time. Due to a health scare we weren’t the quickest in our decisions but they were really patient and never pushy with us. As someone else said the response times have always been incredibly quick and the way they have communicated has been friendly, professional and clear. In addition their willingness to help has continued long after we finished our business together.”

Martin Nyman

Google review

“I just completed the sale of my catamaran through EYB and the service was stand out the whole way through. Peter, Sarah and the team went above and beyond my expectations and managed the whole process completely hassle-free. I am very glad I chose EYB and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them going forward.”

Jason Batt

Client review

“Highly competent professionals, with a very personal and friendly approach, and a large international client base. They are multilingual and can communicate in many languages. Sara demonstrated extensive experience, so I consider it a wise decision to have entrusted them with the sale of my 23-meter sailboat. I highly recommend them.”

Orlando De La Hoz

Google review

“We entrusted the sale of our boat to Sara. Nothing but praise. She was available and very responsive when we encountered a problem hauling it out of the water. Such attentiveness and service are all too rare these days. I highly recommend her.”

Serge Bouvard

Google review (translated from French)

“The service provided by the company was quite perfect. Sarah was helpful throughout the whole process and I am very happy with the result. I will hire them to sell my boat in two or three years.”

Marcelo Lassance

Client review

“Sara did an exceptional job, thank you for everything. Everything was organized from the boat visit to the sale and registration, top all-in-one service.”

Alain Ballaman

Google review (translated from French)

“I have been very well served by this company. Sarah and Peter were very helpful to find me the boat I was looking for. They were very very helpful all the way through the purchase and also after. I fully recommend this company.”

Daniel Zerafa

Client review

“We bought a boat from them and it was really good experience. Sarah helped us every step and she answered all our calls in minutes. Thank you.”

Ulas Uslu

Client review

“Thanks Sarah who helped us each and every step. We are very satisfied with her support. Thanks Peter and Sarah, you were amazing.”

Hakan Sari

Client review

“Excellent service. Very professional and helpful.”

Caterina Mameli

Google review

“Fast, reliable and always available.”

Angelo Usai

Google review

“Very, very, very good. Thank you so much.”

Ivan Carvalho

Google review

Reviews from European Yacht Brokers clients, as published on Google (5.0, European Yacht Brokers) and on our client pages.

Frequently asked questions

Define the boat type, approximate size, intended use and budget that shape your buying brief. These requirements give you consistent comparison criteria. We help find boats that fit and arrange viewings, and the search can extend to nearby ports and contacts in the boating trade.

Plan your budget around the asking price and the wider costs: survey, haul-out where required, registration, insurance, delivery, berth or storage, maintenance and a refit reserve. Use these categories for a fuller assessment. Seek advice from a qualified adviser where ownership, VAT, customs or registration is unclear.

Keep a written brief as the basis for viewing shortlisted boats, giving you consistent comparison criteria. We arrange the viewings for you. Prepare questions about equipment, condition, maintenance history and documentation, and use the visit to assess each boat against that brief.

Clarify payment, holding and refund terms before committing to an offer or deposit. Use clear written conditions for the arrangement. Requirements depend on the boat, flag, ownership history and jurisdiction, so take advice from a qualified adviser. We handle price negotiations for you.

Commission a suitably experienced independent surveyor and establish the scope before inspection, including haul-out where the boat’s type or age calls for it. We coordinate the survey, leaving the independent surveyor to assess technical condition and provide the technical basis for your purchase assessment.

Establish the scope and contractual conditions before the sea trial, then evaluate the boat’s handling and operation. Read those practical results alongside the independent survey rather than in isolation. Comparing both assessments with your intended use helps you assess overall suitability before progressing under your agreement.

Looking for boats for sale Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël?

Share your proposed search area around Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël, preferred boat type, approximate size, intended use and budget with us. This gives our team a brief to assess the listed boats and broaden the search through relevant contacts in the boating trade.

For help with boats for sale Vieux-Port de Saint-Raphaël, contact European Yacht Brokers.

Buyers in the area can also look at boats for sale Port Santa Lucia and boats for sale Port de Saint-Tropez.

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Enquiries are handled by European Yacht Brokers, who cover any port in Europe.

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