CLAUDIA´S
MANGUSTA 92 Claudia’s is a fine example of the famous Mangusta 92 series and is the penultimate yacht built of this series. Claudia’s is a 28.27m Mediterranean sport
THE EYB COUNTRY GUIDES · France
Use published local examples carefully and obtain the actual marina's dimensions, dates, inclusions and payment terms.
Berth costs France need an actual port, boat and period to become a useful figure. Length, beam, dates, included services and contract terms all deserve confirmation before a yacht purchase depends on an assumed berth. This guide reads an official 2026 local tariff alongside official port-service and insurance guidance. It shows how to form a practical budget and compare offers while keeping published examples separate from a quotation, contract acceptance or current availability.
The verified examples concern Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Brittany. They do not establish a national average or regional waiting period. Ask the intended operator for current written terms using the yacht's actual dimensions and planned stay, and confirm handling, insurance and application conditions before relying on the berth in your purchase timetable. For anything this guide does not cover, email us at info@europeanyachtbrokers.com for the latest information.
Key facts at a glance
That 2026 table lists €5,700 annually for the category of length 9.01–10.00 metres and width 3.6 metres; this is a local published category price, not a quotation or availability statement.
Port of Beaulieu-sur-Mer, official 2026 tariff ·That Beaulieu 2026 tariff applies 1.5 times the normal tariff to multihulls.
Port of Beaulieu-sur-Mer, official 2026 tariff ·That 2026 schedule separately prices lifting/launch handling at €150 for boats up to 8 metres and €250 for boats over 8 metres.
Port of Beaulieu-sur-Mer, official 2026 tariff ·That tariff requires vessel identification papers and current insurance before granting temporary occupation. Service Public separately recognises ports/marinas' power to require insurance evidence for a berth.
Port of Beaulieu-sur-Mer, official 2026 tariff ·That official Lorient page describes La Base as reserved for recreational professionals and the offshore-racing centre; it is not presented as an unrestricted private visitor berth offer.
Region Brittany, Port of Lorient ·Section 1
The official 2026 tariff at Beaulieu-sur-Mer in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur classifies boats by length and width and distinguishes winter, summer, September stopover and annual amounts. As practical advice, supply the actual overall dimensions and dates when requesting a quotation, then ask the harbour office to confirm the applicable category. A model name or rounded length can leave the quotation based on the wrong particulars. This guide uses the published local schedule to show the questions that matter; it does not present that port's prices as a French national average.
The schedule identifies high season from 1 April to 30 September and gives separate daily tariff columns. It marks the stated prices as tax-inclusive euros with VAT at 20%. As practical advice, ask which rate applies to the proposed arrival and departure and whether the quotation includes every applicable charge. A winter daily amount cannot be carried into a summer budget without checking the dates, and a different marina's price should be compared only after its tax treatment and charging period have been made equally clear.
As a specific published example, Beaulieu's category for length 9.01 to 10.00 metres and width 3.6 metres lists an annual amount of €5,700 in the 2026 table. The schedule applies a multiplier of 1.5 to multihulls. As practical advice, ask the harbour office to confirm the boat's classification and applicable terms before using an example in a purchase budget. Neither the example nor the printed annual price establishes that a berth is available, that the buyer qualifies for the contract or that another port charges the same amount.
Broker tip: Practical recommendation: request a quotation stating overall length, beam, draft, boat type and exact dates. Ask the harbour office to confirm the category, taxes and contract eligibility before using a published local amount in your budget. Readers often go on to our guide on what boat insurance you need in France.
Boat insurance and tax paperwork on a desk.
Local dimensional charging
Section 2
Beaulieu's schedule says the parking tariff covers occupancy and port equipment charges, including energy, specified mooring accessories, weather information, waste collection, lighting and sanitary facilities. As practical advice, ask the intended operator to identify its own inclusions in writing and confirm any limits relevant to the yacht. The Beaulieu description illustrates why a headline daily charge is incomplete without the service terms. Do not assume that electricity, lifting or additional handling is included everywhere merely because another operator includes some facilities in its base tariff.
The same local schedule prices lifting and launch handling separately: €150 for a boat up to 8 metres and €250 above 8 metres. It also identifies charges for the public maintenance area and limits parking there to 1 month. As practical advice, obtain a separate yard quotation for the survey or maintenance visit, naming the lift, storage period and any additional work. Ask whether the facility can handle the actual yacht before booking, and keep a berth charge separate from the cost of taking the boat ashore.
The schedule separately lists a €250 title fee and a €30 annual waiting-list registration charge. As practical advice, ask which ancillary charges apply to the proposed contract, when they fall due and whether an application creates any entitlement. A waiting-list fee should not be described as the price of securing an available berth unless the operator confirms that outcome. Keep actual application and contract charges alongside the berth quotation, and ask about refunds, cancellation and document requirements before paying or assigning the amount to a purchase budget.
Broker tip: Practical recommendation: obtain an itemised berth and handling quotation. Ask which utilities and facilities are included, which application charges apply, and whether a yard visit or waiting-list payment creates any separate obligation or entitlement. Our guide on how to buy a boat in France covers a related point.
Port customs office at a harbour.
Published service inclusions
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Section 3
Beaulieu's 2026 tariff distinguishes a stopover payable in advance from a seasonal temporary-occupation authorisation. The seasonal arrangement has a stated minimum of 1 month and maximum of 11 months, payable in a single amount within 30 days. As practical advice, ask which arrangement the operator is actually offering before comparing a daily tariff with a longer stay. These are local published terms; the guide does not turn them into a national minimum contract length or a general payment deadline for French marinas.
The annual authorisation in that schedule covers 1 January to 31 December 2026 and calls for payment in a single amount before 31 January 2026. As practical advice, confirm the offer and calculation for a later-year application rather than assuming the published calendar-year amount is automatically prorated from arrival. Ask the operator to identify the agreed start, end and cancellation terms in writing. A buyer should also ask directly about a seller's berth arrangement; a boat sale should not be relied upon as evidence that the operator has accepted the buyer.
The operator states that it will not grant a temporary-occupation authorisation without the vessel's identification papers and valid insurance. Service Public separately confirms that a port or marina can require an insurance certificate for a berth, although pleasure-boat insurance is generally optional nationally with its stated exception. As practical advice, send the proposed file before handover and obtain the harbour office's confirmation. The seller's past use of the berth or a general insurance statement should not replace the required documents for the actual proposed owner and yacht. No national average, regional market comparison, vacancy count, waiting time or transferable seller berth was verified. Beaulieu figures and contract dates are specific to the official 2026 schedule and require operator confirmation for the actual yacht, later-year application and contract. For these, email us at info@europeanyachtbrokers.com for the latest information.
Broker tip: Practical recommendation: obtain the offered contract, payment schedule and required-document list before paying. Ask for written confirmation of the buyer's own berth arrangement and any later-year calculation instead of inferring acceptance from the seller's contract. A related question is answered in our guide on what it costs to sell a boat in France.
Tablet showing a boat valuation beside a model yacht.
Stopover advance payment
Beaulieu's official 2026 tariff states that stopovers are payable in advance.
Source: Port of Beaulieu-sur-Mer, official 2026 tariffThat tariff states seasonal temporary-occupation authorisations run for a minimum of 1 month and maximum of 11 months, payable in one amount within 30 days.
Source: Port of Beaulieu-sur-Mer, official 2026 tariffThat 2026 tariff states the annual authorisation runs from 1 January to 31 December 2026 and is payable in one amount before 31 January 2026; these are the published annual terms.
Source: Port of Beaulieu-sur-Mer, official 2026 tariffThat tariff requires vessel identification papers and current insurance before granting temporary occupation. Service Public separately recognises ports/marinas' power to require insurance evidence for a berth.
Source: Port of Beaulieu-sur-Mer, official 2026 tariffService Public guidance verified 6 February 2025 states that ports or marinas may require an insurance certificate to obtain a berth, despite the generally optional national pleasure-insurance rule.
Source: Service Public, pleasure boat insuranceSection 4
The Region Brittany's official Lorient page identifies Compagnie des ports du Morbihan as the recreational operator and describes harbour offices, supplies and waste services. Its linked Plaisance schedule concerns economic or service occupation of the public maritime domain, with land and premises charges rather than private visitor overnight berth prices. As practical advice, contact the recreational operator and name the intended site when requesting terms. A document labelled plaisance still needs its scope checked before any amount is included in a yacht's berth budget.
The Lorient page specifically describes La Base as reserved for recreational professionals and the offshore-racing centre. As practical advice, ask which site and contract the operator can offer for the yacht's intended use before choosing a budget. A published site capacity does not reveal current vacancies or the time needed to obtain a place. This guide therefore gives no invented waiting period or regional scarcity claim, and it does not convert prices for commercial premises or land occupation into charges for keeping a private yacht afloat.
As practical advice, compare written offers using the same dimensions, dates, boat type and service needs. Put the base berth amount, applicable taxes, utilities, application charges and handling work on separate lines, then ask the operator to confirm the total and cancellation terms. The verified local examples concern Beaulieu-sur-Mer in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and the Lorient service structure in Brittany. They provide evidence for asking useful questions, but they do not establish that either region has a single tariff or that a published amount secures a particular berth.
Broker tip: Practical recommendation: compare operator-confirmed offers for the same yacht and dates. Name the site and intended use, separate berth and yard costs, and ask about actual availability and acceptance before making the boat purchase depend on the berth. See also our guide on what safety equipment a boat must carry in France.
Boat registration at a marina office.
Lorient recreational operator
Practical support
Peter Mattey is a yacht broker at European Yacht Brokers with a BA in Law. He is not a French lawyer: for French law and tax we refer you to a locally qualified adviser. What we can do is help you plan the transaction, put the right questions to the other side and spot gaps in the paperwork before you commit.
If you are buying or selling a boat in France, tell us about the boat and the area through the enquiry form on this page and a broker will reply. For anything this guide does not cover, email us at info@europeanyachtbrokers.com for the latest information.
The handover of a boat at the dock.
Your questions
No national average is established by the sources used here. Beaulieu's official schedule gives local dimensional categories and contract terms, while the Lorient page identifies specific recreational services and sites. As practical advice, request an operator-confirmed quotation for the actual yacht and dates, then compare inclusions, taxes and additional charges instead of treating one marina's printed amount as a French-wide cost. (Port of Beaulieu-sur-Mer, official 2026 tariff)
No availability conclusion is established by the tariff itself. As practical advice, ask the harbour office whether it can accept the actual yacht and which contract is offered, using the boat's dimensions and planned dates. Keep the written acceptance and payment terms with the purchase file, rather than assuming that a printed annual amount or a waiting-list registration secures a place. (Port of Beaulieu-sur-Mer, official 2026 tariff)
Beaulieu's official tariff lists lifting/launch handling and maintenance-area parking separately from its afloat berth categories. As practical advice, obtain an itemised quotation for a survey or maintenance visit, including lift, ashore stay and any additional work. Confirm the facility's suitability for the yacht and avoid carrying the base berth amount into a yard budget without checking the separately charged services. (Port of Beaulieu-sur-Mer, official 2026 tariff)
Yes, Service Public says ports and marinas may require an insurance certificate to obtain a berth. As practical advice, obtain the actual operator's requirements and confirm the proposed insurer's certificate before handover. The generally optional national pleasure-insurance statement does not remove a berth condition, and the buyer should not assume that the seller's existing documents already satisfy the new arrangement. (Service Public, pleasure boat insurance)
No berth price is established simply from a document label. Lorient's official regional page covers different sites and activities, including an area reserved for professionals and offshore racing. As practical advice, ask the recreational operator to identify the current tariff and contract for the intended private yacht stay, and keep commercial premises, land occupation and yard work separate from the actual afloat berth quotation. (Region Brittany, Port of Lorient)
This guide only includes facts checked against official sources. For anything it does not cover, email us at info@europeanyachtbrokers.com for the latest information, and ask a locally qualified adviser to confirm the position for your own boat.
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Official operator tariff for 2026, presented to the port council on 7 October 2025; opened and downloaded 3 October 2026, table visually checked. Local examples only.
Current official guidance on insurance obligations, policy cover and damage to third parties.
Official regional port page opened 3 October 2026; recreational sites, operator and services. Capacity is not available berth stock; linked land-occupation charges are not visitor berth prices.
Opened official one-page schedule; its public-domain land and premises scope is distinguished from private overnight berthing. No commercial land price is represented as a yacht berth price.
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