YACHT BROKER
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Our yacht broker Nouvelle-Aquitaine team helps owners and buyers through European Yacht Brokers’ network. Local brokerage support connects viewings and negotiations with head office, while our qualified lawyer, marketing department and multilingual sales team handle the work needed to progress the transaction.
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EYB supports yacht transactions in Nouvelle-Aquitaine through a central team and local brokerage assistance, backed by legal, marketing and sales departments.
EYB asks owners to begin with head office, providing the boat’s key details and its current port in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. This allows the team to discuss the boat and give an initial valuation before the owner decides whether to appoint EYB.
If both sides wish to proceed, they agree the mandate and sale conditions. EYB’s commission is a flat 5%, and the mandate sets out this fee with the other terms of the sale appointment.
With those terms established, head office coordinates the campaign and keeps the owner informed about buyer interest, viewings and offers. An initial valuation is an assessment based on available information, not a guaranteed selling price.
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A sale involves people in more than one place. EYB head office organises the campaign and keeps track of enquiries, offers and agreed next steps; a local broker familiar with Nouvelle-Aquitaine can assist with local questions and viewing logistics.
That local input adds context for a buyer who has not visited the marina. The support can help explain where the vessel is kept and coordinate an appointment, while the owner retains control over access and offer decisions.
EYB’s Mediterranean network helps the listing reach clients outside the immediate area. Central coordination connects that wider audience with accurate local information and a consistent sales process.
The legal department has a qualified lawyer who prepares the mandate and the contract used for the boat sale. The lawyer also handles registration and other administrative steps relevant to the transaction.
The owner first reviews the mandate, which captures the sale terms agreed with EYB. If an offer is accepted, the sale contract reflects the conditions agreed between the buyer and seller. The paperwork follows the facts of that boat and transaction.
In Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the same legal support applies to the boat’s sale, with administration handled for the specific vessel. The lawyer coordinates the required documents with the parties as the transaction progresses.
EYB promotes each boat with a mix of search optimisation, social media and relevant national and international sales platforms. The marketing department selects channels that suit the boat and the audience it may attract.
The listing content should describe the vessel plainly and accurately, including its equipment, history, condition and current berth in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Good photographs and complete specifications give buyers a stronger basis for deciding whether to enquire.
The marketing and sales teams work together. If details change, or a buyer needs further information, the listing and follow-up can be coordinated so that the boat is represented consistently.
Buyer contact is managed by EYB’s sales team. Team members respond to enquiries, follow up interest, arrange appointments and help the parties negotiate, using the languages relevant to the client.
For a vessel in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the sales team works with the owner and local support to answer location-specific questions and organise viewings. This helps a prospective buyer move from reading the listing to seeing the boat, subject to access and availability.
Offers and conditions are discussed with the seller. The team supports communication and keeps track of next steps, while the decision to accept an offer remains with the owner.
The French maritime guidance addresses owners’ sale and registration obligations rather than a special licence for a broker selling a private pleasure craft. The formal transfer still has to reach the competent pleasure-craft service. The sale deed should match the craft’s identifying details and be retained with its current registration certificate. First registration and a change of owner are distinct administrative steps. The national process also governs sales in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. French Ministry for the Sea, buying, selling and registering recreational vessels
The seller initiates the transfer through the national pleasure-craft service, enters the purchaser’s details and supplies a scanned deed of sale. A change of ownership is reported to the relevant departmental maritime service. Retain current vessel papers with the contract. EU customs guidance says that a craft remaining in the EU customs territory normally keeps Union-goods status, supported by invoices and import records. European Commission, guidance on VAT and customs for pleasure craft French public service, online recreational vessel procedures
For Nouvelle-Aquitaine, EYB arranges brokerage support in line with these requirements; its qualified lawyer prepares the sale contract and manages registration. Check the seller’s authority to transfer the boat and keep the signed contract and registry evidence. European Commission, guidance on VAT and customs for pleasure craft
If you are looking for a boat in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, tell EYB the type of boat, your budget and the stretch of coast you prefer. The sales team replies in the relevant languages and puts you in touch with the right local support.
The sales team coordinates enquiries and viewing requests with the owner and local support near the boat’s port in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The parties can arrange an independent survey and, if agreed, a sea trial. Timing depends on access, availability and the seller’s approval; the surveyor is independent and the parties agree the scope and practical arrangements in advance.
When you make an offer, EYB passes it to the owner and helps both sides agree the price and conditions. The lawyer then prepares the sale contract, and the purchase moves to deposit and completion, set out below.
EYB’s process provides for a 10% deposit from the buyer into escrow. The parties’ contract should make the holder, release conditions and other relevant payment terms clear before they proceed.
When all conditions agreed for the sale have been satisfied, the balance is transferred directly to the seller. Completion follows the transaction documents, with EYB helping the parties keep to the agreed sequence.
Seller's checklist
Nouvelle-Aquitaine has 12 marinas on the European Yacht Brokers list. Port de plaisance d’Arcachon has 2600 berths. Port de Royan has 1000 berths and takes boats up to 20 metres, while Port de Capbreton has 950 berths and takes boats up to 23 metres. Port du Brise-Lames in Anglet has 425 berths and takes boats up to 18 metres. Port des Minimes in La Rochelle takes boats up to 15 metres, and Port de Saint-Martin-de-Ré takes boats up to 20 metres. Other marinas include Port de Boyardville and Port du Douhet in Saint-Georges-d’Oléron, both taking boats up to 13 metres, Port-Médoc in Le Verdon-sur-Mer which takes boats up to 25 metres, and Port d’Audenge taking boats up to 10.5 metres.
At Port de plaisance d’Arcachon, the yachting harbour is built in deep water, eliminating the effects of the tide and making it navigable all year round. Port de Royan is described as sheltered from all winds, with the port remaining at 2.30 m above chart datum after dredging and speed limits inside the port set to 3 knots; visiting boats should call VHF channel 9. The exit from Port de Capbreton requires care due to a narrow channel facing the ocean, with considerations needed for wind, swell, visibility, weather, sea conditions, a submerged platform at the breakwater, channel-width limitations, tides and draft.
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You can use a yacht broker to help sell or buy a boat in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The brokerage manages the process, from initial valuation to marketing and negotiation. Local brokers handle viewings, while legal experts take care of contracts and paperwork, so every step meets France’s requirements.
A qualified lawyer prepares EYB’s sales mandate and sale contract. The lawyer also handles registration and other administrative requirements relevant to the transaction, working from the boat’s details and the terms agreed by the parties.
The seller agrees a flat 5% commission with EYB. The signed mandate records that figure and the other terms of the sale instruction.
Buyers can request a viewing through EYB. The team checks access with the seller and arranges a suitable time with local help in Nouvelle-Aquitaine where needed.
Surveys and sea trials can be arranged by agreement. The parties set the appointment and scope beforehand; the surveyor works independently of EYB and the seller.
A 10% deposit is paid into escrow. The written sale terms set out how it is held and released; after the conditions are satisfied, the balance goes straight to the seller.
This page covers the 12 marinas in Nouvelle-Aquitaine on the EYB list, including Port de Capbreton, Port de plaisance d’Arcachon and Port de Royan. Each has its own page, linked in the marina section below.
EYB uses online search techniques, social channels and relevant national and international listing sites. Its sales team manages the resulting buyer conversations in several relevant languages.
Contact head office with the boat’s location in Nouvelle-Aquitaine and its specifications, condition, equipment and history. EYB can review the information for an initial valuation and outline the sale terms.
12 marinas in Nouvelle-Aquitaine on our list.
If you own a boat in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, speak with EYB head office about its location, condition and your plans. The team can provide an initial valuation, explain the sale terms and agree the next step with you. If you are looking to buy, tell us the boat or the type you have in mind and the team will arrange the enquiry and the viewing.
We only charge 5% commission.
Enquiries are handled by European Yacht Brokers, who cover any port in France. Call or WhatsApp +33 6 09 99 26 57.
Sara Mattey, Yacht Broker · English, French, Spanish, German and Italian
Coordinating office (Olbia): Via Capoverde 2, c/o Delta Center, 07026 Olbia, Sardinia, Italy
Open Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 18:00
Viewings and local enquiries in Nouvelle-Aquitaine are arranged from this office with brokerage support near the boat’s port.
Port-Médoc, Port des Minimes, Port de Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Port de Boyardville, Port du Douhet, Port de Royan.
Port de Capbreton, Port du Brise-Lames, Port d’Hendaye, Port Larraldenia, Port de plaisance d’Arcachon, Port d’Audenge.
Port-Médoc, Port de Boyardville, Port de Capbreton, Port de plaisance d’Arcachon, Port de Royan, Port de Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Port des Minimes, Port du Brise-Lames, Port du Douhet, Port d’Audenge, Port d’Hendaye, Port Larraldenia.
