Côte d'Azur yacht charter itineraries.

The Côte d'Azur packs short, forgiving hops into a coastline that swings from film-festival marinas to pine-covered islands in a single afternoon. Winds are usually light, a westerly of 10 to 25 knots through the day that eases after dark, with almost no tide to plan around. Saint-Tropez sits about 26 nautical miles from Cannes, so you rarely log long passages. Point the bow at the Îles de Lérins for a free anchorage off Saint-Honorat's monastery, then push west to Port-Cros, the first national park in Europe to protect land and seabed together. Porquerolles rewards the detour with white-sand bays like Plage Notre-Dame. If you want the glamour without the gridlock, sail here in late May, June, or September; July and August turn Saint-Tropez into a superyacht car park. One local habit worth copying: check the holding before you drop, since anchoring over the protected Posidonia seagrass is both illegal and poor ground.