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A 50 to 60m motor yacht the Cote d'Azur in the 2026 high-season window (mid-July to late August) runs $445,000 to $755,000 per week plus 30 percent APA, takes 10 to 12 guests on the 6-cabin standard, and carries 14 to 18 crew. The Cote d'Azur charter ground runs the structural Mediterranean peak corridor between Saint-Tropez at the western end and Menton at the eastern Italian border, 60 nautical miles of coast with the structural marina infrastructure for the bracket at Antibes IYCA, Monaco Quai des Etats-Unis and Quai Albert 1er, Cannes Vieux Port, Saint-Tropez Old Port, and Beaulieu-sur-Mer. The bracket is structurally the most-built Cote d'Azur LOA at the headline-event peaks (Cannes Film Festival in mid-May, Monaco Grand Prix in late May, the August Saint-Tropez peak) and the rate premium runs accordingly.
Why the bracket runs the Cote d'Azur at all
The marina infrastructure. Antibes International Yacht Club (IYCA) at Quai des Milliardaires holds the structural 50 to 60m berth for the season. Monaco Quai des Etats-Unis runs the Grand Prix-week pole position and Quai Albert 1er holds the supplementary 55m line. Cannes Vieux Port holds the bracket through the Film Festival week with the Capitainerie's direct allocation to the structural-tenure clients. Saint-Tropez Old Port at the Quai Suffren runs the August peak at the bracket on prior captain's arrangement. The Cote d'Azur is the only Mediterranean charter ground where the bracket runs the structural quayside berth at peak without the at-anchor compromise.
The headline events. The Cannes Film Festival (May 12 to 23, 2026), the Monaco Grand Prix (May 21 to 24, 2026), and the August Saint-Tropez peak (August 1 to 25 and the September Voiles de Saint-Tropez week) run the structural peak premium at the bracket. The Cannes Film week alone runs 1.40 to 1.60 times the standard high-season rate and the Monaco Grand Prix week runs 1.50 to 1.80 times depending on the visibility position. The Cote d'Azur peak-event charter is structurally a different product from the standard August week and the contract structure runs differently.
The inter-port helipad rotation. The Cote d'Azur structural product is the multi-port week with the helipad covering the Cannes-Monaco-Saint-Tropez 35 to 50 minute rotation against the 2.5 to 4 hour underway. The bracket runs Cat A helipad as standard and the helicopter rotation is structural to the peak-event charter. Confirm the Cat A certification and the helicopter contract at inquiry.
The dressed-evening shore programme. The Cote d'Azur is the Mediterranean charter ground where the dressed-evening shore programme runs structurally every night of the charter. The Eden-Roc dinner, the La Vague d'Or in Saint-Tropez, the Louis XV in Monaco, the La Chèvre d'Or in Èze, and the chain of Michelin-starred restaurants from Antibes to Menton run the structural shore programme at the bracket. The dressed-evening brief is structural to the Cote d'Azur charter and the chief stew's shore-restaurant contact bench is the variable that decides the charter brief.
What the cruising area gives the bracket
Antibes and the IYCA. The Antibes IYCA carries the charter base for the season with the 50 to 60m berths on the outer pontoons (Quai des Milliardaires and the inner extension). The Eden-Roc anchorage at Cap d'Antibes runs the structural lunch programme and the Cap Ferrat anchorage runs the supplementary embarkation and the Beaulieu shore programme. Antibes runs the structural embarkation port at the bracket and the Antibes-to-Saint-Tropez transit runs 3 to 4 hours at 12 knots.
Cannes and the Iles de Lerins. The Cannes Vieux Port holds the structural Film Festival week slot and the Iles de Lerins (Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Honorat at 1.5 nautical miles south of the Croisette) carry the supplementary at-anchor product through the day. The bracket holds at anchor in 14 to 22 metres on sand bottom inside the Iles de Lerins lee. Cannes Vieux Port is the structural Film Festival anchor at the bracket and the at-anchor product runs the standard August week on the Croisette anchor.
Saint-Tropez and Pampelonne. The Saint-Tropez Old Port at the Quai Suffren holds the bracket through July and August on prior captain's arrangement with the Capitainerie. The Pampelonne anchor (Pampelonne North at Cap des Salins, Pampelonne South off the Tahiti beach club) carries the structural at-anchor product through the August peak. The bracket runs Pampelonne North as the at-anchor default and the tender programme runs the Old Port and the Tahiti, Bagatelle, and Club 55 beach-club shore programme. The Voiles de Saint-Tropez week in late September runs the supplementary sailing-yacht peak at the bracket.
Monaco and the eastern Riviera. The Monaco Quai des Etats-Unis holds the Grand Prix-week pole position and the Quai Albert 1er holds the supplementary line. The bracket runs the Beaulieu-sur-Mer port and the Villefranche anchor at the eastern Cap Ferrat as the anchor positions and the Monaco-to-Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat tender programme runs the structural shore product. The Cap d'Ail and the Italian Liguria run the eastern repositioning out of the Cote d'Azur charter ground.
Weekly rate map for 2026 high season
Rates below are firm high-season pricing for mid-July through late August 2026, before APA at 30 percent and gratuity at 12 to 15 percent. The headline-event premiums layer on top.
| LOA bracket | Motor yacht (low to high) | Sailing yacht (low to high) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 to 53m | $445K to $545K per week | $365K to $445K per week |
| 53 to 57m | $520K to $640K per week | $425K to $520K per week |
| 57 to 60m | $595K to $755K per week | $485K to $620K per week |
The Cannes Film Festival week (May 12 to 23, 2026) runs 1.40 to 1.60 times the published rate. The Monaco Grand Prix week (May 21 to 24, 2026) runs 1.50 to 1.80 times the published rate, with the Quai des Etats-Unis berth carrying the upper premium. The August 1 to 25 Saint-Tropez peak runs 1.20 to 1.30 times. The Voiles de Saint-Tropez sailing week in late September runs 1.15 to 1.25 times on the sailing-yacht bracket. The June and September shoulder weeks run the published rate or 5 to 10 percent below.
What the bracket includes in this bracket on the Cote d'Azur
Cabins. Six standard, seven optional. The 6-cabin layout runs the structural 12-guest week and the 7-cabin layout at the 57 to 60m upper end carries the multi-family and the dressed-week extended-group brief. The cabin layout is the same structural pattern as the Mediterranean bracket.
Crew. Fourteen to eighteen including a dedicated tender or toy operator. The Cote d'Azur chief stew and the chef are the structural hire on the dressed-evening shore programme. The chief stew's Cote d'Azur shore-restaurant booking bench (Eden-Roc, La Vague d'Or, Louis XV, La Chèvre d'Or, Tetou at Golfe-Juan) is the structural product on the dressed-week brief. Confirm the chief stew's shore-restaurant bench at inquiry, not just the credentials.
Tenders. Primary 9 to 11m fast tender for the Cote d'Azur multi-port programme, secondary 7m tender for the Saint-Tropez shore-restaurant rotation, chase boat for the water-sports brief, full water-toy load. The Pampelonne tender programme on the Tahiti and Club 55 shore rotation runs the secondary tender hard and the primary tender carries the inter-port repositioning. Confirm the tender complement at inquiry.
Stabilizers. At-anchor stabilizers are structural at the Pampelonne anchor position and the Iles de Lerins lee through the August afternoon swell window. The Pampelonne swell after the 16:00 mistral wind shift runs 0.6 to 1.2 metres and the at-anchor product earns its keep. Specify at-anchor and underway stabilizers at inquiry.
Beach club. Load-bearing. The Cote d'Azur charter runs the structural swim programme through the Pampelonne and the Iles de Lerins anchor positions and the beach club product is structural to the at-anchor week. The full-beam opening transom beach club with hammam is standard at the bracket.
Helipad. Cat A touch-and-go is structural. The Cote d'Azur helicopter rotation (Antibes-Monaco 12 minutes, Antibes-Saint-Tropez 18 minutes, Monaco-Saint-Tropez 22 minutes) is structural to the multi-port week and to the headline-event charter. The Cannes-Nice-Monaco helicopter contract through Heli Securite runs the structural rotation. Confirm Cat A certification and the helicopter contract at inquiry.
Trip shapes that fit the bracket on the Cote d'Azur
The 7-night Cote d'Azur and Saint-Tropez standard. Embark Antibes IYCA, day to Cannes for lunch and Iles de Lerins anchor, two nights Saint-Tropez (Old Port slot at prior arrangement or Pampelonne North anchor), day to Cap Ferrat, two nights Monaco, return Antibes. The structural 7-night Cote d'Azur charter at the bracket. Suits the couples and the family week.
The 7-night Cannes Film Festival week. Embark Antibes IYCA, day one to Cannes Vieux Port (Capitainerie slot at prior arrangement), seven days Cannes Vieux Port with the Croisette anchor as the alternative, day-trip to Saint-Tropez and Monaco on the helicopter rotation. The Cannes peak-event charter at the bracket. Suits the structural Film Festival brief and the dressed-week extended-group charter.
The 7-night Monaco Grand Prix week. Embark Monaco Quai des Etats-Unis or Quai Albert 1er, seven days Monaco with the visibility position for the race weekend, day-trips to Cannes and Saint-Tropez on the helicopter rotation. The Monaco peak-event charter at the bracket. Suits the structural Grand Prix brief and the corporate-hospitality charter.
The 10-night Cote d'Azur and Corsica loop. Embark Antibes IYCA, two nights Cote d'Azur, three nights Saint-Tropez and Pampelonne, three nights Bonifacio and Lavezzi Islands (Corsica southern tip), two nights return Cote d'Azur. The extended Cote d'Azur charter at the bracket with the Corsica leg. Suits the family or couples week with the at-anchor brief.
For destination context see Charter Cote d'Azur and the Monaco Grand Prix yacht charter guide.
What the bracket does not do well on the Cote d'Azur
The Saint-Tropez Old Port stern-to at the August Ferragosto peak. The Old Port holds the bracket slot on prior captain's arrangement but the August 12 to 22 peak compresses the slot count structurally and the bracket runs the Pampelonne North anchor through the peak window. Build the Saint-Tropez night onto the at-anchor product.
The Cannes Vieux Port booking on a sub-12-month timeline through the Film Festival. The Vieux Port slot through the Film Festival week runs to the structural-tenure clients through the Capitainerie's direct allocation and the bracket inventory pool compresses to the Croisette anchor product on the sub-12-month timeline. Build the Film Festival brief at 14 to 18 months ahead or commit to the Croisette anchor and the tender-to-quay shore programme.
The Monaco Grand Prix visibility position on a sub-18-month timeline. The Quai des Etats-Unis pole position through the Grand Prix weekend runs to the structural multi-year tenure clients and the bracket inventory pool compresses to the Port Hercule anchor or the Cap d'Ail alternative. Build the Grand Prix brief at 18 to 24 months ahead.
The Pampelonne anchor in a southwesterly wind shift through the August peak. The Pampelonne anchorage runs structurally compromised in the southwesterly swell window and the at-anchor stabilizers earn their keep. The bracket runs the Pampelonne-to-Cavalaire alternative anchor or the Saint-Tropez Old Port (if held) through the wind-shift window. Confirm captain prior tenure on the Pampelonne wind-shift judgment at inquiry.
What we would book
For a family of 12, 7-night standard Cote d'Azur week in mid-July at the season peak: a 54 to 56m motor yacht with the 6-cabin layout, Cat A helipad with the Heli Securite contract, full beach club, primary plus secondary tender plus chase boat, Antibes IYCA berth, Saint-Tropez Old Port slot at prior arrangement, and the Pampelonne North anchor permit. Budget: $580K plus APA at 30 percent, all-in roughly $780K. Booking lead time: 10 to 14 months.
For a couples-only 7-night Cannes Film Festival week through May 15 to 22, 2026: a 53 to 55m motor yacht with the 6-cabin layout, Cat A helipad, modern Italian aesthetic, Cannes Vieux Port slot held through the Capitainerie at contract, and the dressed-evening Eden-Roc, La Vague d'Or, and Louis XV shore-restaurant bench arranged at contract. Budget: $815K including peak-event premium plus APA at 32 percent, all-in roughly $1.10M. Booking lead time: 14 to 18 months.
For a Grand Prix corporate-hospitality charter, 4-night Monaco Grand Prix weekend through May 21 to 24, 2026: a 57 to 60m motor yacht with the 6-cabin layout, Quai des Etats-Unis pole-position berth at structural tenure, Cat A helipad, and the Grand Prix paddock-club integration arranged at contract. Budget: pro-rated against $1.05M weekly headline rate plus APA at 35 percent, the 4-night Grand Prix weekend runs roughly $920K all-in. Booking lead time: 18 to 24 months.
Inventory
The live 50 to 60m Cote d'Azur inventory through the 2026 season updates weekly.. For broker-side inquiry, see the brokers pillar and the Mediterranean charter weekly rates report.