We have a 44 foot
catamaran in the Med.
In May/June we sailed on her in the Toulon and east French coast, Northwest Italian coast, Elba and northern
Corsica.
What occured to us was that our beam (25 feet) is more than many of the 100 to 120 foot powerboats. Marinas would often not have a berth for us.
That meant that we rang or used the
radio to make enquiries well in advance (after we realised the issue). Often we were told, no. We generally paid the rate for a similar
monohull plus 60%. We figured that was reasonable. Given that we were on a short trip we did not focus too closely on the cost of marinas although we just couldn't come to grips with the prices in St Florent and anchored out.
When we do a similar thing next year we will
anchor out more. Don't miss out on seeing some of the great sights for the sake of a few Euro and the convenience of being on a
dock.
We spent last winter
on the hard in Port Pin Rolland in Rade Toulon and we will spend this winter there as well. I think it is relatively
cheap to be
on the hard but not everyone would agree I am sure.
Good luck, enjoy.