Italy to Impose New Tax on Yachts

[atoll]

Originally Posted by goboatingnow

As someone who kept a boat for several years near nice until last year, I couldn't disagree with you more. The Cote d,azure is simply stunning , the anchorages magnificent and on a 8 metre boat I could stay in Cannes, nice, st. Jean, beau lieu for 8-14 euros a night everything included. Food is very reasonable and low cost superb restaurants are everywhere. Yes it's a super yacht paradise, but the French ensure the ordinary man in the street is looked after.

Dave

one definetly notices the exponential costs of marina's in the med and availability of berths, owning yachts ,under10 meters being one and under 20 meters another!

look forward to you posting in the $500 month thread,though having chartered out of ville franch for a few years,i cant seem to find any where left to anchor these days that isn't taken up by moorings there any more!

[goboatingnow]

Originally Posted by atoll

one definetly notices the exponential costs of marina's in the med and availability of berths, owning yachts ,under10 meters being one and under 20 meters another!

look forward to you posting in the $500 month thread,though having chartered out of ville franch for a few years,i cant seem to find any where left to anchor these days that isn't taken up by moorings there any more!

Plenty of bays very few mooring buoys along the coted azure, true most the anchorages are quite exposed, but you can still happily anchor in the rade de villefranch for free even though the swimming buoys have you further out. Can also anchor off St.jean or paloma beach. Etc. many boats also anchor off Antibes too.

Dave

[MacG]

Zodiac obligatoire .........

[atoll]

definitely a lot to be said for crusing in an 8 meter boat in that part of the world,and yes lots of places to anchor for a small boat and seek refuge.