Yacht sales
A bespoke search for a first motor yacht for Côte d'Azur summers
Yacht sales in Cannes
Yacht sales is the buy-side of the house: helping you find and acquire the right yacht, whether a first motorboat for the Côte d'Azur or a superyacht for the season. A good sale starts with the question most brokers skip — what is the boat actually for? The honest answer shapes everything that follows.
A guided search
We run a bespoke search against your brief — type, size, age, budget and the kind of days you want to spend aboard. Cannes and the wider Riviera are among the most active yacht markets in the Mediterranean, with the Cannes Yachting Festival in September a focal point for new and brokerage stock. We sift the market so you see only boats worth seeing.
To the MYBA standard
Acquisition runs to the MYBA framework — standard agreements, proper escrow of funds, sea trials and survey before you commit. We coordinate the survey, the paperwork and the registration (including the French flag and RIF where relevant), and we tell you plainly when a boat is wrong for you, even when it is the easy sale.
Priced and advised honestly
Every acquisition is handled by quote and by advice, never a hard sell. The brokerage commission and process are set out clearly from the start. Tell us what the boat is for, and we will find the one that fits — and steer you away from the ones that do not.
Buying on the Côte d'Azur
The Riviera market rewards patience and punishes haste. A yacht that looks right on paper can be wrong in the water, and the survey and sea trial exist precisely to find that out before money changes hands. We coordinate berthing, VAT and registration questions and connect you with maritime tax advisers where the French charter-VAT regime or the RIF flag are in play. The goal is a clean acquisition you are glad of in three seasons, not just a deal closed this month. We would rather you walk away from the wrong boat and come back next season for the right one than rush a purchase you regret — a reputation on the Cannes pontoons is built one honest sale at a time, and that is the only way we know how to work.
Typical use cases
- A bespoke search for a first motor yacht for Côte d'Azur summers
- Acquiring a brokerage yacht around the Cannes Yachting Festival
- Survey, sea trial and registration coordinated end to end
- Honest advice when a boat is wrong for your brief
How do I buy or sell a yacht through Yacht Cannes?
Buying starts with a single question — what is the boat actually for? The honest answer shapes the type, size, age and budget, and from there we run a bespoke search, filtering the market so you only see boats worth seeing. Every acquisition follows the MYBA framework: standard agreements, escrow of funds, and a sea trial and survey before you commit. We coordinate the paperwork, registration including the French flag where relevant, and charter-VAT questions with specialist advisers. Selling works the other way: it begins with an honest valuation of what your yacht is really worth today, then accurate presentation and qualified viewings so your time goes only to genuine buyers. Deposits sit in escrow and the MYBA agreement protects both sides, so the sale completes cleanly. Throughout, we work by advice rather than pressure, and we will tell you plainly when a boat is wrong for you — even when it would be the easy deal.