Clipper - Comfort 19

Yes — every boat on charter.boats is insured by its operator; we require it. The policy covers the vessel for fire, collision and third-party liability. You're only responsible for damage it doesn't cover, and that's capped at the security deposit.

No formal licence is legally required to skipper a bareboat sailing yacht, though charter companies expect a sailing résumé and usually an ICC or equivalent.

Tucked at the foot of the dramatic escarpment that Angoulême sits atop, Port de Plaisance de l'Houmeau sits where the Charente river sweeps a wide bend through the old suburb of L'Houmeau. Read more →

April–October on the Riviera and Corsica; warm summers with the gusty Mistral funnelling down the Gulf of Lion in spring and autumn.