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5 minutes to book. Best day of our entire trip. Everything felt effortless from pickup to sunset.
Destination guide
France — motor boats at a glance
843 motor boats are available to book across 45 departure bases. The largest are Portiragnes (73), Saint-Jean-de-Losne (72), Hesse (71). The most common models are Horizon 1 (39), Royal Mystique (34), Vision 3 (34), Calypso (33) — 81 models in all. Built 1982–2025, 5.5–15 m long, 1–5 cabins, up to 12 guests. Weekly prices start from €179; every price on this page is the boat’s own listed rate for 7 nights, before extras.
Motor boats in France
Motor boats are the largest part of the French fleet, split between the Riviera and the canals. On the coast the day boats leave Antibes, Cannes, Nice, Saint-Tropez and Marseille for the Îles de Lérins, Cap d'Antibes, the Estérel and the Calanques, and Corsica hires RIBs from Ajaccio, Bonifacio and Calvi. France requires a licence for anything over six horsepower, so most Riviera boats go with a skipper. The inland fleet is the licence-free cruisers of the Canal du Midi, Burgundy, Brittany and the Charente, hired by the week.
Coastal prices are per day, fuel on top; canal boats are per week with a briefing at the base and no licence.
Where they are based
- Portiragnes 73 motor boats
- Saint-Jean-de-Losne 72 motor boats
- Hesse 71 motor boats
- Castelnaudary 55 motor boats
- Homps 42 motor boats
Models
- Horizon 1 39 boats
- Royal Mystique 34 boats
- Vision 3 34 boats
- Calypso 33 boats
- Magnifique 31 boats
- Vision 4 30 boats
- Caprice 29 boats
- Salsa A 26 boats
Other boat types in France
Houseboats (194) · Catamarans (113) · Sailing boats (105) · Motor yachts (4) · All boats in France
Motor boats elsewhere
Croatia (283) · Netherlands (196) · Germany (188) · Italy (101) · Greece (94) · Ireland (85) · United Kingdom (68) · Spain (51) · All motor boats