11-17 July 2027

Where to charter for Bastille Day

The French national day, in the middle of the Riviera season. Every port along the coast puts on fireworks, and a yacht is the seat everyone else is looking at.

Travel window 11-17 July 2027

Start looking before this date 17 May 2027

Typical trip 5 days

The date above is the travel window minus 55 days. Our own enquiries put the median gap between first contact and departure at 40 days, so this has you looking early rather than late.

Where to go for a 5-day yacht charter

Charter grounds whose season suits these dates. Ordered by how well the window fits, not by how many yachts we hold there.

Why these charter grounds suit the dates

France

May is the Riviera's marquee month – the Cannes Film Festival and Monaco Grand Prix back to back – while June and September offer the same coastline with quieter anchorages.

Monaco

Grand Prix week in late May is the principality's defining charter moment – berths book out months ahead, with the Yacht Show closing the season in late September.

Italy

June and September are the connoisseur's months on the Amalfi Coast and in Sardinia – warm seas, open berths and the coast at its most relaxed.

Spain

The Balearics run on gentle thermal breezes – Mallorca and Menorca for coves and calm, Ibiza and Formentera for the season's social calendar.

Croatia

Expect glassy mornings and a reliable afternoon maestral – ideal rhythm for island-hopping the Dalmatian coast between Split and Dubrovnik.

Greece

The Ionian offers calm, sheltered waters ideal for families, while the Cyclades reward experienced crews when the meltemi blows in high summer.

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