The lemon and apricot façades of Menton old town seen from the sea.

The anchorage

Menton & the border

The lemon-yellow last town in France, an hour east with the coast sliding by.

The anchorage

Menton & the border

  • Nearest portMonaco
  • From the quay25 min
  • Boats that suit it03
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Menton is the end of France and it knows it — the old town piles up in lemon, apricot and faded pink to a baroque bell tower, with the mountains coming down almost to the sea behind. It is the warmest corner of the coast and the light in the afternoon is unlike anywhere west of it.

The run east is half the point: Monaco, Cap Martin and Roquebrune go by on the beam, and Italy starts a few minutes further on. It is a long day rather than a lazy one, and it wants a flat morning.

The captain reads the morning and picks the side of the bay the wind is not on. If it is not right on the day, we go somewhere that is.

What the captain would tell you

Reading Menton & the border.

The hour to be there
A whole day. It is an hour each way and worth every minute of it.
The water
Shingle and rock along the shore, clear, with shelter under the old port.
The wind
Best in settled weather. The captain will call it the night before.

How far is everything

Getting to Menton & the border.

  • Monaco25 min
  • Beaulieu-sur-Mer55 min
  • Nice70 min

Always included

  • Your own captain on every charter
  • Towels, snorkeling gear and shade
  • Free date changes up to fourteen days before.

Passage times are the quickest boat in the fleet on a flat morning. Your captain will tell you honestly what the sea is doing before you commit to a long run.

The fleet

Boats that go here.

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A day around Menton & the border.

Tell us the day you are picturing and the crew will shape the route around it — this bay, the ones either side of it, lunch wherever the morning says it should be, and the run home timed for the light rather than the clock.

The standard every day is built to

Free date changes up to fourteen days before.