French West Indies · Saint-Martin — 18.07°N, 63.08°W

Boat rental in Marigot: compare every platform

From Marigot, Saint-Martin opens onto Anguilla, Saint-Barthélemy and the whole Caribbean arc. Boat-Comparator queries the rental platforms in a single search and ranks the offers by real price.

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An €801 median, but 21 of the 53 offers are catamarans

Survey of 4 September 2026 for a 4 October outing: 53 offers, median €801 per day, cheapest offer €156, most expensive €21,800 — the top offer is 140 times the first one. That median ranks Marigot 90th among the 119 bases we survey, ordered from the lowest median to the highest; its entry price ranks 72nd out of 119. What pulls the middle of the distribution up is the make-up of the fleet: 21 of the 53 offers are catamarans (median €988, from €546 to €2,433), close to two offers in five. Sailboats sit well below that: 9 offers, median €528, from €156 to €2,854. Motorboats account for 8 offers, median €810, from €209 to €3,100. The rest is too thin for a median: a single RIB recorded, at €523, and two yachts, at €5,900 and €21,800 — isolated examples, not benchmarks. For licence-free rentals, our data collection currently has no reliable record in Marigot: we would rather publish nothing than a doubtful figure. On where to book and on what terms, our comparison of boat rental platforms sets out the fees and cancellation policies.

Marina Royale, Fort Louis, Lonvilliers: the recorded departure points

According to the OpenStreetMap records behind our marina pages, two marinas lie less than a kilometre from the centre of Marigot: Marina Royale, 0.4 km away, and Marina Fort Louis, 0.5 km away; Any Way Marine is also listed at 0.4 km, and Port de Lonvilliers at 7.1 km. The fifth entry in the extract, 31.2 km out, carries the administrative label "Autorités portuaires": it is a fragment of the source data, not a departure point. On the state of the island's coastal waters, a study by Sem Duijndam and co-authors, published in 2020 in the Journal for Nature Conservation, covers the Simpson Bay Lagoon — another departure point on Saint Martin, not Marigot itself. It describes a lagoon degraded by urbanisation, sewage pollution and overexploitation, while local livelihoods depend on ecosystem services such as storm protection and water purification; the authors identify the undervaluation of those services by decision-makers as a major cause of the continued degradation, and estimate through a choice experiment that the lagoon in its current state is worth USD 12.1 million per year to the residents of Saint Martin (see the study). The full list of marinas around Marigot gives the distances port by port.

October, hurricane season and the 6 hp rule

Our monthly medians in Marigot run from €733 in August (4 surveys) to €684 in September (4 surveys), then €801 in October — but that last figure rests on a single survey, the one taken on 4 September. The gap between September and October is not a rate increase: it is a fleet composition effect, since the boats listed differ from one survey to the next, and a larger share of catamarans is enough to move the median. The outing targeted here, 4 October, falls in the middle of the Atlantic hurricane season: read our guide to the Caribbean hurricane season and check the cancellation terms before paying. On the regulatory side, Saint-Martin follows French law: no licence up to 6 hp (4.5 kW); above that, a coastal licence or equivalent. Sail needs no licence. For comparison within the French Antilles, Le Marin, in Martinique, showed a €561 median across 64 offers in the survey of 2 September 2026, against €801 here: with identical licence rules, the gap comes first from the type of boats listed. Country-by-country rates are detailed in our guide to boat rental prices by country, and local specifics in our guide to renting a boat in Saint Martin.

Marigot's waters, in practice

The French side of Saint-Martin, between Marigot bay and the big Simpson Bay lagoon with its lifting bridge. Wind-wise: constant trade winds turning every crossing into a fast reach.

Departures, day-trip classics and season

Departures: Marigot bay and the Simpson Bay lagoon marinas. The local classics: Tintamarre and Pinel islet in the nature reserve, Anguilla and Prickly Pear to the north, Saint-Barthélemy to the south-east. High season: from December to April, the northern islands arc made for short hops.

How it works

One search, four catalogues: Boat-Comparator queries Boataround, SamBoat, Click&Boat and GlobeSailor at the same moment, gathers the boats available in Marigot and sorts them by real price. Booking then happens with the operator, under its guarantees — free, no account.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does a boat rental cost in Marigot?

Roughly €100–250 per day for a license-free boat, €200–600 for a RIB, more for motorboats, sailboats and catamarans. Boat-Comparator compares the real prices published by the platforms at the time of your search.

Do I need a license to rent a boat in Marigot?

In Saint-Martin (French law), motorboats rent license-free up to 6 hp (4.5 kW); above that, the French coastal license or an equivalent title is required. Sail needs no license at all. Operators check papers at the pontoon — if in doubt about a specific model, ask for the engine's real power before booking.

Which platforms list boats in Marigot?

Boat-Comparator queries Boataround, SamBoat, Click&Boat and GlobeSailor live, showing price, photo, rating and booking link for every offer.

Do you need a licence to rent a boat in Marigot?

Saint-Martin follows French law: no licence up to 6 hp (4.5 kW); above that, a coastal licence or equivalent. Sail needs no licence. Our data collection has no reliable record of licence-free offers in Marigot, so we publish no price for that category.

Is renting a boat in Marigot more expensive in October than in September?

Our surveys show a €684 median in September (4 surveys) and €801 in October, but that last figure rests on a single survey, taken on 4 September 2026 for a 4 October outing. The difference is a fleet composition effect — the share of catamarans, whose median is €988, weighs on the result — not a rise in rates.