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Boat rental guides

Real prices, licenses, skippers, platforms, itineraries: concrete answers before you book.

• Where to Rent a Boat on France's Atlantic Coast? A Basin-by-Basin TourSouthern Brittany, the Gulf of Morbihan, La Baule, Vendée, La Rochelle and Île de Ré, the Gironde estuary, Arcachon Bay, the Basque coast: a panorama of boat rental areas on France's Atlantic seaboard.
• Where to Rent a Boat in Turkey? A Tour of the Turquoise Coast to Choose WellBodrum, Marmaris, Göcek-Fethiye, Kaş, Antalya, Kuşadası: a panorama of Turkey's boat and gulet rental bases, with the areas Boat-Comparator tracks and how to choose for your plans.
• Where to Rent a Boat in Croatia? A Basin-by-Basin Tour to Choose WellIstria, Kvarner, Zadar and the Kornati, Split and central Dalmatia, Dubrovnik: a panorama of Croatia's boat rental basins, with the bases Boat-Comparator tracks and how to choose for your plans.
• Where to Rent a Boat in Spain? A Coast-by-Coast Tour to Choose WellCosta Brava, Barcelona, Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol, the Balearics, the Canaries: a panorama of Spain's boat rental regions, with the bases Boat-Comparator tracks and how to choose for your plans.
• Seeing Bioluminescent Plankton from a Boat: The Wake That Lights Up at NightA wake glowing electric blue in the dark: plankton bioluminescence occasionally happens in the Mediterranean on warm late-summer nights. What triggers it, and how to improve your odds from a rental boat.
• Boat Rental in Amorgos: The Wildest Cyclades Island, on the Trail of The Big BlueNo airport, two tiny ports, a monastery clinging to a cliff: Amorgos remains the hardest Cyclades island to reach. How to rent a boat there and visit the filming locations of The Big Blue.
• Bluefin Tuna Fishing from a Rental Boat: Quota and Mandatory Live Release in 2026A permit attached to the boat itself, a tiny national quota reserved for recreational fishing, mandatory live release: what to check before bringing a bluefin tuna rod aboard a rented boat in 2026.
• Spearfishing from a Rental Boat: the French RulesMandatory signal buoy, no-go zones, protected species, an unloaded gun back on board: what to check before bringing a speargun on a rented boat in France.
• Santa Ponsa or Cala d'Or: Which Base Should You Pick in Mallorca?West near Palma or east among the Migjorn coves: two different moods for a boat rental in Mallorca.
• Signal Flags and the International Code: What a Renter Should RecogniseAlpha for a diver in the water, Oscar for man overboard: a handful of International Code of Signals flags worth recognising when passing other boats.
• Back to School on 1 September 2026: The Last Cheap Window Before AutumnThis year, the French school year starts on Tuesday 1 September 2026 for every zone at once: a clear marker for aiming at the last, quieter and cheaper days of August.
• One-Way Boat Charter: One Boat, Two Ports, Often CheaperStarting from one port and returning the boat at another: one-way charter exists in Croatia and Greece, sometimes at a softer rate at the end of the season.
• APA on a Crewed Yacht Charter: What This Advance Really CoversOn a fully crewed charter, the listed price often includes neither fuel, nor food and drink, nor marina fees: that's the role of the APA, an advance that's partly refunded.
• Emergency at Sea Abroad: 112 Replaces France's 196 Once You Leave the CountryFrance's 196 only works in France. In Croatia, Greece or Turkey, it's a different number you need to dial in a real emergency on board.
• VAT on Boat Charter: Why the Same Charter Costs More Depending on the CountryFrance, Spain and Greece apply VAT on professional boat charter services; other countries outside the EU don't. What that actually changes on the final bill.
• Coastal License or Inland Waterways License: Two Different Boat Licenses, Not OneSailing at sea and boating on a river or canal don't fall under the same license in France. What each option actually covers, and why one doesn't substitute for the other.
• First-Aid Kit and Vaccines Before a Boat Charter in the TropicsCaribbean, Seychelles, French Polynesia: what's worth preparing on the health side before boarding, without replacing advice from a doctor or a travel health clinic.
• Flotilla Sailing: Cruising as a Group of Boats, the Reassuring FormulaTwo, four, six boats sailing the same route together: flotilla sailing combines the freedom of a rented boat with the reassurance of a group. How it works, who it suits, and where it's a tradition.
• E10 or Higher-Octane Fuel in a Rental Boat: What to Put in the Tank Without Risking a Breakdown (or Your Deposit)With France's premium 98-octane pumps running short this summer, what fuel should you actually put in a rental motorboat: what the outboard's manual really says, and why ethanol worries owners of older engines.
• Bréhat Island and Paimpol by Boat: Tides, Anchorages and Departure BasesThe pink-rock archipelago, the Ferlas channel, the Trieux estuary and Paimpol's wet dock: sailing around Bréhat, and where to rent a boat — Perros-Guirec, Saint-Malo or Roscoff.
• Barbecue and Grill on Board a Rental Boat: Rules, Safety, AlternativesGrilling at anchor, yes — but not any old way: the operator's consent, never in port, embers versus gelcoat, carbon monoxide under the bimini. What to know before bringing the barbecue aboard.