The Lerin Islands are two minutes from the Cannes Film Festival waterfront and one of the most consistently rewarding anchorages on the Riviera. At 50 metres a charter yacht brings a sky lounge, a beach club at the stern and a crew of ten to twelve to an anchorage where the water is clear, the islands are forested and the Riviera coast stretches in both directions as far as the eye can reach. Ile Sainte-Marguerite and Ile Saint-Honorat together offer two distinct anchorages within the same area, and the passage between them gives an extra dimension to a morning at anchor.
The South of France fleet at 50 metres draws from Benetti, Feadship, Amels and Lurssen, with build dates from 2012 onwards. Interior volumes at this length support a main salon, formal dining and an upper sky lounge, giving guests three separate spaces for different parts of the day. Stabilisers at anchor make overnight stays at the Lerin Islands comfortable in any typical Mediterranean swell.
Weekly rates for a 50 metre charter yacht in the Cannes and Lerin Islands area run from approximately 100,000 to 220,000 euros in high season. The advance provisioning allowance for fuel, provisions, port fees and water sports adds 30 to 35 per cent. July and August are the strongest demand months. June and September are consistently good value for the same standard of sailing.
From the Lerin Islands a 50 metre yacht can reach Antibes in thirty minutes, Monaco in under two hours and Corsica north coast in a day.
