This is the route we set up most for a single premium day on a motor yacht — Nouveau Port at 09:30, tenders in the water by mid-morning, and a sunset anchorage close enough to town that dinner ashore is a five-minute ride, not a production.
Load-out and toy check happen quayside before lines are cast off. Leaving before the Gulf anchor field fills up (it's often packed by 10:00 in July and August) buys a cleaner run down toward Pampelonne and first pick of swim spots.
Motor yachts typically hold around 500 m offshore here rather than crowding the sand. If Club 55 or Nikki Beach is on the plan, the table needs booking before departure — the tender landing is effectively your check-in. Otherwise this is open swimming and paddleboard time before lunch.
Rather than a second tender run, most guests take lunch at anchor and let the boat drift southwest. Cap Taillat and Baie de Briande have no road access, so the water stays clearer and quieter than anything closer to the Nouveau Port quay — worth the extra thirty minutes of passage.
This is where the toy locker earns its space — seabobs, paddleboards, an inflatable if the crew has one rigged. No beach clubs, no other tenders jostling for the same stretch of sand, just open water and pine-backed shoreline. Good half-hour margin here before the return leg.
Back into the Gulf of Saint-Tropez in 5–12 m of water off the town side, timed for the light rather than the crowd. Tender across to Quai Jean Jaurès for dinner at a waterfront trattoria in Saint-Tropez, or stay aboard for a slower, on-deck evening — both work equally well from this anchorage.
Most charters here start the same way: a decision between anchoring in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, off the town itself, or heading further out to Pampelonne, Cap Taillat or the smaller coves between them. The Gulf anchor field, in five to twelve metres, puts you a short tender ride from Quai Jean Jaurès for lunch or an evening ashore, while a run down to Pampelonne suits larger motor yachts with tenders built for beach club landings — Club 55 and Nikki Beach both expect a table reservation before the dinghy lands. Our fleet spans from compact day boats through sport yachts, catamarans and sailing yachts to superyachts up to 62.5 metres, so the boat matched to a family afternoon off Sainte-Maxime is rarely the one matched to a corporate lunch anchored off the village or a long weekend toward the islands.
Season changes the plan more than most guests expect. In July and August the Gulf anchor field fills early — boats are commonly settled by mid-morning — so an early departure or a booked slot matters if you want space near town; Pampelonne clubs need their tables confirmed in advance for the same reason. June and September thin the crowds and open up quieter water at Baie de Briande without the jostling of peak season, and October brings calmer, near-empty anchorages with steadier autumn light. A short sunset run — two or three hours out past the point and back into the Gulf as the light drops — works well as a stand-alone booking or as the close to a longer day, and it's one of the easier ways to test a boat before committing to a multi-day charter later in the season.
Day charters are priced and briefed differently from multi-day ones, and we keep that distinction clear before you book rather than after. A single afternoon on the water carries straightforward fuel costs; a two-night route that overnights in the Port Grimaud canal and pushes on toward the Îles d'Hyères adds real distance — expect an extra 60 to 80 kilometres on that island leg — so the APA and fuel estimate reflects the actual route, not a flat figure. We also check guest numbers against sleeping capacity before confirming a multi-day booking, so a boat suited to a relaxed afternoon with twelve on deck isn't sold as an overnight for the same group. High-season quay berths at the Nouveau Port are allocated months ahead, which is why most superyacht clients plan around the Gulf anchorage instead; for provisioning, a market run at Place des Lices and specialist orders placed on Quai Jean Jaurès before departure keep a multi-day itinerary running without last-minute gaps.