VanDutch 40

Onboard the VanDutch 40

The Vandutch 40 is built for a full day on the water rather than a slow cruise: 12 metres of open deck space, sport-boat lines, and room to carry 12 guests without feeling like a tender run gone long. Below deck there is a single cabin — useful for stowing bags, a midday change, or a shaded break out of the sun, but this is a day-boat layout, not a floating apartment, and the plan for it should reflect that.

From Saint-Tropez this size and format suits a straightforward outing into the Gulf anchor field south of town, close enough to Quai Jean Jaurès for a tender ashore to the market or a lunch spot, or a run toward Pampelonne for open water swimming before heading back in. It also works well for a corporate group wanting a private few hours on the water — a client lunch anchored off the village, drinks with a view of the Vieux Port, no cabins to manage, no overnight logistics to plan around.

Best suited to guests who want capacity for a dozen people on deck rather than sleeping arrangements for a dozen people below — a full-day charter, a half-day beach and swim run, or a short hop between anchorages within the Gulf. Because it operates as a day boat, plan around a single departure and return from a base near Saint-Tropez port rather than an overnight passage, and confirm guest numbers against deck space early, particularly in July and August when the anchor field fills fast and beach club tables need booking ahead.