The Côte d'Azur is a coastline, and coastlines are meant to be seen from the sea. Cannes, Saint-Tropez and Monaco each have a version of themselves that only opens up from a boat — the Îles de Lérins, the Baie de Pampelonne, the coves along Cap-Ferrat — and each has a version that involves a car park and a queue. This guide is about the first one.
Miami is where the club sails today. Cannes, Saint-Tropez and Monaco are where it is looking next, and club days open in each city once the club sails there. The per-city status for every harbor is in our harbor-by-harbor status.
Why the Riviera rewards a boat more than anywhere
The South of France has an unusual geography problem: everything worth reaching is on the coast, and the coast is a single road. In August that road is the difference between lunch at one and lunch at three. From the water, Cannes to the Lérins is twenty minutes, and Pampelonne is a beach you anchor off rather than a car park you fight for.
There is a second, less romantic reason. Riviera charters are priced for the deck and for the season — a good boat on a good Saturday in July is a serious number, and it is the same number whether four people board or twelve. That is precisely the gap yacht sharing exists to close: the same boat, the same crew, the same day, paid for by everyone standing on it.
A boat with nowhere to land is a half day. A beach club bed with no way to arrive is a taxi and a queue.
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Which is why the club programs the shore alongside the water. A Riviera day that ends at the dock has stopped halfway.
Cannes, Saint-Tropez, Monaco and the Cap
Cannes Looking next
Alpes-Maritimes · Îles de Lérins
Cannes is at its best pointed away from the Croisette. The day runs out to the Îles de Lérins — Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Honorat, twenty minutes offshore and a different century — with lunch at La Guérite on the water's edge, then back for Medusa or La Môme on the beach, and the Martinez or the Carlton to land.
The club package: Îles de Lérins Yacht Day & La Guérite · Medusa Beach Club · La Môme Plage · Nikki Beach Cannes · Zuma · Baôli · Casino Barrière Le Croisette · Hôtel Martinez · Carlton Cannes
Restaurants on our map (5): La Guérite Cannes · La Môme Cannes · Miramar Plage Cannes · LA PLAGE DU FESTIVAL • CANNES · Vilebrequin La Plage Cannes
Saint-Tropez Looking next
Var · Baie de Pampelonne
Saint-Tropez starts on the water and works backwards. A yacht day along Pampelonne with lunch at anchor, Club 55 for the afternoon, Les Caves du Roy when it gets late, and the Byblos or La Réserve Ramatuelle to land. The port is the least interesting part of the town and the last place a good day should begin.
The club package: Pampelonne Yacht Day & Club 55 · Les Caves du Roy · Nikki Beach Saint-Tropez · Hôtel Byblos · La Réserve Ramatuelle · Bagatelle
Restaurants on our map (15): Gigi Restaurant · BAGATELLE ST. TROPEZ · L'Opera Saint Tropez · La Réserve à la Plage · Jardin Tropezina · NOTO à Saint-Tropez · Le Café Saint-Tropez · LE TIGRR Ermitage · tahiti_beach · OPA Saint-Tropez · Salama Saint-Tropez · Pearl Beach St-Tropez · IL GIARDINO, Saint-Tropez · Beefbar Saint-Tropez · Tiki Club Ramatuelle
Monaco Looking next
Principality · Cap-Ferrat
Monaco is small enough that the water is the only way to get any distance from it — which is the point. The day runs along Cap-Ferrat and into the coves, then Monte-Carlo Beach or Nikki Beach for the afternoon, a table at Twiga, Jimmy'z when it turns into a night, and the Hôtel de Paris to land.
The club package: Cap-Ferrat Yacht Day · Nikki Beach Monte-Carlo · Monte-Carlo Beach · Twiga · Jimmy'z · Amber Lounge · Hôtel de Paris
Restaurants on our map (6): Twiga Monte Carlo · Buddha-Bar Monte-Carlo · COYA Monte-Carlo · Vesta · La Môme Monte-Carlo Restaurant · La Vigie Zanoni Monte-Carlo
Antibes & Cap-Ferrat Mapped, not scheduled
Alpes-Maritimes
The stretch between Cannes and Monaco — Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat — is where the Riviera keeps its quieter anchorages, and where a boat pays for itself fastest. Mapped in our venue analysis and watched; not yet scheduled.
Restaurants on our map (2): Sıra® · Paloma Beach | Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
What a day costs
SplitClub prices every experience by a single Activity Contribution — a one-time contribution for the activity that takes place, on the date it takes place. No dues, no initiation fee, no subscription, no share of a boat.
The figure moves with the vessel, the date and the activity, and it's shown on the day's card in the app before you confirm. Every format is described in the guide to SplitClub events.
Joining
There is no boat-ownership requirement, no mooring, no initiation fee and no annual dues. When the Riviera opens, the yacht days run the way they do in Miami: programmed, split and paid before anyone leaves the dock.
- Get the SplitClub iOS app and sign up.
- Browse the Riviera fleet — live now for Cannes and Saint-Tropez, filterable by budget, party size and duration.
- Operators and venues on the Côte d'Azur — charter companies, captains, beach clubs and restaurants — should see the briefs for Cannes and Saint-Tropez, or write to business@splitclubapp.com. The Riviera is where the club is looking next.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a yacht club in the South of France you can join without owning a boat?
Yes. SplitClub has no boat-ownership requirement, no mooring, no initiation fee and no annual dues. On the Côte d'Azur, Cannes and Saint-Tropez are where the club is looking next; club days open once the club sails there. Each experience carries a single one-time Activity Contribution.
What is the best yacht day itinerary in Cannes?
Out to the Îles de Lérins — Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Honorat, about twenty minutes offshore — with lunch at La Guérite, then back toward the Croisette for Medusa Beach Club or La Môme Plage, and the Martinez or Carlton to land.
What is the best yacht day itinerary in Saint-Tropez?
Along the Baie de Pampelonne, with lunch at anchor and Club 55 for the afternoon, Les Caves du Roy when it gets late, and the Byblos or La Réserve Ramatuelle to land.
How much does it cost to share a yacht on the French Riviera?
Each day has a single one-time activity contribution. It moves with the vessel, the date and the activity, and it's shown on the day's card in the app before you confirm.
Does SplitClub sail in Cannes or Saint-Tropez yet?
Not yet. Miami is where the club sails today. Cannes and Saint-Tropez are where it is looking next, and club days open in each city once the club sails there.
Which Côte d'Azur cities does SplitClub cover?
Cannes, Saint-Tropez and Monaco are where the club is looking next. Antibes, Juan-les-Pins and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat are mapped in the club's venue analysis but not yet scheduled.
Venues named on this page are the scene SplitClub curates against and the affiliations the club is pursuing. Naming a venue here is not a claim of partnership, endorsement or existing affiliation, and implies no relationship with, or approval by, the venue. Venue names and trademarks belong to their owners. Any venue that would prefer not to appear can write to business@splitclubapp.com and we will remove it.
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Published by SplitClub. City statuses reflect the club's position as of October 1, 2026.