Harbour

Cap d'Ail

4.3Cap d'Ail, FranceRiviera · Alpes-Maritimes

Maximum length: 213 ft
VHF channel: 9
Maximum draught: 65 ft

Deepwater marina of 260 berths on the Riviera, immediately west of the Principality of Monaco.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach from the south along the Tête de Chien cliffs. Entrance between two moles with red and green lights. Max draught 20 m at the outer pontoons, suitable for large yachts. Exposed to easterly storms. VHF 9.

Practical

260 berths including superyacht berths of up to 110 m, most with finger pontoons. Water, electricity, diesel and petrol at the fuel berth. Toilets and showers, though dated and shared with the adjoining restaurant, boatyard and jet-ski base and cleaned in the morning. Chandlery and restaurants around the harbour basin. Phones set to a Monaco network roam as non-EU and bill heavily.

Ashore

A beach lies immediately beside the marina on the French side. Sentier du littoral eastward to the Plage Mala in a sheltered cove, 15 min on foot. Monaco border 400 m east, Monte-Carlo Casino 2 km by the coast road or by bus. The heliport adjoins the harbour, with helicopters coming and going through the day. Villa Les Funoel of Sacha Guitry overlooks the harbour.

History

Cap d'Ail developed as a Riviera resort at the end of the 19th century after the railway arrived in 1868. The marina was inaugurated in 1976 on land reclaimed from the sea.